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Wim Van Criekinge

Wim Van Criekinge

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
15698
World Ranking
6418
National Ranking
110

Overview

Wim Van Criekinge is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and conducts research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Oncology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to cancer and molecular biology. Key focus areas include:

  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research

Van Criekinge has contributed to multiple publications in a variety of research venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • The Journal of Urology (7 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (5 publications)
  • Clinical Epigenetics (2 publications)
  • Nucleic Acids Research (2 publications)
  • European Urology Open Science (2 publications)

Some of Van Criekinge's recent papers are:

  • "Challenges in neoantigen-directed therapeutics," 2022, published in Cancer Cell
  • "Clinical use of the SelectMDx urinary-biomarker test with or without mpMRI in prostate cancer diagnosis: a prospective, multicenter study in biopsy-naïve men," 2021, published in Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases
  • "PhaLP: A Database for the Study of Phage Lytic Proteins and Their Evolution," 2021, published in Viruses
  • "Spectral Prediction Features as a Solution for the Search Space Size Problem in Proteogenomics," 2021, published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
  • "Evaluation of the New American Urological Association Guidelines Risk Classification for Hematuria," 2020, published in The Journal of Urology

Van Criekinge collaborates extensively, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Steff Taelman
  • Michiel Stock
  • Ellen C. Zwarthoff
  • Joost L. Boormans
  • Joep J. de Jong

Best Publications

  • Analysis of DNA methylation in cancer: location revisited

    Alexander Koch;Sophie C. Joosten;Zheng Feng;Tim C. de Ruijter

  • The Zinc Finger Protein A20 Inhibits TNF-induced NF-κB–dependent Gene Expression by Interfering with an RIP- or TRAF2-mediated Transactivation Signal and Directly Binds to a Novel NF-κB–inhibiting Protein ABIN

    Karen Heyninck;Dirk De Valck;Wim Vanden Berghe;Wim Van Criekinge

  • Comparing the DNA hypermethylome with gene mutations in human colorectal cancer.

    Kornel E. Schuebel;Wei Chen;Leslie Cope;Sabine C. Glöckner

  • Detection of High-grade Prostate Cancer Using a Urinary Molecular Biomarker–Based Risk Score

    Leander Van Neste;Rianne J Hendriks;Siebren Dijkstra;Geert Trooskens

  • Telomere length and cardiovascular risk factors in a middle‐aged population free of overt cardiovascular disease

    Sofie Bekaert;Tim De Meyer;Ernst R. Rietzschel;Marc L. De Buyzere

  • MEXPRESS: visualizing expression, DNA methylation and clinical TCGA data

    Alexander K. Koch;Tim De Meyer;Jana Jeschke;Wim Van Criekinge

  • Quantitation of Promoter Methylation of Multiple Genes in Urine DNA and Bladder Cancer Detection

    Mohammad Obaidul Hoque;Shahnaz Begum;Ozlem Topaloglu;Aditi Chatterjee

  • NMR-Based Characterization of Metabolic Alterations in Hypertension Using an Adaptive, Intelligent Binning Algorithm

    Tim De Meyer;Davy Sinnaeve;Bjorn Van Gasse;Elena Tsiporkova

  • The N-myc downstream regulated gene (NDRG) family: diverse functions, multiple applications

    Veerle Melotte;Xianghu Qu;Maté Ongenaert;Wim van Criekinge

  • Quantitative methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction gene patterns in urine sediment distinguish prostate cancer patients from control subjects.

    Mohammad Obaidul Hoque;Ozlem Topaloglu;Shahnaz Begum;Rui Henrique

  • Yeast Two-Hybrid: State of the Art.

    Wim Van Criekinge;Rudi Beyaert

  • Clinical utility of an epigenetic assay to detect occult prostate cancer in histopathologically negative biopsies: results of the MATLOC study

    Grant D. Stewart;Leander Van Neste;Philippe Delvenne;Paul Delrée

  • Clinical Validation of an Epigenetic Assay to Predict Negative Histopathological Results in Repeat Prostate Biopsies

    Alan W. Partin;Leander Van Neste;Eric A. Klein;Leonard S. Marks

  • Characterization of seven murine caspase family members.

    Marc Van de Craen;Peter Vandenabeele;Wim Declercq;Ilse Van den Brande

  • The Microbiome in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma-Exposed Controls: An Exploratory Study.

    Sian M.J. Hemmings;Stefanie Malan-Müller;Leigh L. van den Heuvel;Brittany A. Demmitt

  • GATA4 and GATA5 are Potential Tumor Suppressors and Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer

    Debby M.E.I. Hellebrekers;Marjolein H.F.M. Lentjes;Sandra M. van den Bosch;Veerle Melotte

  • Identification and Validation of the Methylated TWIST1 and NID2 Genes through Real-Time Methylation-Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays for the Noninvasive Detection of Primary Bladder Cancer in Urine Samples

    Isabelle Renard;Steven Joniau;Ben van Cleynenbreugel;Catherine Collette

  • Paternal age at birth is an important determinant of offspring telomere length

    Tim De Meyer;Ernst R. Rietzschel;Marc L. De Buyzere;Dirk De Bacquer

  • MEXPRESS update 2019

    Alexander Koch;Jana Jeschke;Wim Van Criekinge;Manon van Engeland

  • Phylogenetic trees: visualizing, customizing and detecting incongruence

    Geert Trooskens;David De Beule;Frederik Decouttere;Wim Van Criekinge

Frequent Co-Authors

Manon van Engeland
Manon van Engeland Maastricht University
James G. Herman
James G. Herman University of Pittsburgh
Jack A. Schalken
Jack A. Schalken Radboud University
Jo Vandesompele
Jo Vandesompele Ghent University
Filip Van Nieuwerburgh
Filip Van Nieuwerburgh Ghent University
David J. Harrison
David J. Harrison University of St Andrews
Dieter Deforce
Dieter Deforce Ghent University
Rudi Beyaert
Rudi Beyaert Ghent University
Peter Vandenabeele
Peter Vandenabeele Ghent University
Walter Fiers
Walter Fiers Ghent University

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