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Ralph R. Weichselbaum

Ralph R. Weichselbaum

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Medicine

D-Index
155
Citations
92574
World Ranking
963
National Ranking
552

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Ralph R. Weichselbaum is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States and has a research focus spanning medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work encompasses a range of specialized subfields, including oncology, immunology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, cancer research, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research topics cover several aspects of cancer and immunotherapy, notably:

  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Interferon and immune responses

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Ralph R. Weichselbaum, notable publications include:

  • "Intratumoral accumulation of gut microbiota facilitates CD47-based immunotherapy via STING signaling," 2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • "Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG induces cGAS/STING-dependent type I interferon and improves response to immune checkpoint blockade," 2021, Gut
  • "Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy for Cancer: From "Systemic" to "Multisite"," 2020, Clinical Cancer Research
  • "The relationship between expression of PD-L1 and HIF-1α in glioma cells under hypoxia," 2021, Journal of Hematology & Oncology
  • "YTHDF2 inhibition potentiates radiotherapy antitumor efficacy," 2023, Cancer Cell

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers, including:

  • Sean P. Pitroda (47 co-authored works)
  • Wenbin Lin (33 co-authored works)
  • Hua Liang (23 co-authored works)
  • Kaiting Yang (22 co-authored works)
  • Steven J. Chmura (21 co-authored works)

Ralph R. Weichselbaum has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Clinical Cancer Research (12 publications)
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics (10 publications)
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine (6 publications)
  • Cancer Research (6 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (5 publications)

In recognition of professional achievements, the scientist is a member of the National Academy of Medicine since 1997 and a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Head and neck cancer.

    Everett E. Vokes;Ralph R. Weichselbaum;Scott M. Lippman;Waun Ki Hong

  • Irradiation and anti–PD-L1 treatment synergistically promote antitumor immunity in mice

    Liufu Deng;Hua Liang;Byron Burnette;Michael Beckett

  • STING-Dependent Cytosolic DNA Sensing Promotes Radiation-Induced Type I Interferon-Dependent Antitumor Immunity in Immunogenic Tumors

    Liufu Deng;Hua Liang;Meng Xu;Xuanming Yang

  • Accurate three-dimensional registration of CT, PET, and/or MR images of the brain.

    Charles A. Pelizzari;George T. Y. Chen;Danny R. Spelbring;Ralph R. Weichselbaum

  • Therapeutic effects of ablative radiation on local tumor require CD8+ T cells: changing strategies for cancer treatment

    Youjin Lee;Sogyong L. Auh;Yugang Wang;Byron Burnette

  • Blockade of the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Stress Response Increases the Antitumor Effects of Ionizing Radiation

    David H. Gorski;Michael A. Beckett;Nora T. Jaskowiak;Douglas P. Calvin

  • Radiotherapy and immunotherapy: a beneficial liaison?

    Ralph R. Weichselbaum;Hua Liang;Liufu Deng;Yang Xin Fu

  • The Efficacy of Radiotherapy Relies upon Induction of Type I Interferon–Dependent Innate and Adaptive Immunity

    Byron C. Burnette;Hua Liang;Youjin Lee;Lukasz Chlewicki

  • Speech and survival: tradeoffs between quality and quantity of life in laryngeal cancer.

    Barbara J. McNeil;Ralph Weichselbaum;Stephen G. Pauker

  • Proteolytic activation of protein kinase C delta by an ICE-like protease in apoptotic cells.

    Y Emoto;Y Manome;G Meinhardt;H Kisaki

  • Combined effects of angiostatin and ionizing radiation in antitumour therapy

    Helena J. Mauceri;Nader N. Hanna;Michael A. Beckett;David H. Gorski

  • Anti-tumour immunity controlled through mRNA m 6 A methylation and YTHDF1 in dendritic cells

    Dali Han;Dali Han;Jun Liu;Jun Liu;Chuanyuan Chen;Chuanyuan Chen;Lihui Dong

  • The Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene BRCA1 Is Required for Subnuclear Assembly of Rad51 and Survival following Treatment with the DNA Cross-linking Agent Cisplatin

    Anamitra Bhattacharyya;Uy S. Ear;Beverly H. Koller;Ralph R. Weichselbaum

  • Negative regulation of cytochrome c‐mediated oligomerization of Apaf‐1 and activation of procaspase‐9 by heat shock protein 90

    Pramod Pandey;Ayman Saleh;Atsuko Nakazawa;Shailendra Kumar

  • Core-shell nanoscale coordination polymers combine chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy to potentiate checkpoint blockade cancer immunotherapy

    Chunbai He;Xiaopin Duan;Nining Guo;Christina Chan

  • Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine

    Donald W Kufe;Raphael E Pollock;Ralph R Weichselbaum;Robert C Bast

  • Fallacy of the five-year survival in lung cancer

    Barbara J. McNeil;Ralph Weichselbaum;Stephen G. Pauker

  • Activation of the c-Abl tyrosine kinase in the stress response to DNA-damaging agents

    Surender Kharbanda;Ruibao Ren;Pramod Pandey;Timothy D. Shafman

  • Integrative and comparative genomic analysis of HPV-positive and HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

    Tanguy Y Seiwert;Zhixiang Zuo;Michaela K Keck;Arun Khattri

  • Predictors of Competing Mortality in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

    Loren K. Mell;James J. Dignam;Joseph K. Salama;Ezra E.W. Cohen

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald Kufe
Donald Kufe Harvard University
Everett E. Vokes
Everett E. Vokes University of Chicago
Robert C. Bast
Robert C. Bast The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Raphael E. Pollock
Raphael E. Pollock The Ohio State University
Bernard Roizman
Bernard Roizman University of Chicago
John B. Little
John B. Little Harvard University
Dennis E. Hallahan
Dennis E. Hallahan Washington University in St. Louis
Surender Kharbanda
Surender Kharbanda Harvard University
Vikas P. Sukhatme
Vikas P. Sukhatme Emory University
Yang-Xin Fu
Yang-Xin Fu Tsinghua University

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