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Peter Philippsen

Peter Philippsen

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
39495
World Ranking
12238
National Ranking
218

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Peter Philippsen is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland and conducts research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Food Science, and Cell Biology.

The main research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter Philippsen are:

  • Genome Assembly of the Ty1-Less Saccharomyces paradoxus Strain DG1768, 2022, published in Microbiology Resource Announcements
  • A gene duplication of a septin provides a developmentally-regulated filament length control mechanism, 2021, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Peter Philippsen are:

  • Jingxuan Chen
  • Holly McQueary
  • David W. Hall
  • David Garfinkel
  • Casey Bergman

His work has been published frequently in the venues:

  • Microbiology Resource Announcements
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Peter Philippsen has received recognition in the scientific community, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010 and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Life with 6000 Genes

    André Goffeau;B G Barrell;H Bussey;R W Davis

  • Additional modules for versatile and economical PCR-based gene deletion and modification in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Mark S. Longtine;Amos Mckenzie;Douglas J. Demarini;Nirav G. Shah

  • Functional profiling of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome.

    Guri Giaever;Angela M. Chu;Li Ni;Carla Connelly

  • Functional Characterization of the S. cerevisiae Genome by Gene Deletion and Parallel Analysis

    Elizabeth A. Winzeler;Daniel D. Shoemaker;Anna Astromoff;Hong Liang

  • Heterologous modules for efficient and versatile PCR-based gene targeting in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

    Jürg Bähler;Jian-Qiu Wu;Mark S. Longtine;Nirav G. Shah

  • The complete DNA sequence of yeast chromosome III.

    S. G. Oliver;Q. J. M. van der Aart;M. L. Agostoni-Carbone;M. Aigle

  • The Ashbya gossypii Genome as a Tool for Mapping the Ancient Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genome

    Fred S. Dietrich;Fred S. Dietrich;Sylvia Voegeli;Sophie Brachat;Anita Lerch

  • Contribution of the endoplasmic reticulum to peroxisome formation.

    Dominic Hoepfner;Danny Schildknegt;Ineke Braakman;Peter Philippsen

  • Complete Dna-Sequence Of Yeast Chromosome-Xi

    B. Dujon;D. Alexandraki;B. André;W. Ansorge

  • A role for Vps1p, actin, and the Myo2p motor in peroxisome abundance and inheritance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    D. Hoepfner;M. van den Berg;P. Philippsen;H. F. Tabak

  • Functional selection and analysis of yeast centromeric DNA.

    Philip Hieter;David Pridmore;Johannes H. Hegemann;Marjorie Thomas

  • Analysis of chromosomal integration and deletions of yeast plasmids

    John R. Cameron;Peter Philippsen;Ronald W. Davis

  • Role of three rab5-like GTPases, Ypt51p, Ypt52p, and Ypt53p, in the endocytic and vacuolar protein sorting pathways of yeast.

    Birgit Singer-Krüger;Harald Alfred Stenmark;Andreas Düsterhöft;Peter Philippsen

  • Sequence and analysis of chromosome 2 of Dictyostelium discoideum

    Gernot Glöckner;Ludwig Eichinger;Karol Szafranski;Justin A. Pachebat

  • Unique arrangement of coding sequences for 5 S, 5.8 S, 18 S and 25 S ribosomal RNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae as determined by R-loop and hybridization analysis

    Peter Philippsen;Marjorie Thomas;Richard A. Kramer;Ronald W. Davis

  • Mutational analysis of centromere DNA from chromosome VI of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    J H Hegemann;J H Shero;G Cottarel;P Philippsen

  • PCR-based gene targeting in the filamentous fungus Ashbya gossypii.

    J Wendland;Y Ayad-Durieux;P Knechtle;C Rebischung

  • Cell polarity and hyphal morphogenesis are controlled by multiple rho-protein modules in the filamentous ascomycete Ashbya gossypii.

    J Wendland;P Philippsen

  • Cloning of the yeast ribosomal DNA repeat unit in SstI and HindIII lambda vectors using genetic and physical size selections.

    Peter Philippsen;Richard A. Kramer;Ronald W. Davis

  • Asynchronous nuclear division cycles in multinucleated cells.

    Amy S. Gladfelter;A. Katrin Hungerbuehler;Peter Philippsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University
Hans G. Zachau
Hans G. Zachau Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
André Goffeau
André Goffeau Université Catholique de Louvain
Hans-Werner Mewes
Hans-Werner Mewes Technical University of Munich
Bernard Dujon
Bernard Dujon Institut Pasteur
Stephen G. Oliver
Stephen G. Oliver University of Cambridge
Juan P. G. Ballesta
Juan P. G. Ballesta Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
Rudi J. Planta
Rudi J. Planta Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
John R. Pringle
John R. Pringle Stanford University
Philip Hieter
Philip Hieter University of British Columbia

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