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National Ranking
215

Overview

Roland Heilig is affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France. Their work encompasses research in molecular biology, biomaterials, and ecology, contributing to a nuanced understanding of microbial and ecological systems at a genetic and functional level.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Diatoms and Algae Research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Heilig has coauthored scholarly articles frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Olivier Jaillon
  • Patrick Wincker
  • Shinya Sato
  • Deepak Nanjappa
  • Richard G. Dorrell

Their publication venues reveal contributions to high-impact scientific journals such as:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature

Among the notable recent papers authored by Roland Heilig are:

  • Genome-enabled phylogenetic and functional reconstruction of an araphid pennate diatom Plagiostriata sp. CCMP470, previously assigned as a radial centric diatom, and its bacterial commensal, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Publisher Correction: The DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 14, 2023, Nature

The 2020 publication delves into the genomic and phylogenetic analysis of diatoms and their bacterial relationships, advancing knowledge in microbial community ecology and physiology. The 2023 correction note relates to human chromosome 14 sequencing, indicating involvement in large-scale genomics projects.

The wide range of topics covered highlights Heilig's interdisciplinary approach, integrating molecular biology techniques with ecological and biomaterial perspectives to explore functional genomics and phylogenetics.

Best Publications

  • Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome.

    Eric S. Lander;Lauren M. Linton;Bruce Birren;Chad Nusbaum

  • A candidate gene for familial Mediterranean fever

    Alain Bernot;Christian Clepet;Corinne Dasilva

  • A physical map of the human genome.

    John Douglas Mcpherson;Marco Marra;Marco Marra;La Deana Hillier;Robert H. Waterston

  • Spastin, a new AAA protein, is altered in the most frequent form of autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia

    Jamilé Hazan;Nùria Fonknechten;Delphine Mavel;Caroline Paternotte

  • A human homologue of the Drosophila eyes absent gene underlies Branchio-Oto-Renal (BOR) syndrome and identifies a novel gene family

    Abdelhak S;Kalatzis;Heilig R;Compain S

  • Continuum of overlapping clones spanning the entire human chromosome 21q.

    Ilya Chumakov;Philippe Rigault;Sophie Guillou;Pierre Ougen

  • Mutations in CGI-58, the Gene Encoding a New Protein of the Esterase/Lipase/Thioesterase Subfamily, in Chanarin-Dorfman Syndrome

    Caroline Lefèvre;Florence Jobard;Frédéric Caux;Bakar Bouadjar

  • A new recurrent and specific cryptic translocation, t(5;14)(q35;q32), is associated with expression of the Hox11L2 gene in T acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

    O A Bernard;M Busson-LeConiat;P Ballerini;M Mauchauffé

  • The complete genome sequence of the murine respiratory pathogen Mycoplasma pulmonis.

    Isabelle Chambaud;Roland Heilig;Stéphane Ferris;Valérie Barbe

  • Mutations in the transporter ABCA12 are associated with lamellar ichthyosis type 2

    Caroline Lefèvre;Stéphanie Audebert;Florence Jobard;Bakar Bouadjar

  • Bacterial Mode of Replication with Eukaryotic-Like Machinery in a Hyperthermophilic Archaeon

    Hannu Myllykallio;Philippe Lopez;Purificación López-Garcı́a;Roland Heilig

  • Clustering of mutations responsible for branchio-oto-renal (BOR) syndrome in the eyes absent homologous region (eyaHR) of EYA1

    Sonia Abdelhak;Vasiliki Kalatzis;Roland Heilig;Sylvie Compain

  • Mutations in the gene encoding SLURP-1 in Mal de Meleda

    Judith Fischer;Bakar Bouadjar;Roland Heilig;Marcel Huber

  • An integrated analysis of the genome of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi

    Georges N. Cohen;Valérie Barbe;Didier Flament;Michael Galperin

  • DNA Replication Origin Interference Increases the Spacing between Initiation Events in Human Cells

    Ronald Lebofsky;Roland Heilig;Max Sonnleitner;Jean Weissenbach

  • Genetic screening for hemophilia A (classic hemophilia) with a polymorphic DNA probe

    Isabelle Oberle;Giovanna Camerino;Roland Heilig;Lelia Grunebaum

  • Regional localization on the human X chromosome and polymorphism of the coagulation factor IX gene (hemophilia B locus)

    G Camerino;K H Grzeschik;M Jaye

  • A novel gene that encodes a protein with a putative src homology 3 domain is a candidate gene for familial juvenile nephronophthisis.

    S Saunier;J Calado;R Heilig;F Silbermann

  • Characterization of the NPHP1 locus: mutational mechanism involved in deletions in familial juvenile nephronophthisis.

    Sophie Saunier;Joaquim Calado;Flora Silbermann

  • Mutations in CERS3 cause autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis in humans.

    Franz P. W. Radner;Slaheddine Marrakchi;Peter Kirchmeier;Peter Kirchmeier;Gwang-Jin Kim;Gwang-Jin Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Weissenbach
Jean Weissenbach Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Louis Mandel
Jean-Louis Mandel Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Alan T. Nurden
Alan T. Nurden Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Lee Rowen
Lee Rowen Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle
Asao Fujiyama
Asao Fujiyama National Institute of Genetics
Yoshiyuki Sakaki
Yoshiyuki Sakaki Toyohashi University of Technology
Masahira Hattori
Masahira Hattori Waseda University
Marco A. Marra
Marco A. Marra University of British Columbia
Leroy Hood
Leroy Hood University of Washington
Richard K. Wilson
Richard K. Wilson Nationwide Children's Hospital

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