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Rickard Sandberg

Rickard Sandberg

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Genetics

D-Index
65
Citations
39777
World Ranking
2650
National Ranking
33

Overview

Rickard Sandberg is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses various subfields including Immunology, Cancer Research, Genetics, and Hematology.

The scientist's main research topics involve Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, RNA Research and Splicing, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, RNA modifications and cancer, Gene expression and cancer classification, Gene Regulatory Network Analysis, and Cell Image Analysis Techniques. These focus areas reflect a broad and integrated approach to understanding gene expression and molecular mechanisms in health and disease contexts.

Rickard Sandberg has published multiple papers in high-impact journals. Recent examples include:

  • Single-cell RNA counting at allele and isoform resolution using Smart-seq3, 2020, Nature Biotechnology
  • Benchmarking single-cell RNA-sequencing protocols for cell atlas projects, 2020, Nature Biotechnology
  • Phenotypic variation of transcriptomic cell types in mouse motor cortex, 2020, Nature
  • The Molecular Anatomy of Mouse Skin during Hair Growth and Rest, 2020, Cell Stem Cell
  • Scalable single-cell RNA sequencing from full transcripts with Smart-seq3xpress, 2022, Nature Biotechnology

The most frequent publication venues for Sandberg's work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Nature Biotechnology, Genome Biology, and Developmental Cell. These venues indicate a strong presence in both preprint and peer-reviewed journal platforms within molecular biology and biotechnology.

Collaboration is an important aspect of Sandberg's research output. Frequent co-authors include Michael Hagemann-Jensen, Christoph Ziegenhain, Leonard Hartmanis, Gert-Jan Hendriks, and Anton J. M. Larsson, with numerous joint publications reflecting sustained collaborative efforts.

Best Publications

  • Alternative Isoform Regulation in Human Tissue Transcriptomes

    Eric T. Wang;Rickard Sandberg;Rickard Sandberg;Shujun Luo;Irina Khrebtukova

  • Full-length RNA-seq from single cells using Smart-seq2

    Simone Picelli;Omid R Faridani;Åsa K Björklund;Gösta Winberg

  • Smart-seq2 for sensitive full-length transcriptome profiling in single cells

    Simone Picelli;Åsa K Björklund;Åsa K Björklund;Omid R Faridani;Sven Sagasser;Sven Sagasser

  • Full-length mRNA-Seq from single-cell levels of RNA and individual circulating tumor cells

    Daniel Ramsköld;Shujun Luo;Yu Chieh Wang;Robin Li

  • Proliferating Cells Express mRNAs with Shortened 3' Untranslated Regions and Fewer MicroRNA Target Sites

    Rickard Sandberg;Joel R. Neilson;Arup Sarma;Phillip A. Sharp

  • Single-Cell Transcriptome Profiling of Human Pancreatic Islets in Health and Type 2 Diabetes.

    Åsa Segerstolpe;Athanasia Palasantza;Pernilla Eliasson;Eva-Marie Andersson

  • Single-cell RNA-seq reveals dynamic, random monoallelic gene expression in mammalian cells.

    Qiaolin Deng;Daniel Ramsköld;Daniel Ramsköld;Björn Reinius;Björn Reinius;Rickard Sandberg;Rickard Sandberg

  • Notch signaling: simplicity in design, versatility in function

    Emma R. Andersson;Rickard Sandberg;Urban Lendahl

  • CTCF-promoted RNA polymerase II pausing links DNA methylation to splicing

    Sanjeev Shukla;Ersen Kavak;Ersen Kavak;Melissa Gregory;Masahiko Imashimizu

  • Single-Cell RNA-Seq Reveals Lineage and X Chromosome Dynamics in Human Preimplantation Embryos

    Sophie Petropoulos;Sophie Petropoulos;Daniel Edsgärd;Daniel Edsgärd;Björn Reinius;Björn Reinius;Qiaolin Deng;Qiaolin Deng

  • An abundance of ubiquitously expressed genes revealed by tissue transcriptome sequence data.

    Daniel Ramsköld;Eric T. Wang;Christopher B. Burge;Rickard Sandberg

  • Tn5 transposase and tagmentation procedures for massively scaled sequencing projects

    Simone Picelli;Åsa K. Björklund;Björn Reinius;Björn Reinius;Sven Sagasser;Sven Sagasser

  • Gene expression perturbation in vitro--a growing case for three-dimensional (3D) culture systems.

    Anna Birgersdotter;Rickard Sandberg;Ingemar Ernberg

  • Electrophysiological, transcriptomic and morphologic profiling of single neurons using Patch-seq

    Cathryn R Cadwell;Athanasia Palasantza;Athanasia Palasantza;Xiaolong Jiang;Philipp Berens

  • Regional and strain-specific gene expression mapping in the adult mouse brain

    Rickard Sandberg;Rie Yasuda;Daniel G. Pankratz;Todd A. Carter

  • Single-cell RNA counting at allele and isoform resolution using Smart-seq3.

    Michael Hagemann-Jensen;Christoph Ziegenhain;Ping Chen;Daniel Ramsköld

  • The heterogeneity of human CD127+ innate lymphoid cells revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing

    Åsa K Björklund;Åsa K Björklund;Åsa K Björklund;Marianne Forkel;Simone Picelli;Viktoria Konya

  • Determinants of targeting by endogenous and exogenous microRNAs and siRNAs.

    Cydney B. Nielsen;Noam Shomron;Rickard Sandberg;Eran Hornstein;Eran Hornstein

  • Genomic encoding of transcriptional burst kinetics

    Anton J. M. Larsson;Per Johnsson;Per Johnsson;Michael Hagemann-Jensen;Leonard Hartmanis

  • Benchmarking Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Protocols for Cell Atlas Projects

    Elisabetta Mereu;Atefeh Lafzi;Catia Moutinho;Christoph Ziegenhain

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas S. Tolias
Andreas S. Tolias Baylor College of Medicine
Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen
Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen University of Oxford
Aviv Regev
Aviv Regev Genentech
Thomas Perlmann
Thomas Perlmann Karolinska Institute
Claus Nerlov
Claus Nerlov University of Oxford
Igor Jurisica
Igor Jurisica University Health Network
Ingemar Ernberg
Ingemar Ernberg Karolinska Institute
Sten Linnarsson
Sten Linnarsson Karolinska Institute
Ola Larsson
Ola Larsson Science for Life Laboratory

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