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Overview

Robert F. Schwabe is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has a research focus centered primarily on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including epidemiology, hepatology, surgery, molecular biology, and oncology. These areas converge around the study of liver diseases, metabolic injury, and cancer-related processes.

The scientist's work has been published extensively in several notable venues. Frequent publication outlets include the Journal of Hepatology, where they have contributed to 15 papers; Nature, with 7 publications; Gastroenterology, with 5 papers; bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), also featuring 5 papers; and UNC Libraries, with 4 publications. These venues indicate a broad presence in both clinical and molecular biomedical research communities.

Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Liver physiology and pathology
  • Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ

Recent publications provide insight into their ongoing research directions. Selected recent papers include:

  • "A molecular single-cell lung atlas of lethal COVID-19," 2021, Nature
  • "Mechanisms of Fibrosis Development in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis," 2020, Gastroenterology
  • "Immune mechanisms linking metabolic injury to inflammation and fibrosis in fatty liver disease - novel insights into cellular communication circuits," 2022, Journal of Hepatology
  • "Promotion of cholangiocarcinoma growth by diverse cancer-associated fibroblast subpopulations," 2021, Cancer Cell
  • "Tumor restriction by type I collagen opposes tumor-promoting effects of cancer-associated fibroblasts," 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation

Collaboration plays a role in their research with frequent co-authors including Aveline Filliol, Ajay Nair, Silvia Affò, Ira Tabas, and Aashreya Ravichandra. These ongoing partnerships indicate multidisciplinary engagement across related fields.

Best Publications

  • TLR4 enhances TGF-beta signaling and hepatic fibrosis.

    Ekihiro Seki;Samuele De Minicis;Samuele De Minicis;Christoph H Österreicher;Christoph H Österreicher;Johannes Kluwe

  • Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition is not required for lung metastasis but contributes to chemoresistance

    Kari R. Fischer;Anna Durrans;Sharrell Lee;Jianting Sheng

  • The microbiome and cancer

    Robert F. Schwabe;Christian Jobin

  • Promotion of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by the Intestinal Microbiota and TLR4

    Dianne H. Dapito;Ali M. Mencin;Geum-Youn Gwak;Geum-Youn Gwak;Jean-Philippe Pradere

  • NF-κB in the liver—linking injury, fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma

    Tom Luedde;Robert F. Schwabe

  • Fate tracing reveals hepatic stellate cells as dominant contributors to liver fibrosis independent of its aetiology

    Ingmar Mederacke;Christine C. Hsu;Juliane S. Troeger;Peter Huebener

  • Hepatic inflammation and fibrosis: Functional links and key pathways

    Ekihiro Seki;Robert F. Schwabe

  • Mechanisms of Liver Injury. I. TNF-α-induced liver injury: role of IKK, JNK, and ROS pathways

    Robert F. Schwabe;David A. Brenner

  • Toll-Like receptor 4 mediates inflammatory signaling by bacterial lipopolysaccharide in human hepatic stellate cells

    Yong-Han Paik;Yong-Han Paik;Robert F. Schwabe;Ramón Bataller;Maria P. Russo

  • Cell Death and Cell Death Responses in Liver Disease: Mechanisms and Clinical Relevance

    Tom Luedde;Neil Kaplowitz;Robert F. Schwabe

  • NADPH oxidase signal transduces angiotensin II in hepatic stellate cells and is critical in hepatic fibrosis

    Ramón Bataller;Robert F. Schwabe;Youkyung H. Choi;Liu Yang

  • A molecular single-cell lung atlas of lethal COVID-19.

    Johannes C. Melms;Jana Biermann;Huachao Huang;Yiping Wang

  • Gremlin 1 identifies a skeletal stem cell with bone, cartilage, and reticular stromal potential.

    Daniel L. Worthley;Michael Churchill;Jocelyn T. Compton;Yagnesh Tailor

  • Bone marrow-derived fibrocytes participate in pathogenesis of liver fibrosis.

    Tatiana Kisseleva;Hiroshi Uchinami;Nikki Feirt;Oscar Quintana-Bustamante

  • Free Cholesterol-loaded Macrophages Are an Abundant Source of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Interleukin-6 MODEL OF NF-κB- AND MAP KINASE-DEPENDENT INFLAMMATION IN ADVANCED ATHEROSCLEROSIS

    Yankun Li;Robert F. Schwabe;Tracie DeVries-Seimon;Pin Mei Yao

  • Hepatic macrophages but not dendritic cells contribute to liver fibrosis by promoting the survival of activated hepatic stellate cells in mice

    Jean Philippe Pradere;Johannes Kluwe;Samuele De Minicis;Jing Jing Jiao

  • The Role of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts and Fibrosis in Liver Cancer

    Silvia Affo;Le-Xing Yu;Robert F. Schwabe

  • Deactivation of Hepatic Stellate Cells During Liver Fibrosis Resolution in Mice

    Juliane S. Troeger;Ingmar Mederacke;Geum–Youn Gwak;Dianne H. Dapito

  • High-yield and high-purity isolation of hepatic stellate cells from normal and fibrotic mouse livers

    Ingmar Mederacke;Dianne H Dapito;Silvia Affò;Hiroshi Uchinami

  • Gene expression profiles during hepatic stellate cell activation in culture and in vivo.

    Samuele De Minicis;Ekihiro Seki;Hiroshi Uchinami;Johannes Kluwe

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Brenner
David A. Brenner University of California, San Diego
Ramon Bataller
Ramon Bataller University of Pittsburgh
Ira Tabas
Ira Tabas Columbia University
Timothy C. Wang
Timothy C. Wang Columbia University
Richard A. Friedman
Richard A. Friedman Columbia University
William S. Blaner
William S. Blaner Columbia University
Bernd Schnabl
Bernd Schnabl University of California, San Diego
John J. Lemasters
John J. Lemasters Medical University of South Carolina
Christian Jobin
Christian Jobin University of Florida
Rebecca G. Wells
Rebecca G. Wells University of Pennsylvania

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