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Sander R. Piersma is a researcher affiliated with VU University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their work spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology and Oncology. The scientist's research contributions extend into specific subfields such as Spectroscopy, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Cancer Research.

The research topics covered by Sander R. Piersma include:

  • Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Extracellular Vesicles in Disease
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Renal Cell Carcinoma Treatment

The research output of Sander R. Piersma includes multiple published papers. Notable recent works comprise:

  • "Truncated FGFR2 is a clinically actionable oncogene in multiple cancers" (2022) published in Nature
  • "Proteomic and Functional Studies Reveal Detyrosinated Tubulin as Treatment Target in Sarcomere Mutation-Induced Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy" (2021) published in Circulation Heart Failure
  • "Identification of novel cerebrospinal fluid biomarker candidates for dementia with Lewy bodies: a proteomic approach" (2020) published in Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • "Standardization and harmonization of distributed multi-center proteotype analysis supporting precision medicine studies" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "DPHL: A DIA Pan-Human Protein Mass Spectrometry Library for Robust Biomarker Discovery" (2020) published in Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative network include Connie R. Jiménez, Thang V. Pham, Jaco C. Knol, Alex A. Henneman, and Irene V. Bijnsdorp. These collaborations have resulted in a substantial body of work with repeated joint authorship.

Sander R. Piersma's publications are often featured in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cancers, Scientific Reports, Molecular Oncology, and SSRN Electronic Journal. These venues reflect the scientist's engagement with both preprint repositories and peer-reviewed journals across biomedical and oncological disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Quantifying exosome secretion from single cells reveals a modulatory role for GPCR signaling

    Frederik Johannes Verweij;Frederik Johannes Verweij;Frederik Johannes Verweij;Maarten P. Bebelman;Maarten P. Bebelman;Connie R. Jimenez;Juan J. Garcia-Vallejo

  • Direct visualization by cryo-EM of the mycobacterial capsular layer: a labile structure containing ESX-1-secreted proteins.

    Musa Sani;Edith N G Houben;Jeroen Geurtsen;Jason Pierson

  • Interaction of myeloperoxidase with peroxynitrite. A comparison with lactoperoxidase, horseradish peroxidase and catalase.

    René Floris;Sander R. Piersma;Guang Yang;Peter Jones

  • PPIB mutations cause severe osteogenesis imperfecta.

    Fleur S. van Dijk;Isabel M. Nesbitt;Eline H. Zwikstra;Peter G.J. Nikkels

  • Gold-Enhanced Biomolecular Surface Imaging of Cells and Tissue by SIMS and MALDI Mass Spectrometry

    A. F. Maarten Altelaar;Ivo Klinkert;Kees Jalink;Robert P. J. de Lange

  • Proteomic analysis of cerebrospinal fluid extracellular vesicles: a comprehensive dataset.

    Davide Chiasserini;Jan R.T. van Weering;Sander R. Piersma;Thang V. Pham

  • Peanut allergen Ara h 3: isolation from peanuts and biochemical characterization.

    S.J. Koppelman;E.F. Knol;R.A.A. Vlooswijk;M. Wensing

  • On the beta-binomial model for analysis of spectral count data in label-free tandem mass spectrometry-based proteomics

    Thang V. Pham;Sander R. Piersma;Marc Warmoes;Connie R. Jimenez

  • Direct molecular imaging of Lymnaea stagnalis nervous tissue at subcellular spatial resolution by mass spectrometry.

    A F Maarten Altelaar;Jan van Minnen;Connie R Jiménez;Ron M A Heeren

  • Peroxidase-mediated cross-linking of a tyrosine-containing peptide with ferulic acid.

    Gideon Oudgenoeg;Riet Hilhorst;Sander R. Piersma;Carmen G. Boeriu

  • Subcellular imaging mass spectrometry of brain tissue

    Liam A. McDonnell;Sander R. Piersma;A. F. Maarten Altelaar;Todd H. Mize

  • Composition of the type VII secretion system membrane complex

    Edith N. G. Houben;Edith N. G. Houben;Jovanka Bestebroer;Roy Ummels;Louis Wilson

  • Workflow comparison for label-free, quantitative secretome proteomics for cancer biomarker discovery: method evaluation, differential analysis, and verification in serum.

    Sander R. Piersma;Ulrike Fiedler;Simone Span;Andreas Lingnau

  • Proteomic Profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Identifies Nutrient-starvation-responsive Toxin–antitoxin Systems

    Jakob Albrethsen;Jeppe Agner;Sander R. Piersma;Peter Højrup

  • Essential Role of the ESX-5 Secretion System in Outer Membrane Permeability of Pathogenic Mycobacteria.

    Louis S. Ates;Roy Ummels;Susanna Commandeur;Robert van der Weerd

  • Sensing of latent EBV infection through exosomal transfer of 5′pppRNA

    S. Rubina Baglio;Monique A. J. van Eijndhoven;Danijela Koppers-Lalic;Jordi Berenguer

  • Exosomal ITGA3 interferes with non-cancerous prostate cell functions and is increased in urine exosomes of metastatic prostate cancer patients

    Irene V. Bijnsdorp;Albert A. Geldof;Mehrdad Lavaei;Sander R. Piersma

  • Interaction of 14-3-3 proteins with the Estrogen Receptor Alpha F domain provides a drug target interface

    Ingrid J. De Vries-van Leeuwen;Daniel da Costa Pereira;Koen D. Flach;Sander R. Piersma

  • Proteomics of the TRAP-induced platelet releasate.

    Sander R. Piersma;Henk J. Broxterman;Muhammed Kapci;Richard R. de Haas

  • Patients with anaphylaxis to pea can have peanut allergy caused by cross-reactive IgE to vicilin (Ara h 1).

    Marjolein Wensing;André C. Knulst;Sander Piersma;Francesca O'Kane

Frequent Co-Authors

Connie R. Jimenez
Connie R. Jimenez Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Henk M.W. Verheul
Henk M.W. Verheul Radboud University
Wilbert Bitter
Wilbert Bitter Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Henk L. Dekker
Henk L. Dekker University of Amsterdam
Ron M. A. Heeren
Ron M. A. Heeren Maastricht University
Gerrit A. Meijer
Gerrit A. Meijer Netherlands Cancer Institute
Chris J. J. Mulder
Chris J. J. Mulder Amsterdam UMC
Egbert F. Smit
Egbert F. Smit VU University Medical Center
Joen Luirink
Joen Luirink Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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