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Marcin Imielinski

Marcin Imielinski

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Genetics

D-Index
66
Citations
58054
World Ranking
2560
National Ranking
1137

Overview

Marcin Imielinski is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Medicine. Their body of work spans molecular biology, cancer research, genetics, pathology and forensic medicine, and infectious diseases.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • RNA modifications and cancer

The scientist has published papers in a range of high-impact venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research

Recent notable papers include:

  • "The evolutionary history of 2,658 cancers", 2020, Nature
  • "Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes", 2020, Nature
  • "Comprehensive analysis of chromothripsis in 2,658 human cancers using whole-genome sequencing", 2020, Nature Genetics
  • "Analyses of non-coding somatic drivers in 2,658 cancer whole genomes", 2020, Nature
  • "Characterizing genetic intra-tumor heterogeneity across 2,658 human cancer genomes", 2021, Cell

Marcin Imielinski frequently collaborated with a consistent group of coauthors, including:

  • Steven E. Schumacher
  • Kadir C. Akdemir
  • Geoff Macintyre
  • Xiaotong Yao
  • Paul C. Boutros

Best Publications

  • Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

    D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

  • Mutational heterogeneity in cancer and the search for new cancer-associated genes

    Michael S. Lawrence;Petar Stojanov;Petar Stojanov;Paz Polak;Paz Polak;Paz Polak;Gregory V. Kryukov;Gregory V. Kryukov;Gregory V. Kryukov

  • Comprehensive molecular profiling of lung adenocarcinoma: The cancer genome atlas research network

    Eric A. Collisson;Joshua D. Campbell;Angela N. Brooks;Angela N. Brooks;Alice H. Berger

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization of squamous cell lung cancers

    Peter S. Hammerman;Doug Voet;Michael S. Lawrence;Douglas Voet

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • A landscape of driver mutations in melanoma

    Eran Hodis;Ian R. Watson;Ian R. Watson;Gregory V. Kryukov;Gregory V. Kryukov;Gregory V. Kryukov;Stefan T. Arold

  • Next-generation characterization of the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia

    Mahmoud Ghandi;Franklin W. Huang;Franklin W. Huang;Franklin W. Huang;Judit Jané-Valbuena;Judit Jané-Valbuena;Gregory V. Kryukov

  • Mapping the hallmarks of lung adenocarcinoma with massively parallel sequencing

    Marcin Imielinski;Alice H. Berger;Alice H. Berger;Peter S. Hammerman;Peter S. Hammerman;Bryan Hernandez

  • Meta-analysis identifies 29 additional ulcerative colitis risk loci, increasing the number of confirmed associations to 47.

    Carl A. Anderson;Gabrielle Boucher;Charlie W. Lees;Andre Franke

  • Autism genome-wide copy number variation reveals ubiquitin and neuronal genes

    Joseph T. Glessner;Kai Wang;Guiqing Cai;Olena Korvatska

  • Distinct patterns of somatic genome alterations in lung adenocarcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas

    Joshua D Campbell;Anton Alexandrov;Jaegil Kim;Jeremiah Wala

  • Common genetic variants on 5p14.1 associate with autism spectrum disorders

    Kai Wang;Haitao Zhang;Deqiong Ma;Maja Bucan

  • The evolutionary history of 2,658 cancers

    Moritz Gerstung;Moritz Gerstung;Clemency Jolly;Ignaty Leshchiner;Stefan C Dentro;Stefan C Dentro;Stefan C Dentro

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

    Yilong Li;Nicola D Roberts;Jeremiah A Wala;Jeremiah A Wala;Ofer Shapira;Ofer Shapira

  • Common variants at five new loci associated with early-onset inflammatory bowel disease.

    Marcin Imielinski;Robert N. Baldassano;Anne Griffiths;Richard K. Russell

  • Comprehensive analysis of chromothripsis in 2,658 human cancers using whole-genome sequencing

    Isidro Cortés-Ciriano;Jake June-Koo Lee;Ruibin Xi;Dhawal Jain

  • Genome-wide analyses of exonic copy number variants in a family-based study point to novel autism susceptibility genes

    Maja Bucan;Brett S. Abrahams;Kai Wang;Joseph T. Glessner

  • Genome-wide copy number variation study associates metabotropic glutamate receptor gene networks with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

    Josephine Elia;Joseph T. Glessner;Kai Wang;Nagahide Takahashi

  • High-resolution mapping and analysis of copy number variations in the human genome: A data resource for clinical and research applications

    Tamim H. Shaikh;Xiaowu Gai;Juan C. Perin;Joseph T. Glessner

  • Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

    D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Meyerson
Matthew Meyerson Harvard University
Gad Getz
Gad Getz Broad Institute
Hakon Hakonarson
Hakon Hakonarson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Rameen Beroukhim
Rameen Beroukhim Harvard University
Struan F.A. Grant
Struan F.A. Grant University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan P. Bradfield
Jonathan P. Bradfield Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Joseph T. Glessner
Joseph T. Glessner Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Michael S. Lawrence
Michael S. Lawrence Harvard University
Paul T. Spellman
Paul T. Spellman Oregon Health & Science University
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute

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