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Robert Passier is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields of study, primarily focusing on Engineering, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The subfields in which they have made contributions include Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, reflecting a diverse research portfolio. These topics include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation, and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions.

Recent papers authored by or involving Robert Passier include:

  • "Microfluidic organ-on-a-chip model of the outer blood-retinal barrier with clinically relevant read-outs for tissue permeability and vascular structure" (2020, Lab on a Chip)
  • "A cardiomyocyte show of force: A fluorescent alpha-actinin reporter line sheds light on human cardiomyocyte contractility versus substrate stiffness" (2020, Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology)
  • "Modular operation of microfluidic chips for highly parallelized cell culture and liquid dosing via a fluidic circuit board" (2020, Microsystems & Nanoengineering)
  • "Collagen I Based Enzymatically Degradable Membranes for Organ-on-a-Chip Barrier Models" (2021, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering)
  • "Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes for Assessment of Anticancer Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity" (2020, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine)

Frequent coauthors in their work include Verena Schwach, Carla Cofiño-Fabrés, Simone A. ten Den, Albert van den Berg, and José M. Rivera-Arbeláez.

Robert Passier has published consistently in key venues that align with their research focus, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Lab on a Chip, Journal of Personalized Medicine, Advanced Healthcare Materials, and PLoS ONE.

Best Publications

  • A promoter-level mammalian expression atlas

    Alistair R.R. Forrest;Hideya Kawaji;Michael Rehli;J. Kenneth Baillie

  • Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells to cardiomyocytes

    Christine Lindsay Mummery;Petrus Adrianus Frederik Maria Doevendans;Leon Gerardus Joseph Tertoolen

  • Characterization of human embryonic stem cell lines by the International Stem Cell Initiative

    Oluseun Adewumi;Behrouz Aflatoonian;Lars Ahrlund-Richter;Michal Amit

  • Stem-cell-based therapy and lessons from the heart

    Robert Passier;Linda W. van Laake;Christine L. Mummery

  • CaM kinase signaling induces cardiac hypertrophy and activates the MEF2 transcription factor in vivo

    Robert Passier;Hong Zeng;Norbert Frey;Francisco J. Naya

  • Transcribed enhancers lead waves of coordinated transcription in transitioning mammalian cells

    Erik Arner;Carsten O. Daub;Kristoffer Vitting-Seerup;Robin Andersson

  • Recombinant Vitronectin Is a Functionally Defined Substrate That Supports Human Embryonic Stem Cell Self‐Renewal via αVβ5 Integrin

    Stefan R. Braam;Laura Zeinstra;Sandy Litjens;Dorien Ward‐van Oostwaard

  • NKX2-5 eGFP/w hESCs for isolation of human cardiac progenitors and cardiomyocytes

    David A Elliott;Stefan R Braam;Katerina Koutsis;Elizabeth S Ng

  • Human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes survive and mature in the mouse heart and transiently improve function after myocardial infarction.

    Linda W. van Laake;Robert Passier;Jantine Monshouwer-Kloots;Arie J. Verkleij

  • Prediction of drug-induced cardiotoxicity using human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes.

    Stefan R. Braam;Leon Tertoolen;Anja van de Stolpe;Thomas Meyer

  • Increased cardiomyocyte differentiation from human embryonic stem cells in serum-free cultures.

    Robert Passier;Dorien Ward‐van Oostwaard;Jolanda Snapper;Jantine Kloots

  • FANTOM5 CAGE profiles of human and mouse samples

    Shuhei Noguchi;Takahiro Arakawa;Shiro Fukuda;Masaaki Furuno

  • Atrial-like cardiomyocytes from human pluripotent stem cells are a robust preclinical model for assessing atrial-selective pharmacology

    Harsha D Devalla;Verena Schwach;John W Ford;James T Milnes

  • Modulation of Cardiac Growth and Development by HOP, an Unusual Homeodomain Protein

    Chong Hyun Shin;Zhi Ping Liu;Robert Passier;Chun Li Zhang

  • Human Embryonic Stem Cell–Derived Cardiomyocytes and Cardiac Repair in Rodents

    Linda W. van Laake;Robert Passier;Pieter A. Doevendans;Christine L. Mummery

  • MUSCLEMOTION: A Versatile Open Software Tool to Quantify Cardiomyocyte and Cardiac Muscle Contraction In Vitro and In Vivo.

    Luca Sala;Berend J. Van Meer;Leon G.J. Tertoolen;Jeroen Bakkers

  • The human adult cardiomyocyte phenotype.

    S.D. Bird;P.A. Doevendans;M.A. van Rooijen;A. Brutel de la Riviere

  • Functional maturation of human pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes in vitro--correlation between contraction force and electrophysiology.

    Marcelo C. Ribeiro;Leon G. Tertoolen;Juan A. Guadix;Milena Bellin

  • Genome-wide transcriptional profiling of human embryonic stem cells differentiating to cardiomyocytes.

    Abdelaziz Beqqali;Jantine Kloots;Dorien Ward‐van Oostwaard;Christine Mummery

  • Origin and use of embryonic and adult stem cells in differentiation and tissue repair.

    Robert Passier;Christine Mummery

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine L. Mummery
Christine L. Mummery Leiden University Medical Center
Leon G.J. Tertoolen
Leon G.J. Tertoolen Leiden University Medical Center
Albert van den Berg
Albert van den Berg University of Twente
Frank Brombacher
Frank Brombacher University of Cape Town
Juha Kere
Juha Kere Karolinska Institute
Hans Clevers
Hans Clevers Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research
Stefano Gustincich
Stefano Gustincich Italian Institute of Technology
Yasushi Okazaki
Yasushi Okazaki Juntendo University

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