Derek A. Persons

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Derek A. Persons is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek A. Persons has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Genetics and 25 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Derek A. Persons's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (46 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (25 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (22 papers). Derek A. Persons is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (46 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (25 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (22 papers). Derek A. Persons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Derek A. Persons's co-authors include Arthur W. Nienhuis, Phillip W. Hargrove, Hideki Hanawa, James A. Allay, Esther R. Allay, Brian P. Sorrentino, Richard A. Ashmun, Olivera J. Finn, Andrew Wilber and Josef Priller and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Derek A. Persons

73 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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Targeting gene-modified hematopoietic cells to the central nervous system: Use of green fluorescent protein uncovers microglial engraftment

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek A. Persons United States	37	2.9k	1.8k	1.1k	754	692	74	4.7k
Dietmar Pfeifer Germany	37	2.2k 0.8×	733 0.4×	685 0.6×	742 1.0×	762 1.1×	128	6.6k
Eugenio Montini Italy	38	3.9k 1.3×	2.9k 1.6×	361 0.3×	1.2k 1.6×	279 0.4×	74	5.2k
David Vetrie United Kingdom	32	3.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	407 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	59	5.7k
Dimitris Kioussis United Kingdom	52	3.9k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	335 0.3×	1.2k 1.6×	617 0.9×	111	9.5k
Michael L. Mucenski United States	33	3.0k 1.0×	830 0.5×	275 0.2×	601 0.8×	767 1.1×	47	5.0k
Kei Tashiro Japan	36	2.6k 0.9×	795 0.4×	346 0.3×	1.7k 2.2×	365 0.5×	105	6.4k
Dominic Cosgrove United States	37	1.7k 0.6×	492 0.3×	364 0.3×	355 0.5×	440 0.6×	84	4.5k
Bernhard Gentner Italy	29	2.7k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	278 0.2×	1.1k 1.5×	343 0.5×	80	4.1k
Susanne Heck United States	24	1.0k 0.3×	547 0.3×	337 0.3×	297 0.4×	818 1.2×	46	3.4k
Yutaka Hanazono Japan	30	1.9k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	493 0.4×	660 0.9×	395 0.6×	113	3.1k

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Zhao, Hui, Allistair Abraham, Yoon‐Sang Kim, et al.. (2017). Lentiviral Transfer of γ-Globin with Fusion Gene NUP98-HOXA10HD Expands Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Ameliorates Murine β-Thalassemia. Molecular Therapy. 25(3). 593–605. 5 indexed citations

Chambers, Christopher B., Yin‐Yuan Mo, Donald S. Torry, et al.. (2016). Fas-antisense long noncoding RNA is differentially expressed during maturation of human erythrocytes and confers resistance to Fas-mediated cell death. Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases. 58. 57–66. 21 indexed citations

Chambers, Christopher B., Yin‐Yuan Mo, Donald S. Torry, et al.. (2016). Data in support of transcriptional regulation and function of Fas-antisense long noncoding RNA during human erythropoiesis. Data in Brief. 7. 1288–1295. 5 indexed citations

Abraham, Allistair, Yoon‐Sang Kim, Huifen Zhao, R. Keith Humphries, & Derek A. Persons. (2016). Increased Engraftment of Human Short Term Repopulating Hematopoietic Cells in NOD/SCID/IL2rγnull Mice by Lentiviral Expression of NUP98-HOXA10HD. PLoS ONE. 11(1). e0147059–e0147059. 6 indexed citations

Kasow, Kimberly A., Vanessa Morales-Tirado, David Wichlan, et al.. (2011). Therapeutic in vivo selection of thymic-derived natural T regulatory cells following non-myeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplant for IPEX. Clinical Immunology. 141(2). 169–176. 24 indexed citations

Persons, Derek A. & Christopher Baum. (2011). Solving the Problem of γ-Retroviral Vectors Containing Long Terminal Repeats. Molecular Therapy. 19(2). 229–231. 23 indexed citations

Hunter, Michael J., Huifen Zhao, Laura M. Tuschong, et al.. (2011). Gene Therapy for Canine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency with Lentiviral Vectors Using the Murine Stem Cell Virus and Human Phosphoglycerate Kinase Promoters. Human Gene Therapy. 22(6). 689–696. 18 indexed citations

Lebensburger, Jeffrey D., et al.. (2010). Hydroxyurea therapy requires HbF induction for clinical benefit in a sickle cell mouse model. Haematologica. 95(9). 1599–1603. 54 indexed citations

Rosch, Jason W., Angela R. Boyd, Ernesto Hinojosa, et al.. (2010). Statins protect against fulminant pneumococcal infection and cytolysin toxicity in a mouse model of sickle cell disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 120(2). 627–635. 95 indexed citations

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Persons, Derek A.. (2010). The challenge of obtaining therapeutic levels of genetically modified hematopoietic stem cells in β‐thalassemia patients. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1202(1). 69–74. 14 indexed citations

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Hanawa, Hideki, et al.. (2009). Optimized Lentiviral Vector Design Improves Titer and Transgene Expression of Vectors Containing the Chicken β-Globin Locus HS4 Insulator Element. Molecular Therapy. 17(4). 667–674. 61 indexed citations

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Soulas, Caroline, Robert E. Donahue, Cynthia E. Dunbar, et al.. (2009). Genetically Modified CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem Cells Contribute to Turnover of Brain Perivascular Macrophages in Long-Term Repopulated Primates. American Journal Of Pathology. 174(5). 1808–1817. 46 indexed citations

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Hargrove, Phillip W., Hideki Hanawa, John C. Obenauer, et al.. (2008). Globin Lentiviral Vector Insertions Can Perturb the Expression of Endogenous Genes in β-thalassemic Hematopoietic Cells. Molecular Therapy. 16(3). 525–533. 90 indexed citations

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Pestina, Tamara I., et al.. (2008). Correction of Murine Sickle Cell Disease Using γ-Globin Lentiviral Vectors to Mediate High-level Expression of Fetal Hemoglobin. Molecular Therapy. 17(2). 245–252. 83 indexed citations

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Ryu, Byoung Y., Derek A. Persons, Marguerite V. Evans‐Galea, John T. Gray, & Arthur W. Nienhuis. (2007). A chromatin insulator blocks interactions between globin regulatory elements and cellular promoters in erythroid cells. Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases. 39(3). 221–228. 24 indexed citations

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Persons, Derek A. & John F. Tisdale. (2004). Gene therapy for the hemoglobin disorders. Seminars in Hematology. 41(4). 279–286. 27 indexed citations

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Hematti, Peiman, Cole Ferguson, Rima Adler, et al.. (2004). Distinct Genomic Integration of MLV and SIV Vectors in Primate Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells. PLoS Biology. 2(12). e423–e423. 209 indexed citations

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Allay, James A., Derek A. Persons, Phillip W. Hargrove, et al.. (1999). High-Efficiency Transduction and Long-Term Gene Expression with a Murine Stem Cell Retroviral Vector Encoding the Green Fluorescent Protein in Human Marrow Stromal Cells. Human Gene Therapy. 10(7). 1163–1173. 98 indexed citations

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Persons, Derek A., Michele G. Mehaffey, Michael Kaleko, Arthur W. Nienhuis, & Elio F. Vanin. (1998). An Improved Method for Generating Retroviral Producer Clones for Vectors Lacking a Selectable Marker Gene. Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases. 24(2). 167–182. 74 indexed citations

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Finn, Olivera J., et al.. (1991). Retroviral transduction of protein kinase C-gamma into cytotoxic T lymphocyte clones leads to immortalization with retention of specific function. The Journal of Immunology. 146(4). 1099–1103. 13 indexed citations

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