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Wolfgang H. Fischer is affiliated with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a total of 37 publications in Medicine and 15 in Immunology and Microbiology. Within these areas, Fischer's work notably covers subfields such as Surgery, Immunology, Oncology, Small Animals, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's research topics focus extensively on Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, veterinary medicine and infectious diseases, galectins and cancer biology, CAR-T cell therapy research, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, immune cell function and interaction, as well as Mycobacterium research and diagnosis. Each of these topics represents a significant portion of their academic output.

Fischer's publication record includes articles in journals such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Microbiology
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Cancer Research
  • Clinical Cancer Research

Frequent collaborators accompanying Fischer's research work include:

  • Rainer Haas
  • Clara Lettl
  • Joachim Koch
  • Uwe Reusch
  • Laurent Terradot

Recent notable publications by Wolfgang H. Fischer include:

  • "Four Chromosomal Type IV Secretion Systems in Helicobacter pylori: Composition, Structure and Function" (2020), Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Combining AFM13, a Bispecific CD30/CD16 Antibody, with Cytokine-Activated Blood and Cord Blood-Derived NK Cells Facilitates CAR-like Responses Against CD30+ Malignancies" (2021), Clinical Cancer Research
  • "Preclinical evaluation of AFM24, a novel CD16A-specific innate immune cell engager targeting EGFR-positive tumors" (2021), mAbs
  • "Diverse proteins aggregate in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease brain" (2020), Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
  • "Helicobacter pylori patient isolates from South Africa and Nigeria differ in virulence factor pathogenicity profile and associated gastric disease outcome" (2020), Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • A Novel CDK9-Associated C-Type Cyclin Interacts Directly with HIV-1 Tat and Mediates Its High-Affinity, Loop-Specific Binding to TAR RNA

    Ping Wei;Mitchell E Garber;Mitchell E Garber;Shi-Min Fang;Wolfgang H Fischer

  • A cluster of phosphorylation sites on the cyclic AMP-regulated nuclear factor CREB predicted by its sequence

    Gustavo A. Gonzalez;Karen K. Yamamoto;Wolfgang H. Fischer;David Karr

  • Identification of urocortin III, an additional member of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family with high affinity for the CRF2 receptor

    K. Lewis;C. Li;M. H. Perrin;A. Blount

  • Protein Disulfide Bond Formation in the Cytoplasm during Oxidative Stress

    Robert C. Cumming;Nancy L. Andon;Paul A. Haynes;Minkyu Park

  • Cloning and characterization of the cDNAs for human and rat corticotropin releasing factor-binding proteins.

    E. Potter;D. P. Behan;D. P. Behan;W. H. Fischer;E. A. Linton

  • A thymus-specific member of the HMG protein family regulates the human T cell receptor C alpha enhancer.

    M L Waterman;W H Fischer;K A Jones

  • Activin is a nerve cell survival molecule

    D. Schubert;H. Kimura;M. LaCorbiere;J. Vaughan

  • FGF-2-Responsive Neural Stem Cell Proliferation Requires CCg, a Novel Autocrine/Paracrine Cofactor

    Philippe Taupin;Jasodhara Ray;Wolfgang H Fischer;Steven T Suhr

  • The CREB coactivator CRTC2 links hepatic ER stress and fasting gluconeogenesis

    Yiguo Wang;Liliana Vera;Wolfgang H. Fischer;Marc Montminy

  • Identification of a mammalian glutaminyl cyclase converting glutaminyl into pyroglutamyl peptides

    Wolfgang H. Fischer;Joachim Spiess

  • Characterization of motifs which are critical for activity of the cyclic AMP-responsive transcription factor CREB.

    G A Gonzalez;P Menzel;J Leonard;W H Fischer

  • Characterization of melanin-concentrating hormone from rat hypothalamus.

    J. M. Vaughan;W. H. Fischer;C. Hoeger;J. Rivier

  • Three forms of gonadotropin-releasing hormone characterized from brains of one species.

    J. F. F. Powell;Y. Zohar;A. Elizur;M. Park

  • Two new forms of gonadotropin-releasing hormone in a protochordate and the evolutionary implications.

    J. F. F. Powell;S. M. Reska-Skinner;M. O. Prakash;W. H. Fischer

  • The Junctional Adhesion Molecule JAML Is a Costimulatory Receptor for Epithelial γδ T Cell Activation

    Deborah A. Witherden;Petra Verdino;Stephanie E. Rieder;Olivia Garijo

  • A Hormone-Dependent Module Regulating Energy Balance

    Biao Wang;Noel Moya;Sherry Niessen;Heather Hoover

  • Structure, expression and function of a schwannoma-derived growth factor.

    Hideo Kimura;Wolfgang H. Fischer;David Schubert

  • Three-finger toxin fold for the extracellular ligand-binding domain of the type II activin receptor serine kinase.

    Jason Greenwald;Wolfgang H. Fischer;Wylie W. Vale;Senyon Choe;Senyon Choe

  • Novel vertebrate nucleoporins Nup133 and Nup160 play a role in mRNA export

    Sanjay Vasu;Sundeep Shah;Arturo Orjalo;Minkyu Park

  • Complementary DNA cloning of a receptor for tumor necrosis factor and demonstration of a shed form of the receptor.

    Renu A. Heller;Kyung Song;Martha A. Onasch;Wolfgang H. Fischer

Frequent Co-Authors

Wylie Vale
Wylie Vale Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Jean Rivier
Jean Rivier Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Nancy M. Sherwood
Nancy M. Sherwood University of Victoria
David Schubert
David Schubert Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Pamela Maher
Pamela Maher Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Senyon Choe
Senyon Choe Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Marc Montminy
Marc Montminy Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Wendy L. Havran
Wendy L. Havran Scripps Research Institute
Craig A. Harrison
Craig A. Harrison Monash University
Ian A. Wilson
Ian A. Wilson Scripps Research Institute

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