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Martin Fussenegger

Martin Fussenegger

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Molecular Biology
Switzerland
2026

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
91
Citations
27081
World Ranking
726
National Ranking
11

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to synthetic biology and engineered therapeutic gene networks.
  • 2008 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Martin Fussenegger is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Surgery, and Genetics.

Their work covers several main topics including:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Transgenic Plants and Applications

Frequent publication venues for Martin Fussenegger include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Advanced Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Trends in biotechnology
  • Nucleic Acids Research

Among their notable recent papers are:

  • "Shedding Light on Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis and Bioengineering" (2020), published in Advanced Science
  • "The sound of silence: Transgene silencing in mammalian cell engineering" (2022), published in Cell Systems
  • "An overview of signaling pathways regulating YAP/TAZ activity" (2020), published in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • "Role of YAP/TAZ in Cell Lineage Fate Determination and Related Signaling Pathways" (2020), published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Bottom-up de novo design of functional proteins with complex structural features" (2021), published in Nature Chemical Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Martin Fussenegger include:

  • Shuai Xue
  • Ana P. Teixeira
  • Maysam Mansouri
  • Mingqi Xie
  • Leo Scheller

Martin Fussenegger has received several awards during their career, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2017, recognized for contributions to synthetic biology and engineered therapeutic gene networks
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), 2008
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Method for generation of homogeneous multicellular tumor spheroids applicable to a wide variety of cell types.

    Jens M. Kelm;Jens M. Kelm;Nicholas E. Timmins;Catherine J. Brown;Martin Fussenegger

  • A tunable synthetic mammalian oscillator

    Marcel Tigges;Tatiana T. Marquez-Lago;Tatiana T. Marquez-Lago;Jörg Stelling;Jörg Stelling;Martin Fussenegger

  • Designer exosomes produced by implanted cells intracerebrally deliver therapeutic cargo for Parkinson's disease treatment.

    Ryosuke Kojima;Ryosuke Kojima;Daniel Bojar;Giorgio Rizzi;Ghislaine Charpin-El Hamri

  • A Synthetic Optogenetic Transcription Device Enhances Blood-Glucose Homeostasis in Mice

    Haifeng Ye;Marie Daoud-El Baba;Ren-Wang Peng;Martin Fussenegger;Martin Fussenegger

  • An engineered epigenetic transgene switch in mammalian cells

    Beat P Kramer;Alessandro Usseglio Viretta;Alessandro Usseglio Viretta;Marie Daoud-El Baba;Dominique Aubel

  • Programmable single-cell mammalian biocomputers

    Simon Ausländer;David Ausländer;Marius Müller;Markus Wieland

  • Emerging biomedical applications of synthetic biology.

    Wilfried Weber;Martin Fussenegger;Martin Fussenegger

  • Influence of low temperature on productivity, proteome and protein phosphorylation of CHO cells.

    Hitto Kaufmann;Xenia Mazur;Martin Fussenegger;James E. Bailey

  • Microscale tissue engineering using gravity-enforced cell assembly

    Jens M. Kelm;Martin Fussenegger

  • Streptogramin-based gene regulation systems for mammalian cells.

    Martin Fussenegger;Rowan P. Morris;Cornelia Fux;Markus Rimann

  • A mathematical model of caspase function in apoptosis.

    Martin Fussenegger;James E. Bailey;Jeffrey Varner

  • Controlled proliferation by multigene metabolic engineering enhances the productivity of Chinese hamster ovary cells

    Martin Fussenegger;Stefan Schlatter;Daniel Dätwyler;Xenia Mazur

  • Self-sufficient control of urate homeostasis in mice by a synthetic circuit

    Christian Kemmer;Marc Gitzinger;Marie Daoud-El Baba;Valentin Djonov

  • Macrolide-based transgene control in mammalian cells and mice.

    Wilfried Weber;Cornelia Fux;Marie Daoud-El Baba;Bettina Keller

  • Hysteresis in a synthetic mammalian gene network

    Beat P. Kramer;Martin Fussenegger

  • Designing cell function: assembly of synthetic gene circuits for cell biology applications.

    Mingqi Xie;Martin Fussenegger;Martin Fussenegger

  • Shedding Light on Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis and Bioengineering

    Fei Teng;Martin Fussenegger;Martin Fussenegger

  • Use of antibodies for detection of phosphorylated proteins separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis.

    Hitto Kaufmann;James E. Bailey;Martin Fussenegger

  • Drug-sensing hydrogels for the inducible release of biopharmaceuticals.

    Martin Ehrbar;Ronald Schoenmakers;Erik H. Christen;Martin Fussenegger

  • Cloning and characterization of the

    Martin Fussenegger;Thomas F. Meyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Wilfried Weber
Wilfried Weber University of Freiburg
Jörg Stelling
Jörg Stelling ETH Zurich
Boon Chin Heng
Boon Chin Heng Peking University
Valentin Djonov
Valentin Djonov University of Bern
Charles J. Thompson
Charles J. Thompson University of British Columbia
Elisabeth Ehler
Elisabeth Ehler King's College London
Lars M. Ittner
Lars M. Ittner Macquarie University

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