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Overview

John W. Weisel is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and has made significant contributions to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, hematology, internal medicine, physiology, and epidemiology.

Their research extensively covers topics related to blood properties and coagulation, platelet disorders and treatments, venous thromboembolism diagnosis and management, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, blood coagulation and thrombosis mechanisms, trauma, hemostasis, coagulopathy and resuscitation, as well as acute ischemic stroke management.

John W. Weisel has published numerous papers in prominent journals, with frequent contributions to several key venues including:

  • Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Blood
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Blood Advances

Several recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • The distinctive structure and composition of arterial and venous thrombi and pulmonary emboli, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Rupture of blood clots: Mechanics and pathophysiology, 2020, Science Advances
  • Fibrinogen and Fibrin, 2020, Sub-cellular biochemistry/Subcellular biochemistry
  • Blood clot contraction: Mechanisms, pathophysiology, and disease, 2023, Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Quantitative Morphology of Cerebral Thrombi Related to Intravital Contraction and Clinical Features of Ischemic Stroke, 2020, Stroke

Their collaborative work includes partnerships with several frequent co-authors, indicating a network of scientific collaboration focused on related fields and topics. These co-authors include:

  • Rustem I. Litvinov
  • Alina D. Peshkova
  • Chandrasekaran Nagaswami
  • Valerie Tutwiler
  • Valeri Barsegov

Best Publications

  • Fibrinogen and Fibrin

    John W Weisel

  • Fibrin gels and their clinical and bioengineering applications

    Paul A Janmey;Jessamine P Winer;John W Weisel

  • Fibrin Formation, Structure and Properties.

    John W. Weisel;Rustem I. Litvinov

  • Structural origins of fibrin clot rheology.

    Esther A. Ryan;Lyle F. Mockros;John W. Weisel;Laszlo Lorand

  • Influence of Fibrin Network Conformation and Fibrin Fiber Diameter on Fibrinolysis Speed Dynamic and Structural Approaches by Confocal Microscopy

    J. P. Collet;D. Park;C. Lesty;J. Soria

  • Mechanisms of fibrin polymerization and clinical implications

    John W. Weisel;Rustem I. Litvinov

  • The mechanical properties of fibrin for basic scientists and clinicians.

    John W. Weisel

  • Role of factor XIII in fibrin clot formation and effects of genetic polymorphisms

    Robert A S Ariëns;Thung-Shenq Lai;Thung-Shenq Lai;Thung-Shenq Lai;John W Weisel;John W Weisel;John W Weisel;Charles S Greenberg;Charles S Greenberg;Charles S Greenberg

  • Multiscale Mechanics of Fibrin Polymer: Gel Stretching with Protein Unfolding and Loss of Water

    André E. X. Brown;Rustem I. Litvinov;Dennis E. Discher;Prashant K. Purohit

  • The factor XIII V34L polymorphism accelerates thrombin activation of factor XIII and affects cross-linked fibrin structure

    Robert A. S. Ariëns;Helen Philippou;Helen Philippou;Helen Philippou;Chandrasekaran Nagaswami;Chandrasekaran Nagaswami;Chandrasekaran Nagaswami;John W. Weisel;John W. Weisel;John W. Weisel

  • Composition of coronary thrombus in acute myocardial infarction.

    Johanne Silvain;Jean-Philippe Collet;Chandrasekaran Nagaswami;Farzin Beygui

  • Examination of the platelet membrane glycoprotein IIb-IIIa complex and its interaction with fibrinogen and other ligands by electron microscopy.

    J W Weisel;C Nagaswami;G Vilaire;J S Bennett

  • Computer modeling of fibrin polymerization kinetics correlated with electron microscope and turbidity observations: clot structure and assembly are kinetically controlled

    J.W. Weisel;C. Nagaswami

  • Structure of fibrin: impact on clot stability.

    J. W. Weisel

  • Altered Fibrin Architecture Is Associated With Hypofibrinolysis and Premature Coronary Atherothrombosis

    J.P. Collet;Y. Allali;C. Lesty;M.L. Tanguy

  • Clot contraction: compression of erythrocytes into tightly packed polyhedra and redistribution of platelets and fibrin.

    Douglas B. Cines;Tatiana Lebedeva;Chandrasekaran Nagaswami;Vincent Hayes

  • A model for fibrinogen: domains and sequence

    John W. Weisel;Cynthia V. Stauffacher;Esther Bullitt;Carolyn Cohen

  • Red blood cells: the forgotten player in hemostasis and thrombosis.

    J. W. Weisel;R. I. Litvinov;R. I. Litvinov

  • The elasticity of an individual fibrin fiber in a clot

    Jean-Philippe Collet;Henry Shuman;Robert E. Ledger;Seungtaek Lee

  • Fibrin network structure and clot mechanical properties are altered by incorporation of erythrocytes.

    Kathryn C. Gersh;Chandrasekaran Nagaswami;John W. Weisel

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel S. Bennett
Joel S. Bennett University of Pennsylvania
Douglas B. Cines
Douglas B. Cines University of Pennsylvania
Mortimer Poncz
Mortimer Poncz Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Peter J. Grant
Peter J. Grant University of Leeds
Leonid Medved
Leonid Medved University of Maryland, Baltimore
Gilles Montalescot
Gilles Montalescot Baim Institute for Clinical Research
Lawrence F. Brass
Lawrence F. Brass University of Pennsylvania
William F. DeGrado
William F. DeGrado University of California, San Francisco
John H. Hartwig
John H. Hartwig Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dennis E. Discher
Dennis E. Discher University of Pennsylvania

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