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54
Citations
11167
World Ranking
15570
National Ranking
85

Overview

Wilson A. Silva is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil and has produced a significant body of research across multiple fields related to medicine and molecular biology. Their work spans over 100 publications in Medicine and nearly 100 in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, underscoring a cross-disciplinary approach in biomedical research.

Their research interests focus particularly on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Cancer Research, Genetics, and Immunology. This specialization extends to prominent topics including SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, COVID-19 clinical studies, RNA research and splicing, genetic factors in colorectal cancer, endometriosis research and treatment, and reproductive system and pregnancy studies.

Wilson A. Silva has published extensively in various scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Contribuciones a las Ciencias Sociales
  • Aracê.
  • Scientific Reports
  • Caderno Pedagógico

Their recent papers demonstrate a range of biomedical and genetic studies, including:

  • GSVA score reveals molecular signatures from transcriptomes for biomaterials comparison (2020), Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
  • Comprehensive multi-omic profiling of somatic mutations in malformations of cortical development (2023), Nature Genetics
  • Contributions of HOX genes to cancer hallmarks: Enrichment pathway analysis and review (2020), Tumor Biology
  • Germline variants in DNA repair genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome: analysis of a 21 gene panel in the Brazilian population (2020), BMC Medical Genomics
  • Genetic variability in COVID-19-related genes in the Brazilian population (2021), Human Genome Variation

In addition to journal publications, Wilson A. Silva has authored books published by Paco Editorial eBooks and Editora BAGAI eBooks:

  • Textos formativos desde as margens: Periferia, território e interdisciplinaridade (2022)
  • ENSAIOS NAS CIÊNCIAS AMBIENTAIS E AGRÁRIAS (2024)

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors who have contributed to multiple works alongside Silva, such as:

  • Kamila Chagas Peronni
  • Cristiane Matos da Silva
  • Greice Andreotti de Molfetta
  • Jonathan dos Santos Viana
  • Carlos Alberto Oliveira de Biagi

Best Publications

  • The genome sequence of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

    A. J.G. Simpson;F. C. Reinach;P. Arruda;F. A. Abreu

  • Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells obtained from diverse human tissues share functional properties and gene-expression profile with CD146+ perivascular cells and fibroblasts

    Dimas T. Covas;Rodrigo A. Panepucci;Aparecida M. Fontes;Wilson A. Silva

  • Comparison of gene expression of umbilical cord vein and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells.

    Rodrigo A. Panepucci;Jorge L.C. Siufi;Wilson A. Silva;Rodrigo Proto‐Siquiera

  • Mitochondrial population genomics supports a single pre-Clovis origin with a coastal route for the peopling of the Americas.

    Nelson J.R. Fagundes;Ricardo Kanitz;Roberta Eckert;Ana C.S. Valls

  • The Profile of Gene Expression of Human Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    Wilson A. Silva;Dimas T. Covas;Rodrigo A. Panepucci;Rodrigo Proto‐Siqueira

  • Brief Report: The lincRNA Hotair Is Required for Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Stemness Maintenance of Cancer Cell Lines

    Cleidson Pádua Alves;Aline Simoneti Fonseca;Bruna Rodrigues Muys;Rafaela de Barros e Lima Bueno

  • MicroRNAs differentially expressed in ACTH-secreting pituitary tumors.

    Fernando Colbari Amaral;Natalia Torres;Fabiano Saggioro;Luciano Neder

  • Host defense and inflammatory gene polymorphisms are associated with outcomes after HLA-identical sibling bone marrow transplantation.

    Vanderson Rocha;Rendrik F. Franco;Raphaël Porcher;Henrique Bittencourt

  • The contribution of 700,000 ORF sequence tags to the definition of the human transcriptome

    Anamaria A. Camargo;Helena P. B. Samaia;Emmanuel Dias-Neto;Daniel F. Simão

  • Identification of polymorphisms in the 5'-untranslated region of the TAFI gene: relationship with plasma TAFI levels and risk of venous thrombosis

    RF Franco;MG Fagundes;JC Meijers;PH Reitsma

  • Mitochondrial Genome Diversity of Native Americans Supports a Single Early Entry of Founder Populations into America

    Wilson A. Silva;Wilson A. Silva;Sandro L. Bonatto;Adriano J. Holanda;Andrea K. Ribeiro-dos-Santos

  • Bioinformatics construction of the human cell surfaceome

    J. P. C. da Cunha;P. A. F. Galante;J. E. de Souza;R. F. de Souza

  • The generation and utilization of a cancer-oriented representation of the human transcriptome by using expressed sequence tags

    Helena Brentani;Otávia L. Caballero;Anamaria A. Camargo;Aline M. da Silva

  • Differentially expressed genes in eutopic and ectopic endometrium of women with endometriosis.

    Juliana Meola;Júlio César Rosa e Silva;Daniel Blassioli Dentillo;Wilson Araújo da Silva

  • African-derived South American populations: A history of symmetrical and asymmetrical matings according to sex revealed by bi- and uni-parental genetic markers.

    Maria Cátira Bortolini;Wilson Araújo Da Silva;Dinorah Castro De Guerra;Gabriela Remonatto

  • Heterogeneity of the genome ancestry of individuals classified as White in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Andrea Rita Marrero;Fábio Pereira Das Neves Leite;Bianca De Almeida Carvalho;Leandro Martins Peres;Leandro Martins Peres

  • Mesenchymal stem cells can be obtained from the human saphena vein.

    Dimas T. Covas;Carlos E. Piccinato;Maristela D. Orellana;Jorge L.C. Siufi

  • Epigenetic silencing of CRABP2 and MX1 in head and neck tumors.

    Marilia de Freitas Calmon;Rodrigo V. Rodrigues;Carla M. Kaneto;Ricardo P. Moura

  • Association of drug metabolism gene polymorphisms with toxicities, graft-versus-host disease and survival after HLA-identical sibling hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients with leukemia

    V Rocha;R Porcher;J F Fernandes;A Filion

  • The contribution of 700,000 ORF sequence tags to the definition of the human transcriptome ( vol 98, pg 12103, 2001)

    AA Camargo;Hpb Samaia;E Dias-Neto;DF Simao

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimas Tadeu Covas
Dimas Tadeu Covas Universidade de São Paulo
Andrew J.G. Simpson
Andrew J.G. Simpson Ludwig Cancer Research
Dirce Maria Carraro
Dirce Maria Carraro AC Camargo Hospital
Gustavo H. Goldman
Gustavo H. Goldman Universidade de São Paulo
Achim A. Jungbluth
Achim A. Jungbluth Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Thiago Y. Oliveira
Thiago Y. Oliveira Rockefeller University
Jacques Elion
Jacques Elion Université Paris Cité
Vanderson Rocha
Vanderson Rocha Universidade de São Paulo
Sergio Verjovski-Almeida
Sergio Verjovski-Almeida Universidade de São Paulo
Jeremy A. Squire
Jeremy A. Squire Universidade de São Paulo

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