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Olivier De Wever

Olivier De Wever

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
39864
World Ranking
6491
National Ranking
111

Overview

Olivier De Wever is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, focusing on research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their body of work encompasses subfields such as Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Immunology, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research covers several main topics including:

  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Mechanisms of cancer metastasis
  • Cancer Research and Treatments

Olivier De Wever has contributed to a number of publications in notable scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Extracellular Vesicles (7 publications)
  • Cancer Research (7 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (5 publications)
  • Nature Protocols (3 publications)
  • Trends in cancer (2 publications)

Among noteworthy recent papers authored or co-authored by Olivier De Wever are:

  • Single-cell profiling of myeloid cells in glioblastoma across species and disease stage reveals macrophage competition and specialization, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • MIFlowCyt-EV: a framework for standardized reporting of extracellular vesicle flow cytometry experiments, 2020, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • Unravelling the proteomic landscape of extracellular vesicles in prostate cancer by density-based fractionation of urine, 2020, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment in Colorectal Peritoneal Metastases, 2020, Trends in cancer
  • Chitosan/γ-PGA nanoparticles-based immunotherapy as adjuvant to radiotherapy in breast cancer, 2020, Biomaterials

Olivier De Wever has collaborated frequently with several co-authors over multiple publications. The most recurrent co-authors include:

  • An Hendrix (29 collaborative publications)
  • Hannelore Denys (18 collaborative publications)
  • Koen Van de Vijver (11 collaborative publications)
  • Pekka Rappu (10 collaborative publications)
  • Pieter Mestdagh (10 collaborative publications)

Best Publications

  • Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018) : a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines

    Clotilde Théry;Kenneth W. Witwer;Elena Aikawa;Maria Jose Alcaraz

  • Biological properties of extracellular vesicles and their physiological functions

    María Yáñez-Mó;Pia R.-M. Siljander;Zoraida Andreu;Apolonija Bedina Zavec

  • Role of tissue stroma in cancer cell invasion.

    Olivier De Wever;Marcus Mareel

  • Recent developments in myofibroblast biology: paradigms for connective tissue remodeling.

    Boris Hinz;Sem H. Phan;Victor J. Thannickal;Marco Prunotto

  • EV-TRACK: transparent reporting and centralizing knowledge in extracellular vesicle research

    Jan Van Deun;Pieter Mestdagh;Patrizia Agostinis;Özden Akay

  • The impact of disparate isolation methods for extracellular vesicles on downstream RNA profiling

    Jan Van Deun;Pieter Mestdagh;Raija Sormunen;Veronique Cocquyt

  • Stromal myofibroblasts are drivers of invasive cancer growth.

    Olivier De Wever;Pieter Demetter;Marcus Mareel;Marc E. Bracke

  • Methodological Guidelines to Study Extracellular Vesicles.

    Frank A.W. Coumans;Alain R. Brisson;Edit I. Buzas;Françoise Dignat-George

  • Single-cell profiling of myeloid cells in glioblastoma across species and disease stage reveals macrophage competition and specialization.

    Ana Rita Pombo Antunes;Isabelle Scheyltjens;Francesca Lodi;Julie Messiaen

  • Bone marrow stromal cell-derived exosomes as communicators in drug resistance in multiple myeloma cells.

    Jinheng Wang;Jinheng Wang;An Hendrix;Sophie Hernot;Miguel Lemaire

  • Tenascin-C and SF/HGF produced by myofibroblasts in vitro provide convergent pro-invasive signals to human colon cancer cells through RhoA and Rac.

    Olivier De Wever;Quang-Dé Nguyen;Leen Van Hoorde;Marc Bracke

  • Molecular signature and therapeutic perspective of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions in epithelial cancers.

    Michèle Sabbah;Shahin Emami;Gérard Redeuilh;Sylvia Julien

  • Comparative analysis of dynamic cell viability, migration and invasion assessments by novel real-time technology and classic endpoint assays.

    Ridha Limame;An Wouters;Bea Pauwels;Erik Fransen

  • MIFlowCyt-EV: a framework for standardized reporting of extracellular vesicle flow cytometry experiments

    Joshua A. Welsh;Edwin Van Der Pol;Ger J.A. Arkesteijn;Michel Bremer

  • Molecular and pathological signatures of epithelial-mesenchymal transitions at the cancer invasion front.

    Olivier De Wever;Patrick Pauwels;Bram De Craene;Michèle Sabbah

  • Increased levels of systemic LPS-positive bacterial extracellular vesicles in patients with intestinal barrier dysfunction.

    Joeri Tulkens;Glenn Vergauwen;Jan Van Deun;Edward Geeurickx

  • Effect of the Secretory Small GTPase Rab27B on Breast Cancer Growth, Invasion, and Metastasis

    An Hendrix;Dawn Maynard;Patrick Pauwels;Geert Braems

  • Critical role of N-cadherin in myofibroblast invasion and migration in vitro stimulated by colon-cancer-cell-derived TGF-β or wounding

    Olivier De Wever;Wendy Westbroek;An Verloes;Nele Bloemen

  • Cancer-associated fibroblasts connect metastasis-promoting communication in colorectal cancer.

    Joke Tommelein;Laurine Verset;Tom Boterberg;Pieter Demetter

  • Confounding factors of ultrafiltration and protein analysis in extracellular vesicle research

    Glenn Vergauwen;Glenn Vergauwen;Bert Dhondt;Bert Dhondt;Jan Van Deun;Eva De Smedt

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Bracke
Marc Bracke Ghent University
Christian Gespach
Christian Gespach Sorbonne University
Jo Vandesompele
Jo Vandesompele Ghent University
An Hendrix
An Hendrix Ghent University
Pieter Mestdagh
Pieter Mestdagh Ghent University
Bruno G. De Geest
Bruno G. De Geest Ghent University
Patrick Pauwels
Patrick Pauwels University of Antwerp
Frank Vanhaecke
Frank Vanhaecke Ghent University
Marc Mareel
Marc Mareel Ghent University Hospital
Geert Berx
Geert Berx Ghent University

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