Christian Beauséjour

11.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
57 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Christian Beauséjour is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Beauséjour has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Physiology and 14 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Christian Beauséjour's work include Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (20 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (10 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (9 papers). Christian Beauséjour is often cited by papers focused on Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (20 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (10 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (9 papers). Christian Beauséjour collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Italy. Christian Beauséjour's co-authors include Judith Campisi, Michael C. Holmes, Philip D. Gregory, Jeffrey C. Miller, Ya-Li Lee, Fyodor D. Urnov, Jean‐Philippe Coppé, Andrew C. Jamieson, Matthew H. Porteus and Jeremy M. Rock and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Christian Beauséjour

54 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Highly efficient endogenous human gene correction using designed zinc-finger nucleases

2005 1.2k citations Christian Beauséjour, Philip D. Gregory et al. profile →
Reversal of human cellular senescence: roles of the p53 and p16 pathways

2003 1.1k citations Christian Beauséjour profile →
An improved zinc-finger nuclease architecture for highly specific genome editing

2007 804 citations Michael C. Holmes, Christian Beauséjour et al. profile →
Gene editing in human stem cells using zinc finger nucleases and integrase-defective lentiviral vector delivery

2007 647 citations Christian Beauséjour, Philip D. Gregory et al. profile →
Telomeric DNA damage is irreparable and causes persistent DNA-damage-response activation

2012 613 citations Marzia Fumagalli, Francesca Rossiello et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christian Beauséjour Canada	25	5.1k	2.7k	1.2k	1.1k	998	57	7.5k
Steven E. Artandi United States	41	5.3k 1.1×	4.2k 1.5×	649 0.5×	555 0.5×	966 1.0×	70	7.9k
Serge Lichtsteiner United States	14	4.2k 0.8×	4.0k 1.5×	913 0.8×	651 0.6×	734 0.7×	14	6.9k
Karen R. Prowse United States	17	5.0k 1.0×	5.4k 2.0×	895 0.7×	811 0.8×	972 1.0×	24	8.5k
Zuzana Tóthová United States	23	6.5k 1.3×	703 0.3×	705 0.6×	850 0.8×	929 0.9×	47	8.4k
Calvin D. Roskelley Canada	13	3.9k 0.8×	3.2k 1.2×	366 0.3×	949 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	18	6.9k
James W. Horner United States	33	6.5k 1.3×	2.0k 0.8×	773 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	3.1k 3.1×	42	10.0k
Ariel A. Avilion United States	15	4.3k 0.9×	3.5k 1.3×	878 0.7×	346 0.3×	457 0.5×	21	6.4k
Ittai Ben‐Porath Israel	27	4.1k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	422 0.4×	854 0.8×	1.8k 1.8×	35	6.6k
Paul Hasty United States	41	6.6k 1.3×	869 0.3×	1.8k 1.5×	492 0.5×	1.5k 1.5×	107	8.1k
Manuel Collado Spain	34	5.8k 1.1×	3.2k 1.2×	453 0.4×	1.5k 1.4×	2.4k 2.4×	78	9.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Beauséjour

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Cagnone, Gaël, Pierre Hardy, Damien Maggiorani, et al.. (2025). Unconventional receptor functions and location-biased signaling of the lactate GPCR in the nucleus. Life Science Alliance. 8(4). e202503226–e202503226. 1 indexed citations

Maggiorani, Damien, Oanh Lê, Véronique Lisi, et al.. (2024). Senescence drives immunotherapy resistance by inducing an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2435–2435. 49 indexed citations

Roux, Vincent Le, Paloma Kalegari, Vincent Gagné, et al.. (2022). Characterization of the Impact of the MYBBP1A Gene and rs3809849 on Asparaginase Sensitivity and Cellular Functions. Pharmacogenomics. 23(7). 415–430. 1 indexed citations

Hesnard, Leslie, Marie‐Pierre Hardy, Basma Benabdallah, et al.. (2022). Induced pluripotent stem cells display a distinct set of MHC I-associated peptides shared by human cancers. Cell Reports. 40(7). 111241–111241. 12 indexed citations

Lian, Xian Jin, et al.. (2020). G3BP1 controls the senescence-associated secretome and its impact on cancer progression. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4979–4979. 59 indexed citations

Palacio, Lina Marcela Hoyos, Damien Maggiorani, Gaël Moquin‐Beaudry, et al.. (2019). Restored immune cell functions upon clearance of senescence in the irradiated splenic environment. Aging Cell. 18(4). e12971–e12971. 42 indexed citations

Moquin‐Beaudry, Gaël, Yuanyi Li, Renée Bazin, et al.. (2019). The Tumor-Immune Response Is Not Compromised by Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Humanized Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 203(10). 2735–2745. 10 indexed citations

Benabdallah, Basma, Joël Rousseau, Pierre Chapdelaine, et al.. (2013). Targeted Gene Addition of Microdystrophin in Mice Skeletal Muscle via Human Myoblast Transplantation. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 2. e68–e68. 16 indexed citations

Lê, Oanh, et al.. (2013). Expression of the senescence marker p16INK4a in skin biopsies of acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors: a pilot study. Radiation Oncology. 8(1). 252–252. 38 indexed citations

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Fumagalli, Marzia, Francesca Rossiello, Michela Clerici, et al.. (2012). Telomeric DNA damage is irreparable and causes persistent DNA-damage-response activation. Nature Cell Biology. 14(4). 355–365. 613 indexed citations breakdown →

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Benabdallah, Basma, et al.. (2012). A Soluble Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor Decoy Receptor as a Novel Tool to Increase Hematopoietic Cell Homing and Reconstitution in Mice. Stem Cells and Development. 22(6). 975–984. 3 indexed citations

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Selleri, Silvia, Mame Massar Dieng, Isabelle Louis, et al.. (2012). Cord-Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Downmodulate CD4 ⁺ T-Cell Activation by Inducing IL-10-Producing Th1 Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 22(7). 1063–1075. 31 indexed citations

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Despars, Geneviève, et al.. (2011). Ionizing radiation–induced expression of INK4a/ARF in murine bone marrow–derived stromal cell populations interferes with bone marrow homeostasis. Blood. 119(3). 717–726. 50 indexed citations

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Selleri, Silvia, Mame Massar Dieng, Natalie Patey, et al.. (2011). Therapeutic Efficacy of Cord Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for the Prevention of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease in a Xenogenic Mouse Model. Stem Cells and Development. 21(10). 1616–1626. 36 indexed citations

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Benabdallah, Basma, Shuyuan Yao, Philip D. Gregory, et al.. (2010). Targeted gene addition to human mesenchymal stromal cells as a cell-based plasma-soluble protein delivery platform. Cytotherapy. 12(3). 394–399. 48 indexed citations

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Lê, Oanh, et al.. (2009). Secretion of SDF‐1α by bone marrow‐derived stromal cells enhances skin wound healing of C57BL/6 mice exposed to ionizing radiation. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 14(6b). 1594–1604. 24 indexed citations

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Coppé, Jean‐Philippe, Katalin Kauser, Judith Campisi, & Christian Beauséjour. (2006). Secretion of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor by Primary Human Fibroblasts at Senescence. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(40). 29568–29574. 449 indexed citations

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Qian, Hu Sheng, Christian Beauséjour, Ling‐Yuh Huw, et al.. (2006). Age-Dependent Acceleration of Ischemic Injury in Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase-Deficient Mice: Potential Role of Impaired VEGF Receptor 2 Expression. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 47(4). 587–593. 18 indexed citations

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Itahana, Koji, Ying Zou, Yoko Itahana, et al.. (2002). Control of the Replicative Life Span of Human Fibroblasts by p16 and the Polycomb Protein Bmi-1. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(1). 389–401. 340 indexed citations

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Beauséjour, Christian, et al.. (2002). Cytotoxic activity of 2′,2′-difluorodeoxycytidine, 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine and cytosine arabinoside in cells transduced with deoxycytidine kinase gene. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 293(5). 1478–1484. 24 indexed citations

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