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Ronald J.A. Wanders

Ronald J.A. Wanders

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Biology and Biochemistry
Netherlands
2026
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Genetics
Netherlands
2024

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
142
Citations
69660
World Ranking
250
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Ronald J.A. Wanders is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions in the areas of medicine and clinical biochemistry.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to metabolism and genetic disorders, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, mitochondrial function and pathology, diet and metabolism studies, RNA modifications and cancer, amino acid enzymes and metabolism, and adipose tissue and metabolism.

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Hans R. Waterham
  • Sacha Ferdinandusse
  • Riekelt H. Houtkooper
  • Lodewijk IJlst
  • Frédéric M. Vaz

Their research has been published in several prominent venues, including:

  • Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Selected recent papers by the scientist include:

  • The physiological functions of human peroxisomes, 2022, Physiological Reviews
  • Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders: Laboratory Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and the Complicated Route to Treatment, 2020, Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis

Other notable related publications where they contributed include:

  • NAD + homeostasis in human health and disease, 2021, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • Metabolic interactions between peroxisomes and mitochondria with a special focus on acylcarnitine metabolism, 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • Disorders of flavin adenine dinucleotide metabolism: MADD and related deficiencies, 2020, The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology

In addition to journal articles, Ronald J.A. Wanders has authored book publications, including work published by Frontiers Media. One of the titles is "Molecular Mechanisms and Physiological Significance of Organelle Interactions and Cooperation - Volume II," published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • BIOCHEMISTRY OF PEROXISOMES

    H. van den Bosch;R. B. H. Schutgens;R. J. A. Wanders;J. M. Tager

  • Biochemistry of mammalian peroxisomes revisited.

    Ronald J. A. Wanders;Hans R. Waterham

  • A general introduction to the biochemistry of mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation

    Sander Michel Houten;Ronald J. A. Wanders

  • The secret life of NAD+: an old metabolite controlling new metabolic signaling pathways.

    Riekelt H. Houtkooper;Carles Cantó;Ronald J. Wanders;Johan Auwerx

  • Modeling the mitochondrial cardiomyopathy of Barth syndrome with induced pluripotent stem cell and heart-on-chip technologies

    Gang Wang;Megan L. McCain;Luhan Yang;Aibin He

  • A lethal defect of mitochondrial and peroxisomal fission.

    Hans R. Waterham;Janet Koster;Carlo W.T. van Roermund;Petra A.W. Mooyer

  • Carnitine biosynthesis in mammals.

    Frédéric M. Vaz;Ronald J. A. Wanders

  • α-methylacyl-CoA racemase: A new molecular marker for prostate cancer

    Jun Luo;Shan Zha;Wesley R. Gage;Thomas A. Dunn

  • Quantification of the contribution of various steps to the control of mitochondrial respiration.

    A K Groen;R J Wanders;H V Westerhoff;R van der Meer

  • The Biochemistry and Physiology of Mitochondrial Fatty Acid β-Oxidation and Its Genetic Disorders

    Sander M. Houten;Sara Violante;Fatima V. Ventura;Ronald J.A. Wanders

  • Mutations in MVK, encoding mevalonate kinase, cause hyperimmunoglobulinaemia D and periodic fever syndrome

    S. M. Houten;W. Kuis;M. Duran;T. J. De Koning

  • X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD): clinical presentation and guidelines for diagnosis, follow-up and management

    Marc Engelen;Stephan Kemp;Marianne de Visser;Björn M van Geel

  • Defective Remodeling of Cardiolipin and Phosphatidylglycerol in Barth Syndrome

    Peter Vreken;Fredoen Valianpour;Leo G. Nijtmans;Les A. Grivell

  • Functions and biosynthesis of plasmalogens in health and disease.

    Pedro Brites;Hans R Waterham;Ronald J.A Wanders

  • Peroxisomal disorders: a newly recognised group of genetic diseases.

    R. B. H. Schutgens;H. S. A. Heymans;R. J. A. Wanders;H. v. d. Bosch

  • Mutations in the 3β-Hydroxysterol Δ24-Reductase Gene Cause Desmosterolosis, an Autosomal Recessive Disorder of Cholesterol Biosynthesis

    Hans R. Waterham;Janet Koster;Gerrit Jan Romeijn;Raoul C.M. Hennekam

  • Metabolic Interplay between Peroxisomes and Other Subcellular Organelles Including Mitochondria and the Endoplasmic Reticulum.

    Ronald J. A. Wanders;Hans R. Waterham;Sacha Ferdinandusse

  • ABCD1 mutations and the X‐linked adrenoleukodystrophy mutation database: Role in diagnosis and clinical correlations

    Stephan Kemp;Aurora Pujol;Hans R. Waterham;Björn M. Van Geel

  • Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere and Fazio Londe syndrome is associated with a riboflavin transporter defect mimicking mild MADD: a new inborn error of metabolism with potential treatment

    Annet M. Bosch;Nico G. G. M. Abeling;Lodewijk IJlst;Hennie Knoester

  • Plasmalogens participate in very-long-chain fatty acid-induced pathology

    Pedro Brites;Petra A W Mooyer;Leila El Mrabet;Hans R Waterham

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans R. Waterham
Hans R. Waterham University of Amsterdam
Sacha Ferdinandusse
Sacha Ferdinandusse University of Amsterdam
Lodewijk IJlst
Lodewijk IJlst University of Amsterdam
Marinus Duran
Marinus Duran University of Amsterdam
Jos P.N. Ruiter
Jos P.N. Ruiter University of Amsterdam
Frédéric M. Vaz
Frédéric M. Vaz University of Amsterdam
Sander M. Houten
Sander M. Houten Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Frits A. Wijburg
Frits A. Wijburg University of Amsterdam
J. M. Tager
J. M. Tager University of Amsterdam
Riekelt H. Houtkooper
Riekelt H. Houtkooper University of Amsterdam

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