George Vassilopoulos

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

George Vassilopoulos is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, George Vassilopoulos has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in George Vassilopoulos's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (17 papers), Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (14 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (11 papers). George Vassilopoulos is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (17 papers), Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (14 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (11 papers). George Vassilopoulos collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United States and United Kingdom. George Vassilopoulos's co-authors include David W. Russell, Pei-Rong Wang, Neil C. Josephson, Grant D. Trobridge, Elena K. Siapati, Thalia Papayannopoulou, George Stamatoyannopoulos, Brent L. Wood, Qiliang Li and Zoe Daniil and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

George Vassilopoulos

57 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Transplanted bone marrow regenerates liver by cell fusion

2003 983 citations George Vassilopoulos, Pei-Rong Wang et al. Nature profile →

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Michael Themis United Kingdom

Carolyn Lutzko United States

Thomas Eiermann Germany

A Martínez-Hernández United States

Fergus Davison United Kingdom

Michael D. Oberst Germany

Tadayuki Sato Japan

Simonetta Poggi Italy

Danling Gu United States

Joanna P. Nicholls United Kingdom

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Vassilopoulos

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Simantirakis, Emmanouil, et al.. (2025). Use of a Foamy‐Virus Vector System to Produce an ‘Off‐the‐Shelf’ Fcγ‐ CR ‐T Cell Product for the Treatment of Haematological and Solid Tumour Malignancies. Immunology. 176(4). 520–529.

Xanthopoulos, Αndrew, Αlexandros Briasoulis, Dimitrios E. Magouliotis, et al.. (2024). Artificial Intelligence in Heart Failure: Friend or Foe?. Life. 14(1). 145–145. 15 indexed citations

Vlachaki, Efthymia, Michael D. Diamantidis, Despina Papadopoulou, et al.. (2024). Prospective study of complement activation and thromboinflammation within sickle cell disease and its complications. HemaSphere. 8(7). e135–e135.

Amoutzias, Grigoris D., et al.. (2024). Angiogenesis and multiple myeloma: Exploring prognostic potential of adrenomedullin. Cancer Medicine. 13(18). e70250–e70250. 1 indexed citations

Solomou, Elena E., Antonis Kattamis, Argiris Symeonidis, et al.. (2023). Increased age-associated B cells in patients with acquired aplastic anemia correlate with IFN-γ. Blood Advances. 8(2). 399–402. 2 indexed citations

Simantirakis, Emmanouil, Eleana F. Stavrou, Meletios Verras, et al.. (2023). Non-Viral Episomal Vector Mediates Efficient Gene Transfer of the β-Globin Gene into K562 and Human Haematopoietic Progenitor Cells. Genes. 14(9). 1774–1774. 2 indexed citations

Vassilopoulos, George, et al.. (2023). Light-Chain Amyloidosis: The Great Impostor. Life. 14(1). 42–42. 1 indexed citations

Yannaki, Evangelia, Nikoletta Psatha, Αναστασία Παπαδοπούλου, et al.. (2021). Success Stories and Challenges Ahead in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy: Hemoglobinopathies as Disease Models. Human Gene Therapy. 32(19-20). 1120–1137. 5 indexed citations

Tsirigotis, Panagiotis, et al.. (2017). Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity Is a Predictor of Outcome for Patients with High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Oligoblastic Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treated with Azacytidine. Blood. 130. 2976–2976. 1 indexed citations

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Liakos, Panagiotis, et al.. (2016). Endothelin-1 (ET-1) induces resistance to bortezomib in human multiple myeloma cells via a pathway involving the ETB receptor and upregulation of proteasomal activity. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 142(10). 2141–2158. 10 indexed citations

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Tzetis, Maria, Marianna Tzanoudaki, George Vassilopoulos, et al.. (2014). Generation of Human β-Thalassemia Induced Pluripotent Cell Lines by Reprogramming of Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Using Modified mRNA. Cellular Reprogramming. 16(6). 447–455. 13 indexed citations

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Daniil, Zoe, Vasiliki Mollaki, Foteini Malli, et al.. (2013). Polymorphisms and haplotypes in MyD88 are associated with the development of sarcoidosis: a candidate-gene association study. Molecular Biology Reports. 40(7). 4281–4286. 17 indexed citations

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Siapati, Elena K., et al.. (2011). Neuroblastoma cells negative for CD44 possess tumor-initiating properties. PubMed. 34(3). 189–197. 11 indexed citations

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Siapati, Elena K., et al.. (2011). A Foamy Virus Vector System for Stable and Efficient RNAi Expression in Mammalian Cells. Human Gene Therapy. 22(10). 1293–1303. 2 indexed citations

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Siapati, Elena K., et al.. (2010). Proliferation and bone marrow engraftment of AML blasts is dependent on β‐catenin signalling. British Journal of Haematology. 152(2). 164–174. 41 indexed citations

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Vassilopoulos, George, Pei-Rong Wang, & David W. Russell. (2003). Transplanted bone marrow regenerates liver by cell fusion. Nature. 422(6934). 901–904. 983 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vassilopoulos, George & David W. Russell. (2003). Cell fusion: an alternative to stem cell plasticity and its therapeutic implications. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 13(5). 480–485. 85 indexed citations

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Vassilopoulos, George, Neil C. Josephson, & Grant D. Trobridge. (2003). Development of Foamy Virus Vectors. Humana Press eBooks. 76. 545–564. 7 indexed citations

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Trobridge, Grant D., et al.. (2002). Improved Foamy Virus Vectors with Minimal Viral Sequences. Molecular Therapy. 6(3). 321–328. 87 indexed citations

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Aessopos, Athanassios, et al.. (1994). Angioid Streaks in Sickle-Thalassemia. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 117(5). 589–592. 21 indexed citations

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