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Karen Bieback is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine with a total of 150 publications. Their subfields of study include Genetics, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Biomedical Engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within medical sciences.

Their research topics cover a range of areas with emphasis on mesenchymal stem cell research, extracellular vesicles in disease, cancer cells and metastasis, 3D printing in biomedical research, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, and angiogenesis and VEGF in cancer.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Karen Bieback include Stefanie Uhlig, Nicole Rotter, Johann Kern, Harald Klüter, and Annette Affolter, each contributing significantly to their joint publications.

They have contributed extensively to several publication venues. Among the most frequent are:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie
  • Cytotherapy
  • Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Some recent papers authored by or including Karen Bieback are:

  • Soft Hydrogels for Balancing Cell Proliferation and Differentiation (2020) published in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • Harmonised culture procedures minimise but do not eliminate mesenchymal stromal cell donor and tissue variability in a decentralised multicentre manufacturing approach (2023) published in Stem Cell Research & Therapy
  • Inter-Laboratory Comparison of Extracellular Vesicle Isolation Based on Ultracentrifugation (2020) published in Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy
  • Human Adipose Tissue-Derived Stromal Cells Suppress Human, but Not Murine Lymphocyte Proliferation, via Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Activity (2020) published in Cells
  • Bioreactor for mobilization of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells into scaffolds under mechanical stimulation: Preliminary results (2020) published in PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Comparative analysis of mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow, umbilical cord blood, or adipose tissue.

    Susanne Kern;Hermann Eichler;Johannes Stoeve;Harald Klüter

  • Critical parameters for the isolation of mesenchymal stem cells from umbilical cord blood.

    Karen Bieback;Karen Bieback;Susanne Kern;Harald Klüter;Hermann Eichler

  • Hemagglutinin protein of wild-type measles virus activates toll-like receptor 2 signaling

    Karen Bieback;Egil Lien;Ingo M. Klagge;Elita Avota

  • Human Alternatives to Fetal Bovine Serum for the Expansion of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Bone Marrow

    Karen Bieback;Andrea Hecker;Asli Kocaömer;Heinrich Lannert

  • Human AB Serum and Thrombin-Activated Platelet-Rich Plasma Are Suitable Alternatives to Fetal Calf Serum for the Expansion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Adipose Tissue

    Asli Kocaoemer;Susanne Kern;Harald Klüter;Karen Bieback

  • Stem cell migration and mechanotransduction on linear stiffness gradient hydrogels

    William J. Hadden;Jennifer L. Young;Andrew W. Holle;Andrew W. Holle;Meg L. McFetridge

  • Phenotype, donor age and gender affect function of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells

    Georg Siegel;Torsten Kluba;Ursula Hermanutz-Klein;Karen Bieback

  • Intravascular Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cell Therapy Product Diversification: Time for New Clinical Guidelines.

    Guido Moll;James A. Ankrum;James A. Ankrum;Julian Kamhieh-Milz;Karen Bieback;Karen Bieback

  • Suppression of antitumor T cell immunity by the oncometabolite ( R )-2-hydroxyglutarate

    Lukas Bunse;Stefan Pusch;Theresa Bunse;Felix Sahm

  • Is the intravascular administration of mesenchymal stem cells safe? Mesenchymal stem cells and intravital microscopy.

    Dario Furlani;Murat Ugurlucan;LeeLee Ong;Karen Bieback

  • Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS): Past - Present - Future.

    Jan van der Valk;Karen Bieback;Christiane Buta;Brett Cochrane

  • Comparing the Immunomodulatory Properties of Bone Marrow, Adipose Tissue, and Birth-Associated Tissue Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

    Philipp Mattar;Philipp Mattar;Karen Bieback;Karen Bieback

  • Platelet lysate as replacement for fetal bovine serum in mesenchymal stromal cell cultures.

    Karen Bieback

  • Comparing mesenchymal stromal cells from different human tissues: bone marrow, adipose tissue and umbilical cord blood.

    Karen Bieback;Susanne Kern;Asli Kocaömer;Kathrin Ferlik

  • Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Umbilical Cord Blood

    Karen Bieback;Harald Klüter

  • Cryopreserved or Fresh Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: Only a Matter of Taste or Key to Unleash the Full Clinical Potential of MSC Therapy?

    Guido Moll;Sven Geißler;Rusan Catar;Lech Ignatowicz

  • Cell origin of human mesenchymal stem cells determines a different healing performance in cardiac regeneration.

    Ralf Gaebel;Dario Furlani;Heiko Sorg;Bianca Polchow

  • Standardization of Good Manufacturing Practice–compliant production of bone marrow–derived human mesenchymal stromal cells for immunotherapeutic applications

    Patrick Wuchter;Karen Bieback;Hubert Schrezenmeier;Martin Bornhäuser

  • Mesenchymal stromal cells from human perinatal tissues: From biology to cell therapy

    Karen Bieback;Irena Brinkmann

  • Mesenchymal stem cells and cardiac repair

    Catharina Nesselmann;Nan Ma;Karen Bieback;Wolfgang Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony D. Ho
Anthony D. Ho University Hospital Heidelberg
Hubert Schrezenmeier
Hubert Schrezenmeier University of Ulm
Norbert Gretz
Norbert Gretz Heidelberg University
Massimo Dominici
Massimo Dominici University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Jochen Utikal
Jochen Utikal German Cancer Research Center
Torsten Tonn
Torsten Tonn TU Dresden
Joachim P. Spatz
Joachim P. Spatz Max Planck Society
Reinhard Henschler
Reinhard Henschler Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Francesco Dazzi
Francesco Dazzi King's College London
Sibylle Schneider-Schaulies
Sibylle Schneider-Schaulies University of Würzburg

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