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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 1998 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy
  • 1992 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1981 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1980 - William Allan Award, the American Society of Human Genetics
  • 1974 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1972 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Walter F. Bodmer is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specific focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Oncology, Cancer Research, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

They have contributed extensively to topics including Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer, Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies, CAR-T cell therapy research, Forensic and Genetic Research, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research.

Recent publications by Walter F. Bodmer include:

  • Polygenic inheritance, GWAS, polygenic risk scores, and the search for functional variants, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • CRISPR-Cas9 screen identifies oxidative phosphorylation as essential for cancer cell survival at low extracellular pH, 2022, Cell Reports
  • Genomic landscape of colorectal carcinogenesis, 2022, Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
  • Critical roles for EGFR and EGFR-HER2 clusters in EGF binding of SW620 human carcinoma cells, 2022, Journal of The Royal Society Interface
  • Acid-adapted cancer cells alkalinize their cytoplasm by degrading the acid-loading membrane transporter anion exchanger 2, SLC4A2, 2023, Cell Reports

Frequent co-authors working with Bodmer include Johanna Michl, Stefania Monterisi, Pawel Swietach, Djamila Ouaret, and Daniel J. M. Crouch.

They have published regularly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cell Reports, Cancers, and European Journal of Human Genetics.

Walter F. Bodmer has been recognized with a number of memberships and fellowships, including:

  • Member of the Royal Irish Academy (1998)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1992)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (1989)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1981)
  • William Allan Award, the American Society of Human Genetics (1980)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1974)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1972)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Their work engages deeply with cancer genomics and genetic research techniques, supporting advancements in understanding colorectal cancer and cancer cell biology through interdisciplinary approaches within medicine and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • A global reference for human genetic variation.

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, 2010.

    S G. E. Marsh;E. D. Albert;W. F. Bodmer;R. E. Bontrop

  • The Genetics of Human Populations

    M. G. Bulmer;L. L. Cavalli-Sforza;W. F. Bodmer

  • A Human Genome Diversity Cell Line Panel

    Howard M. Cann;Claudia De Toma;Lucien Cazes;Marie Fernande Legrand

  • Production of monoclonal antibodies to group A erythrocytes, HLA and other human cell surface antigens-new tools for genetic analysis.

    C.J. Barnstable;W.F. Bodmer;G. Brown;G. Galfre

  • A serine/threonine kinase gene defective in Peutz–Jeghers syndrome

    A Hemminki;D Markie;I Tomlinson;E Avizienyte

  • Localization of the gene for familial adenomatous polyposis on chromosome 5.

    W F Bodmer;C J Bailey;J Bodmer;H J Bussey

  • Genetic Analysis with Man-Mouse Somatic Cell Hybrids: Linkage between Human Lactate Dehydrogenase B and Peptidase B Genes

    A S Santachiara;M Nabholz;V Miggiano;V Miggiano;A J Darlington

  • Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, 1995

    J G Bodmer;S G Marsh;Albert;W F Bodmer

  • Principles of scientific management.

    W Bodmer

  • Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, 1994

    Julia G. Bodmer;Steven G. E. Marsh;Ekkehard D. Albert;Walter F. Bodmer

  • p53 mutations in colorectal cancer.

    Nanda R. Rodrigues;Andrew Rowan;Mark E. F. Smith;Ian B. Kerr

  • Common and rare variants in multifactorial susceptibility to common diseases

    Walter Bodmer;Carolina Bonilla

  • The ABC of APC

    Nicola S. Fearnhead;Michael P. Britton;Walter F. Bodmer

  • Target genes of beta-catenin-T cell-factor/lymphoid-enhancer-factor signaling in human colorectal carcinomas.

    B. Mann;M. Gelos;A. Siedow;M. L. Hanski

  • A global reference for human genetic variation

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • Monoclonal antibodies for analysis of the HLA system.

    Frances M. Brodsky;Peter Parham;Colin J. Barnstable;M. J. Crumpton

  • Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, 2004

    Steven G.E. Marsh;E. D. Albert;W. F. Bodmer;R. E. Bontrop

  • Use of a Monoclonal Antibody (W6/32) in Structural Studies of HLA-A,B,C Antigens

    Peter Parham;Colin J. Barnstable;Walter F. Bodmer

  • Chromosome 5 allele loss in human colorectal carcinomas.

    E. Solomon;R. Voss;V. Hall;W. F. Bodmer

Frequent Co-Authors

J. G. Bodmer
J. G. Bodmer Cancer Research UK
Ian Tomlinson
Ian Tomlinson University of Oxford
Peter Parham
Peter Parham Stanford University
Ekkehard D. Albert
Ekkehard D. Albert Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Steven G.E. Marsh
Steven G.E. Marsh University College London
Wolfgang R. Mayr
Wolfgang R. Mayr Medical University of Vienna
Jack L. Strominger
Jack L. Strominger Harvard University
Michael J. Crumpton
Michael J. Crumpton EMF Biological Research Trust
Colin J. Barnstable
Colin J. Barnstable Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Ellen Solomon
Ellen Solomon King's College London

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