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4255
National Ranking
2084

Overview

Jun Wei is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans key subfields, including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Oncology, and Cancer Research.

The main topics addressed in Jun Wei's research include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis

Jun Wei has published research in several notable scientific venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Nature
  • Nature Communications
  • AMB Express
  • Cell
  • Blood

Some recent significant papers by Jun Wei include:

  • "Lipid signalling enforces functional specialization of Treg cells in tumours" (2021, Nature)
  • "In vivo CRISPR screening reveals nutrient signaling processes underpinning CD8+ T cell fate decisions" (2021, Cell)
  • "Metabolic control of TFH cells and humoral immunity by phosphatidylethanolamine" (2021, Nature)
  • "CRISPR screens unveil signal hubs for nutrient licensing of T cell immunity" (2021, Nature)
  • "Regnase-1 suppresses TCF-1+ precursor exhausted T-cell formation to limit CAR-T-cell responses against ALL" (2021, Blood)

In their collaborative work, Jun Wei frequently partners with several researchers, including:

  • Hongbo Chi
  • Yogesh Dhungana
  • Nicole M. Chapman
  • Hao Shi
  • Lingyun Long

Best Publications

  • Classification and diagnostic prediction of cancers using gene expression profiling and artificial neural networks

    Javed Khan;Jun S. Wei;Markus Ringnér;Markus Ringnér;Lao H. Saal

  • The genetic landscape of high-risk neuroblastoma

    Trevor J Pugh;Olena Morozova;Edward F Attiyeh;Edward F Attiyeh;Shahab Asgharzadeh;Shahab Asgharzadeh

  • Comprehensive genomic analysis of rhabdomyosarcoma reveals a landscape of alterations affecting a common genetic axis in fusion-positive and fusion-negative tumors

    Jack F. Shern;Li Chen;Juliann Chmielecki;Jun S. Wei

  • Glioma cancer stem cells induce immunosuppressive macrophages/microglia

    Adam Wu;Jun Wei;Ling Yuan Kong;Yongtao Wang

  • PD-L1 expression and prognostic impact in glioblastoma.

    Edjah K. Nduom;Jun Wei;Nasser K. Yaghi;Neal Huang

  • Relapsed neuroblastomas show frequent RAS-MAPK pathway mutations

    Thomas F Eleveld;Derek A Oldridge;Virginie Bernard;Jan Koster

  • Glioblastoma-infiltrated innate immune cells resemble M0 macrophage phenotype.

    Konrad Gabrusiewicz;Benjamin Rodriguez;Jun Wei;Yuuri Hashimoto

  • The genomic landscape of the Ewing Sarcoma family of tumors reveals recurrent STAG2 mutation

    Andrew S. Brohl;David A. Solomon;Wendy Chang;Jianjun Wang

  • Identification of FGFR4-activating mutations in human rhabdomyosarcomas that promote metastasis in xenotransplanted models.

    James G. Taylor Vi;Adam T. Cheuk;Patricia S. Tsang;Joon-Yong Chung

  • The MYCN oncogene is a direct target of miR-34a.

    Jun Stephen Wei;Young Kook Song;Steffen Durinck;Qing-Rong Chen;Qing-Rong Chen

  • A survey of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 subfamily expression in cancer types provides a platform to predict the efficacy of Bcl-2 antagonists in cancer therapy

    W J Placzek;J Wei;S Kitada;D Zhai

  • Antagonistic nature of T helper 1/2 developmental programs in opposing peripheral induction of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells

    Jun Wei;Omar Duramad;Omar Duramad;Olivia A. Perng;Steven L. Reiner

  • Glioblastoma Cancer-Initiating Cells Inhibit T-Cell Proliferation and Effector Responses by the Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription 3 Pathway

    Jun Wei;Jason Barr;Ling Yuan Kong;Yongtao Wang

  • Genetic predisposition to neuroblastoma mediated by a LMO1 super-enhancer polymorphism

    Derek A. Oldridge;Andrew C. Wood;Nina Weichert-Leahey;Ian Crimmins

  • Osteopontin mediates glioblastoma-associated macrophage infiltration and is a potential therapeutic target

    Jun Wei;Anantha Marisetty;Brett Schrand;Konrad Gabrusiewicz

  • Glioblastoma stem cell-derived exosomes induce M2 macrophages and PD-L1 expression on human monocytes

    Konrad Gabrusiewicz;Xu Li;Jun Wei;Yuuri Hashimoto

  • Glioma-Associated Cancer-Initiating Cells Induce Immunosuppression

    Jun Wei;Jason Barr;Ling Yuan Kong;Yongtao Wang

  • miR-124 inhibits STAT3 signaling to enhance T cell-mediated immune clearance of glioma.

    Jun Wei;Fei Wang;Ling Yuan Kong;Shuo Xu

  • Prediction of Clinical Outcome Using Gene Expression Profiling and Artificial Neural Networks for Patients with Neuroblastoma

    Javed Khan;Jun S. Wei;Braden T. Greer

  • PAX3-FOXO1 Establishes Myogenic Super Enhancers and Confers BET Bromodomain Vulnerability

    Berkley E. Gryder;Marielle E Yohe;Hsien-Chao Chou;Xiaohu Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurizio Pellecchia
Maurizio Pellecchia University of California, Riverside
Gregory N. Fuller
Gregory N. Fuller The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
John C. Reed
John C. Reed Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Waldemar Priebe
Waldemar Priebe The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Raymond Sawaya
Raymond Sawaya The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
George A. Calin
George A. Calin The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
John M. Maris
John M. Maris Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Ian L. Megson
Ian L. Megson University of the Highlands and Islands
Javed Khan
Javed Khan National Institutes of Health
Young Min Song
Young Min Song Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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