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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
111
Citations
37185
World Ranking
952
National Ranking
62

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Ulrich Walter is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany, where the research work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Engineering. Their expertise covers multiple subfields including Hematology, Molecular Biology, Aerospace Engineering, Genetics, and Immunology.

The main topics addressed in Ulrich Walter's research include:

  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Space Satellite Systems and Control
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Blood Properties and Coagulation

Recent publications illustrate the range and focus within these topics. Selected papers include:

  • "The Cell Cycle Checkpoint System MAST(L)-ENSA/ARPP19-PP2A is Targeted by cAMP/PKA and cGMP/PKG in Anucleate Human Platelets", 2020, published in Cells
  • "Generate optimal grasping trajectories to the end-effector using an improved genetic algorithm", 2020, published in Advances in Space Research
  • "The RhoA regulators Myo9b and GEF-H1 are targets of cyclic nucleotide-dependent kinases in platelets", 2020, published in Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • "CD36-fibrin interaction propagates FXI-dependent thrombin generation of human platelets", 2020, published in The FASEB Journal
  • "PARTI-A Haptic Virtual Reality Control Station for Model-Mediated Robotic Applications", 2022, published in Frontiers in Virtual Reality

Frequent co-authors contributing to this body of work include Kerstin Jurk, Stepan Gambaryan, René P. Zahedi, Gerhard Reinerth, and Pengyu Zhang.

Ulrich Walter's research has appeared repeatedly in publication venues such as:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Hämostaseologie
  • Acta Astronautica
  • Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Cells

The researcher's work notably intersects biomedical science and engineering disciplines, linking molecular and cellular studies in hematology with applications in aerospace and robotic control systems. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in the diversity of research topics, co-authors, and publication outlets involved.

Best Publications

  • NO at work

    Harald H.H.W. Schmidt;Ulrich Walter

  • The nitric oxide and cGMP signal transduction system: regulation and mechanism of action

    Harald H.H.W. Schmidt;Suzanne M. Lohmann;Ulrich Walter

  • Effects of Angiotensin II Infusion on the Expression and Function of NAD(P)H Oxidase and Components of Nitric Oxide/cGMP Signaling

    Hanke Mollnau;Maria Wendt;Katalin Szöcs;Bernard Lassègue

  • The first comprehensive and quantitative analysis of human platelet protein composition allows the comparative analysis of structural and functional pathways.

    Julia M. Burkhart;Marc Vaudel;Stepan Gambaryan;Sonja Radau

  • Resistance to thienopyridines: clinical detection of coronary stent thrombosis by monitoring of vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation.

    Paul Barragan;Jean-Louis Bouvier;Pierre-Olivier Roquebert;Gilles Macaluso

  • The proline-rich focal adhesion and microfilament protein VASP is a ligand for profilins.

    M Reinhard;K Giehl;K Abel;C Haffner

  • Ca2+ current is regulated by cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase in mammalian cardiac myocytes.

    Pierre-Francois Mery;Suzanne M. Lohmann;Ulrich Walter;Rodolphe Fischmeister

  • cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation sites of the focal adhesion vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) in vitro and in intact human platelets.

    E Butt;K Abel;M Krieger;D Palm

  • Distinct and specific functions of cGMP-dependent protein kinases

    Suzanne M. Lohmann;Arie B. Vaandrager;Albert Smolenski;Ulrich Walter

  • A novel proline-rich motif present in ActA of Listeria monocytogenes and cytoskeletal proteins is the ligand for the EVH1 domain, a protein module present in the Ena/VASP family.

    Kirsten Niebuhr;Frank Ebel;Ronald Frank;Matthias Reinhard

  • The 46/50 kDa phosphoprotein VASP purified from human platelets is a novel protein associated with actin filaments and focal contacts.

    M. Reinhard;M. Halbrügge;U. Scheer;C. Wiegand

  • Taming platelets with cyclic nucleotides.

    Ulrike R. Schwarz;Ulrich Walter;Martin Eigenthaler

  • Flow Cytometry Analysis of Intracellular VASP Phosphorylation for the Assessment of Activating and Inhibitory Signal Transduction Pathways in Human Platelets Definition and Detection of Ticlopidine/Clopidogrel Effects

    Ulrike R. Schwarz;Jörg Geiger;Ulrich Walter;Martin Eigenthaler

  • Analysis and Regulation of Vasodilator-stimulated Phosphoprotein Serine 239 Phosphorylation in Vitro and in Intact Cells Using a Phosphospecific Monoclonal Antibody

    Albert Smolenski;Christiane Bachmann;Kathrin Reinhard;Petra Hönig-Liedl

  • The EVH2 Domain of the Vasodilator-stimulated Phosphoprotein Mediates Tetramerization, F-actin Binding, and Actin Bundle Formation

    Christiane Bachmann;Lieselore Fischer;Ulrich Walter;Matthias Reinhard

  • Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinases and the Cardiovascular System Insights From Genetically Modified Mice

    Robert Feil;Suzanne M. Lohmann;Hugo de Jonge;Ulrich Walter

  • Physiology and Pathophysiology of Vascular Signaling Controlled by Cyclic Guanosine 3′,5′-Cyclic Monophosphate–Dependent Protein Kinase

    Thomas Münzel;Robert Feil;Alexander Mülsch;Suzanne M. Lohmann

  • Vasodilator-Stimulated Phosphoprotein Serine 239 Phosphorylation as a Sensitive Monitor of Defective Nitric Oxide/cGMP Signaling and Endothelial Dysfunction

    Matthias Oelze;Hanke Mollnau;Nina Hoffmann;Ascan Warnholtz

  • Phosphorylation of focal adhesion vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein at Ser157 in intact human platelets correlates with fibrinogen receptor inhibition.

    Karen Horstrup;Bernd Jablonka;Petra Hönig-Liedl;Melitta Just

  • Specific Impairment of Human Platelet P2YAC ADP Receptor–Mediated Signaling by the Antiplatelet Drug Clopidogrel

    J. Geiger;J. Brich;P. Hönig-Liedl;M. Eigenthaler

Frequent Co-Authors

Suzanne M. Lohmann
Suzanne M. Lohmann University of Würzburg
Albert Sickmann
Albert Sickmann Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Thomas Münzel
Thomas Münzel Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
René P. Zahedi
René P. Zahedi University of Manitoba
Tore Jahnsen
Tore Jahnsen University of Oslo
Thomas Meinertz
Thomas Meinertz Universität Hamburg
Wolfram Ruf
Wolfram Ruf Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Harald H.H.W. Schmidt
Harald H.H.W. Schmidt Maastricht University
Thomas Dandekar
Thomas Dandekar University of Würzburg
Trinad Chakraborty
Trinad Chakraborty University of Giessen

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