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79
Citations
31077
World Ranking
4222
National Ranking
2066

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Susan E. Quaggin is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Nephrology, Ophthalmology, Surgery, as well as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Renal and related cancers
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Lipid metabolism and disorders
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism

Recent notable publications featuring Susan E. Quaggin include:

  • "Single-Cell Analysis of Blood-Brain Barrier Response to Pericyte Loss," 2020, published in Circulation Research
  • "Cellular crosstalk regulates the aqueous humor outflow pathway and provides new targets for glaucoma therapies," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "Moving from Evidence to Implementation of Breakthrough Therapies for Diabetic Kidney Disease," 2022, published in Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • "The lymphatics in kidney health and disease," 2021, published in Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • "SVEP1 as a Genetic Modifier of TEK-Related Primary Congenital Glaucoma," 2020, published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Yalu Zhou
  • Dilip K. Deb
  • Pinelopi P. Kapitsinou
  • Gal Finer
  • Ratnakar Tiwari

Publication venues where Susan E. Quaggin has been featured recurrently include:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Circulation Research

The scientist's contributions have been recognized through membership in notable professional bodies, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2019
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • VEGF inhibition and renal thrombotic microangiopathy.

    Vera Eremina;J. Ashley Jefferson;Jolanta Kowalewska;Howard Hochster

  • Glomerular-specific alterations of VEGF-A expression lead to distinct congenital and acquired renal diseases

    Vera Eremina;Manish Sood;Jody Haigh;András Nagy

  • Negative regulation of T-cell activation and autoimmunity by Mgat5 N -glycosylation

    Michael Demetriou;Maria Granovsky;Sue Quaggin;James W. Dennis;James W. Dennis

  • Loss of Fat4 disrupts PCP signaling and oriented cell division and leads to cystic kidney disease

    Sakura Saburi;Ian Hester;Evelyne Fischer;Marco Pontoglio

  • Nck adaptor proteins link nephrin to the actin cytoskeleton of kidney podocytes

    Nina Jones;Ivan M. Blasutig;Ivan M. Blasutig;Vera Eremina;Vera Eremina;Julie M. Ruston

  • GLP-1 receptor activation and Epac2 link atrial natriuretic peptide secretion to control of blood pressure

    Minsuk Kim;Mathew J Platt;Tadao Shibasaki;Susan E Quaggin

  • Insulin signaling to the glomerular podocyte is critical for normal kidney function

    Gavin I Welsh;Lorna J Hale;Vera Eremina;Marie Jeansson

  • Angiopoietin-1 is essential in mouse vasculature during development and in response to injury

    Marie Jeansson;Alexander Gawlik;Gregory Anderson;Chengjin Li

  • Conditional and inducible transgene expression in mice through the combinatorial use of Cre-mediated recombination and tetracycline induction

    Gusztav Belteki;Jody Haigh;Jody Haigh;Nikolett Kabacs;Katharina Haigh;Katharina Haigh

  • The cell biology of renal filtration

    Rizaldy P. Scott;Susan E. Quaggin

  • The basic-helix-loop-helix protein pod1 is critically important for kidney and lung organogenesis.

    Susan E. Quaggin;Lois Schwartz;Shiying Cui;Peter Igarashi

  • Nephropathy in human immunodeficiency virus-1 transgenic mice is due to renal transgene expression.

    Leslie A. Bruggeman;Steven Dikman;Charis Meng;Susan E. Quaggin

  • Glomerular Structure and Function Require Paracrine, Not Autocrine, VEGF–VEGFR-2 Signaling

    Karen Sison;Vera Eremina;Hans Baelde;Wang Min

  • Development of the renal glomerulus: good neighbors and good fences.

    Susan E. Quaggin;Jordan A. Kreidberg

  • Role of the VEGF--a signaling pathway in the glomerulus: evidence for crosstalk between components of the glomerular filtration barrier.

    Vera Eremina;Hans J. Baelde;Hans J. Baelde;Susan E. Quaggin

  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A Signaling in the Podocyte-Endothelial Compartment Is Required for Mesangial Cell Migration and Survival

    Vera Eremina;Shiying Cui;Hanspeter Gerber;Napoleone Ferrara

  • The role of VEGF-A in glomerular development and function.

    Vera Eremina;Susan E Quaggin

  • New aspects in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia

    John M. Davison;Volker Homuth;Arun Jeyabalan;Kirk P. Conrad

  • Kidney dendritic cell activation is required for progression of renal disease in a mouse model of glomerular injury

    Felix Heymann;Catherine Meyer-Schwesinger;Emma E. Hamilton-Williams;Emma E. Hamilton-Williams;Linda Hammerich

Frequent Co-Authors

Andras Nagy
Andras Nagy Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Peter Igarashi
Peter Igarashi University of Minnesota
Tony Pawson
Tony Pawson University of Toronto
Christer Betsholtz
Christer Betsholtz Uppsala University
Terri L. Young
Terri L. Young University of Wisconsin–Madison
Seppo Vainio
Seppo Vainio University of Oulu
Sebastian Maurer-Stroh
Sebastian Maurer-Stroh Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Jody J. Haigh
Jody J. Haigh University of Manitoba
Jamie E. Craig
Jamie E. Craig Flinders University
Janey L. Wiggs
Janey L. Wiggs Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

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