World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Sacha Ferdinandusse

Sacha Ferdinandusse

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
12913
World Ranking
11379
National Ranking
294

Overview

Sacha Ferdinandusse is a researcher affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their work primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a significant number of publications spanning these disciplines.

The main subfields of study for Ferdinandusse include Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Physiology, Genetics, and Cell Biology. Their research encompasses topics such as Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Diet and metabolism studies, RNA modifications and cancer, Genomics and Rare Diseases, and RNA Research and Splicing.

Frequent co-authors in Ferdinandusse's work include Ronald J. A. Wanders, Frédéric M. Vaz, Riekelt H. Houtkooper, Gepke Visser, and Frits A. Wijburg. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers active in related biochemical and genetic fields.

The venues where Ferdinandusse has most frequently published are the Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, JIMD Reports, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ferdinandusse include the following:

  • The physiological functions of human peroxisomes, 2022, Physiological Reviews
  • International Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Adrenoleukodystrophy, 2022, Neurology
  • Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders: Laboratory Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and the Complicated Route to Treatment, 2020, Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis
  • Fatty Acid Oxidation in Peroxisomes: Enzymology, Metabolic Crosstalk with Other Organelles and Peroxisomal Disorders, 2020, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • Comparison of the Diagnostic Performance of C26:0-Lysophosphatidylcholine and Very Long-Chain Fatty Acids Analysis for Peroxisomal Disorders, 2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Best Publications

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

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

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

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

  • Human disorders of peroxisome metabolism and biogenesis.

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

  • Peroxisomal fatty acid alpha- and beta-oxidation in humans: enzymology, peroxisomal metabolite transporters and peroxisomal diseases.

    R. J. A. Wanders;P. Vreken;S. Ferdinandusse;G. A. Jansen

  • Refsum disease is caused by mutations in the phytanoyl-CoA hydroxylase gene

    G. A. Jansen;R. Ofman;S. Ferdinandusse;L. Ijlst

  • Mutations in the gene encoding peroxisomal alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase cause adult-onset sensory motor neuropathy.

    Sacha Ferdinandusse;Simone Denis;Peter T. Clayton;Andrew Graham

  • Disorders of mitochondrial long-chain fatty acid oxidation and the carnitine shuttle

    Suzan J. G. Knottnerus;Suzan J. G. Knottnerus;Jeannette C. Bleeker;Jeannette C. Bleeker;Rob C. I. Wüst;Sacha Ferdinandusse

  • Identification of the peroxisomal β-oxidation enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of docosahexaenoic acid

    Sacha Ferdinandusse;Simone Denis;Petra A.W. Mooijer;Zhongyi Zhang

  • Subcellular localization and physiological role of alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase.

    Sacha Ferdinandusse;Simone Denis;Lodewijk IJlst;Georges Dacremont

  • Zellweger spectrum disorders: clinical overview and management approach

    Femke C. C. Klouwer;Kevin Berendse;Sacha Ferdinandusse;Ronald J. A. Wanders

  • Peroxisomes, lipid metabolism and lipotoxicity.

    R.J.A. Wanders;S. Ferdinandusse;P. Brites;S. Kemp

  • Peroxisomal branched chain fatty acid beta-oxidation pathway is upregulated in prostate cancer.

    Shan Zha;Sacha Ferdinandusse;Jessica L. Hicks;Simone Denis

  • Clinical and biochemical spectrum of D-bifunctional protein deficiency.

    Sacha Ferdinandusse;Simone Denis;Petra A. W. Mooyer;Conny Dekker

  • Alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase as an androgen-independent growth modifier in prostate cancer.

    Shan Zha;Sacha Ferdinandusse;Simone Denis;Ronald J. Wanders

  • Identification of the peroxisomal β-oxidation enzymes involved in the degradation of long-chain dicarboxylic acids

    Sacha Ferdinandusse;Simone Denis;Carlo W.T. van Roermund;Ronald J.A. Wanders

  • Mutations in the Gene Encoding Peroxisomal Sterol Carrier Protein X (SCPx) Cause Leukencephalopathy with Dystonia and Motor Neuropathy

    S. Ferdinandusse;P. Kostopoulos;S. Denis;H. Rusch

  • Clinical, biochemical, and mutational spectrum of peroxisomal acyl-coenzyme A oxidase deficiency.

    Sacha Ferdinandusse;Simone Denis;Eveline M. Hogenhout;Janet Koster

  • Peroxisomal L-bifunctional enzyme (Ehhadh) is essential for the production of medium-chain dicarboxylic acids

    Sander M. Houten;Simone Denis;Carmen A. Argmann;Yuzhi Jia

  • Phytanic acid metabolism in health and disease.

    Ronald J.A. Wanders;Jasper Komen;Sacha Ferdinandusse

  • ECHS1 mutations in Leigh disease: a new inborn error of metabolism affecting valine metabolism

    Heidi Peters;Nicole Buck;Ronald Wanders;Jos Ruiter

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J.A. Wanders
Ronald J.A. Wanders University of Amsterdam
Hans R. Waterham
Hans R. Waterham University of Amsterdam
Frédéric M. Vaz
Frédéric M. Vaz University of Amsterdam
Jos P.N. Ruiter
Jos P.N. Ruiter University of Amsterdam
Lodewijk IJlst
Lodewijk IJlst University of Amsterdam
Frits A. Wijburg
Frits A. Wijburg University of Amsterdam
Riekelt H. Houtkooper
Riekelt H. Houtkooper University of Amsterdam
Peter E. Clayton
Peter E. Clayton University of Manchester
Marinus Duran
Marinus Duran University of Amsterdam
Sander M. Houten
Sander M. Houten Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Expanding your education in Biology and Biochemistry opens the door to many specialized online degree options. For those interested in health, wellness, and human performance, you might consider earning an exercise science and nutrition degree online. This pathway can lead to careers in sports medicine, health coaching, or clinical nutrition.

If you are passionate about movement science and rehabilitation, pursuing an online kinesiology degree is another excellent option. These programs prepare graduates for roles in physical therapy, fitness training, and allied health services.

For advancing nurses, fast-track options are available to specialize further. The fastest pmhnp program is ideal for nurses wanting to become Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners efficiently. Similarly, those who’ve already earned a master's in nursing can pursue the shortest post master's fnp program to quickly become Family Nurse Practitioners.

These online degree and certificate pathways provide the flexibility to specialize, advance your career, and respond to growing opportunities in healthcare and science fields.

Best Scientists Citing Sacha Ferdinandusse

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles