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Overview

Martine J. Jager is affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on medical and biomedical sciences, with significant contributions in fields such as Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has authored numerous papers, emphasizing ophthalmology and oncology, especially ocular oncology. Key recent publications include:

  • "Uveal melanoma", 2020, published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "Advances in the clinical management of uveal melanoma", 2023, published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • "Current Challenges and Opportunities of Photodynamic Therapy against Cancer", 2023, published in Pharmaceutics
  • "MITF in Normal Melanocytes, Cutaneous and Uveal Melanoma: A Delicate Balance", 2022, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Prognostic Factors Five Years After Enucleation for Uveal Melanoma", 2020, published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Their research activity extends across multiple subfields, including:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology
  • Oncology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Martine J. Jager explores a range of topics in their work, such as:

  • Ocular Oncology and Treatments
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Corneal Surgery and Treatments
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics

The scientist frequently publishes in various academic journals, with notable publication counts in:

  • Cancers
  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ophthalmology
  • Acta Ophthalmologica

Collaborations are evident through frequent co-authorships with other researchers. Their most common co-authors are:

  • Gregorius P. M. Luyten
  • Robert M. Verdijk
  • Maria Chiara Gelmi
  • Pieter A. van der Velden
  • Marina Marinkovic

Best Publications

  • Integrative Analysis Identifies Four Molecular and Clinical Subsets in Uveal Melanoma

    A. Gordon Robertson;Juliann Shih;Juliann Shih;Christina Yau;Ewan A. Gibb

  • Establishment and characterization of an uveal‐melanoma cell line

    I. de Waard-Siebinga;D.J.R. Blom;M. Griffioen;P.I. Schrier

  • Activation of the MAPK pathway is a common event in uveal melanomas although it rarely occurs through mutation of BRAF or RAS.

    W. Zuidervaart;F. van Nieuwpoort;M. Stark;R. Dijkman

  • Detection of M2-macrophages in uveal melanoma and relation with survival.

    Inge H G Bronkhorst;Long V Ly;Ekaterina S Jordanova;Johannes Vrolijk

  • PRAME as an Independent Biomarker for Metastasis in Uveal Melanoma

    Matthew G. Field;Christina L. Decatur;Stefan Kurtenbach;Gülçin Gezgin

  • Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor in uveal melanoma: a predictor for metastatic disease and a potential therapeutic target.

    Charlotta All-Ericsson;Leonard Girnita;Stefan Seregard;Armando Bartolazzi

  • Macrophage control of herpes simplex virus type 1 replication in the peripheral nervous system.

    Padma Kodukula;Ting Liu;Nico Van Rooijen;Martine J. Jager

  • Commensal microflora-induced T cell responses mediate progressive neurodegeneration in glaucoma

    Huihui Chen;Kin-Sang Cho;T. H. Khanh Vu;Ching-Hung Shen

  • Uveal melanoma: Towards a molecular understanding.

    Kyra N. Smit;Martine J. Jager;Annelies de Klein;Emine Kiliҫ

  • Combined PKC and MEK inhibition in uveal melanoma with GNAQ and GNA11 mutations

    Xu Chen;Qiuxia Wu;Lujian Tan;Dale Porter

  • Comprehensive Study of the Clinical Phenotype of Germline BAP1 Variant-Carrying Families Worldwide

    Sebastian Walpole;Sebastian Walpole;Antonia L. Pritchard;Antonia L. Pritchard;Colleen M. Cebulla;Robert Pilarski

  • Monosomy of chromosome 3 and an inflammatory phenotype occur together in uveal melanoma.

    Willem Maat;Long V. Ly;Ekaterina S. Jordanova;Didi de Wolff-Rouendaal

  • Promoter hypermethylation: a common cause of reduced p16(INK4a) expression in uveal melanoma.

    Pieter A. van der Velden;Jessica A. W. Metzelaar-Blok;Wilma Bergman;H. Monique

  • Neuroinflammation and microglia in glaucoma: time for a paradigm shift

    Xin Wei;Kin-Sang Cho;Eric F. Thee;Eric F. Thee;Martine J. Jager

  • Different subsets of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes correlate with macrophage influx and monosomy 3 in uveal melanoma.

    Inge H G Bronkhorst;T H Khanh Vu;Ekaterina S Jordanova;Gregorius P M Luyten

  • International Validation of the American Joint Committee on Cancer’s 7th Edition Classification of Uveal Melanoma

    E. Rand Simpson;Brenda L. Gallie;Svetlana Saakyan;Anush Amiryan

  • Mechanisms of local immunosuppression in cutaneous melanoma.

    M E Polak;N J Borthwick;F G Gabriel;P Johnson

  • HLA expression in uveal melanoma: there is no rule without some exception.

    Martine J. Jager;H. Monique H. Hurks;Jelena Levitskaya;Rolf Kiessling

  • Human leukocyte antigen class I expression. Marker of poor prognosis in uveal melanoma.

    D.-J. R. Blom;G. P. M. Luyten;C. Mooy;S. Kerkvliet

  • Integrative Analysis Identifies Four Molecular and Clinical Subsets in Uveal Melanoma (vol 32, pg 204, 2017)

    A.G. Robertson;J.L. Shih;C. Yau;E.A. Gibb

Frequent Co-Authors

Ekaterina S. Jordanova
Ekaterina S. Jordanova Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Nelleke A. Gruis
Nelleke A. Gruis Leiden University Medical Center
Aart G. Jochemsen
Aart G. Jochemsen Leiden University Medical Center
René E. M. Toes
René E. M. Toes Leiden University Medical Center
Cornelis J. M. Melief
Cornelis J. M. Melief ISA Pharmaceuticals (Netherlands)
Frans H.J. Claas
Frans H.J. Claas Leiden University Medical Center
Sjoerd H. van der Burg
Sjoerd H. van der Burg Leiden University Medical Center
Peter J. van den Elsen
Peter J. van den Elsen Leiden University Medical Center
Jerry Y. Niederkorn
Jerry Y. Niederkorn The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Thorbald van Hall
Thorbald van Hall Leiden University Medical Center

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