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Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Panke Qu
The Ohio State University
2
Morgane Boulch
Inserm
3
Victor Tieu
Stanford University
4
Julian Geilenkeuser
Helmholtz Zentrum München
5
James I. Andorko
Integrated BioTherapeutics (United States)
6
Jonas Kath
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
7
Laura Pasitka
Liquidia Technologies (United States)
8
David Příhoda
University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
9
Huan Yee Koh
Monash University
10
Luca Riezzo
University of Manchester

Papers

1
Immune evasion, infectivity, and fusogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 and FLip variants
Cell|2024
159 cit.
2
A versatile CRISPR-Cas13d platform for multiplexed transcriptomic regulation and metabolic engineering in primary human T cells
Cell|2024
113 cit.
3
Publication in Nature Machine Intelligence (2024) [70 citations, W4399746375]
Nature Machine Intelligence|2024
70 cit.
4
Empirical economic analysis shows cost-effective continuous manufacturing of cultivated chicken using animal-free medium
Nature Food|2024
50 cit.
5
Publication in Molecular Therapy (2025) [49 citations, W4411922205]
Molecular Therapy|2025
49 cit.
6
Integration of <i>ζ</i>-deficient CARs into the <i>CD3</i> <i>ζ</i> gene conveys potent cytotoxicity in T and NK cells
Blood|2024
43 cit.
7
Publication in Nature Reviews Bioengineering (2025) [42 citations, W4414169548]
Nature Reviews Bioengineering|2025
42 cit.
8
Spontaneous immortalization of bovine fibroblasts following long-term expansion offers a non-transformed cell source for cultivated beef
Nature Food|2025
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Tomasz Kolenda
Greater Poland Cancer Center
2
David Meger
McGill University
3
Bilal Kartal
Dicle University
4
Saul J. Priceman
University of Southern California
5
Eithne Walsh
Unknown
6
Mariano Nicolás Cruz Bournazou
Technische Universität Berlin
7
Zhiheng Yang
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology
8
Teuta Piližota
University of Cambridge
9
Stefano Menegatti
North Carolina State University
10
Xiuli Xu
Sun Yat-sen University

Papers

1
Biopharmaceutical benchmarks 2022
Nature Biotechnology|2022
505 cit.
2
PD-L1 blockade restores CAR T cell activity through IFN-γ-regulation of CD163+ M2 macrophages
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer|2022
117 cit.
3
PSCA-CAR T cell therapy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: a phase 1 trial
Nature Medicine|2024
116 cit.
4
Antigen-dependent IL-12 signaling in CAR T cells promotes regional to systemic disease targeting
Nature Communications|2023
102 cit.
5
The downstream bioprocess toolbox for therapeutic viral vectors
Journal of Chromatography A|2023
34 cit.
6
Solid tumour CAR-T cells engineered with fusion proteins targeting PD-L1 for localized IL-12 delivery
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2025
30 cit.
7
A thermostable type I-B CRISPR-Cas system for orthogonal and multiplexed genetic engineering
Nature Communications|2023
28 cit.
8
Peptide ligands for the affinity purification of adeno‐associated viruses from HEK 293 cell lysates
Biotechnology and Bioengineering|2023
27 cit.
9
Towards continuous mAb purification: Clearance of host cell proteins from CHO cell culture harvests via “flow‐through affinity chromatography” using peptide‐based adsorbents
Biotechnology and Bioengineering|2022
26 cit.
10
High‐throughput screening of optimal process conditions using model predictive control
Biotechnology and Bioengineering|2022
25 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
R G Roeder
Rockefeller University
2
James M. Wilson
St Bartholomew's Hospital
3
Norbert Perrimon
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
4
Carl H. June
California University of Pennsylvania
5
Thomas Shenk
Princeton University
6
Philip Cohen
MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit
7
Jun‐ichi Miyazaki
The University of Osaka
8
Just M. Vlak
Wageningen University & Research
9
David T. Curiel
Washington University in St. Louis
10
R. Jude Samulski
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Papers

1
Accurate transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II in a soluble extract from isolated mammalian nuclei
Nucleic Acids Research|1983
11.6k cit.
2
Targeted gene expression as a means of altering cell fates and generating dominant phenotypes
Development|1993
9.8k cit.
3
Efficient selection for high-expression transfectants with a novel eukaryotic vector
Gene|1991
5.2k cit.
4
Specificity and mechanism of action of some commonly used protein kinase inhibitors
Biochemical Journal|2000
4.1k cit.
5
Chimeric Antigen Receptor–Modified T Cells in Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia
New England Journal of Medicine|2011
3.5k cit.
6
Chimeric Antigen Receptor–Modified T Cells for Acute Lymphoid Leukemia
New England Journal of Medicine|2013
3.5k cit.
7
Specificity and mechanism of action of some commonly used protein kinase inhibitors
Biochemical Journal|2000
3.1k cit.
8
Activation of p53 Sequence-Specific DNA Binding by Acetylation of the p53 C-Terminal Domain
Cell|1997
2.6k cit.
9
The selectivity of protein kinase inhibitors: a further update
Biochemical Journal|2007
2.5k cit.
10
T Cells with Chimeric Antigen Receptors Have Potent Antitumor Effects and Can Establish Memory in Patients with Advanced Leukemia
Science Translational Medicine|2011
2.4k cit.

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