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Klaus H. Kaestner

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · US
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Area of research
Surgery · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Pancreatic function and diabetes, Diabetes and associated disorders, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and FOXO transcription factor regulation.
h-index
127
citations
52,584
works
600
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Epigenetic adaptation of beta cells across lifespan and disease
Nature Metabolism 2026cited by 3position: middledoi
G6PC2 controls glucagon secretion by defining the set point for glucose in pancreatic α cells
Science Translational Medicine 2025cited by 6position: lastdoi
Separation of telomere protection from length regulation by two different point mutations at amino acid 492 of RTEL1
Nucleic Acids Research 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Closing the Gap Between Vision and Victory in Type 1 Diabetes: The NIDDK Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) Initiative
Diabetes 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
RNA editing deficiency models differential immunogenicity of pancreatic α- and β-cells
Molecular Metabolism 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
The house mouse maintains constant telomere length throughout life
Nucleic Acids Research 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
DNA Methylation–Based Assessment of Cell Composition in Human Pancreas and Islets
Diabetes 2024cited by 5position: middledoi
The IsletTester Mouse: An Immunodeficient Model With Stable Hyperglycemia for the Study of Human Islets
Diabetes 2024cited by 2position: lastdoi
Telomouse—a mouse model with human-length telomeres generated by a single amino acid change in RTEL1
Nature Communications 2023cited by 31position: middledoi
Single-cell multi-omics analysis of human pancreatic islets reveals novel cellular states in type 1 diabetes
Nature Metabolism 2022cited by 188position: middledoi
Adaptation to chronic ER stress enforces pancreatic β-cell plasticity
Nature Communications 2022cited by 99position: middledoi
Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma derives from liver progenitor cells and depends on senescence and IL-6 trans-signaling
Journal of Hepatology 2022cited by 68position: middledoi
FoxA1 and FoxA2 control growth and cellular identity in NKX2-1-positive lung adenocarcinoma
Developmental Cell 2022cited by 56position: middledoi
Tumor-infiltrating mast cells are associated with resistance to anti-PD-1 therapy
Nature Communications 2021cited by 184position: middledoi
Single-cell analysis of the human pancreas in type 2 diabetes using multi-spectral imaging mass cytometry
Cell Reports 2021cited by 63position: lastdoi
Highly multiplexed 2-dimensional imaging mass cytometry analysis of HBV-infected liver
JCI Insight 2021cited by 36position: middledoi
What is a β cell? – Chapter I in the Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) review series
Molecular Metabolism 2021cited by 33position: firstdoi
Biphasic dynamics of beta cell mass in a mouse model of congenital hyperinsulinism: implications for type 2 diabetes
Diabetologia 2021cited by 21position: middledoi
Cancer stem cells: advances in biology and clinical translation—a Keystone Symposia report
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2021cited by 10position: middledoi
Discovery of 318 new risk loci for type 2 diabetes and related vascular outcomes among 1.4 million participants in a multi-ancestry meta-analysis
Nature Genetics 2020cited by 789position: middledoi
SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Factors ACE2 and TMPRSS2 Are Expressed in the Microvasculature and Ducts of Human Pancreas but Are Not Enriched in β Cells
Cell Metabolism 2020cited by 181position: middledoi
Islet transplantation in the subcutaneous space achieves long-term euglycaemia in preclinical models of type 1 diabetes
Nature Metabolism 2020cited by 108position: middledoi
Single-cell transcriptomics of human islet ontogeny defines the molecular basis of β-cell dedifferentiation in T2D
Molecular Metabolism 2020cited by 100position: lastdoi
The Dynamic Chromatin Architecture of the Regenerating Liver
Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2019cited by 54position: lastdoi
Hypermethylation of FOXA1 and allelic loss of PTEN drive squamous differentiation and promote heterogeneity in bladder cancer
Oncogene 2019cited by 47position: middledoi
Comparative analysis of commercially available single-cell RNA sequencing platforms for their performance in complex human tissues
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2019cited by 40position: lastdoi
A High-Content Screen Identifies MicroRNAs That Regulate Liver Repopulation After Injury in Mice
Gastroenterology 2019cited by 12position: lastdoi
The dynamic chromatin architecture of the regenerating liver
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2019cited by 7position: lastdoi
A high-content <i>in vivo</i> screen to identify microRNA epistasis in the repopulating mouse liver
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2019cited by 0position: lastdoi
Epigenetics and Epigenomics: Implications for Diabetes and Obesity
Diabetes 2018cited by 169position: middledoi

Grants

Molecular Genetic Analysis of the Role of Senescence in Liver Disease
NIH1R01DK145426-01$665,7252026–2029Contact PIRePORTER
Human Pancreas Analysis Program for Type 2 Diabetes (HPAP-T2D)
NIH3U01DK123594-06S1$1,998,0012025–2028Contact PIRePORTER
Beta cell death in early type 1 diabetes caused by innate immune response to inefficient RNA editing
NIH1U01DK143477-01$1,786,9252025–2027Contact PIRePORTER
Utility of Random Biopsies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
NIH5U01DK138901-02$2,620,5332024–2029PIRePORTER
Utility of Random Biopsies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
NIH1U01DK138901-01$2,410,9802024–2029PIRePORTER
FOXL1 positive telocytes in intestinal development and homeostsis
NIH5R01DK139049-03$541,9892024–2029Contact PIRePORTER
FOXL1 positive telocytes in intestinal development and homeostsis
NIH5R01DK139049-02$541,9892024–2029Contact PIRePORTER
FOXL1 positive telocytes in intestinal development and homeostsis
NIH1R01DK139049-01$541,9892024–2029Contact PIRePORTER
The role of senescent beta cells in T1D and T2D
NIH1U01DK134995-01$758,5322022–2026Contact PIRePORTER
The role of senescent beta cells in T1D and T2D
NIH5U01DK134995-02$721,3442022–2026Contact PIRePORTER
The role of senescent beta cells in T1D and T2D
NIH5U01DK134995-04$680,5192022–2026Contact PIRePORTER
The role of senescent beta cells in T1D and T2D
NIH5U01DK134995-03$680,5192022–2026Contact PIRePORTER
Functional Interrogation of T2D-associated genes in human stem cell-derived models and mice
NIH5UM1DK126194-02$1,843,5802020–2025PIRePORTER
Functional Interrogation of T2D-associated genes in human stem cell-derived models and mice
NIH5UM1DK126194-03$1,777,6402020–2025PIRePORTER
Functional Interrogation of T2D-associated genes in human stem cell-derived models and mice
NIH1UM1DK126194-01$1,754,6832020–2025PIRePORTER
Functional Interrogation of T2D-associated genes in human stem cell-derived models and mice
NIH5UM1DK126194-04$1,741,7292020–2025PIRePORTER
Functional Interrogation of T2D-associated genes in human stem cell-derived models and mice
NIH5UM1DK126194-05$1,635,8172020–2026PIRePORTER
Innovative Genetic Approaches to Enhance Liver Repopulation and Reduce Cancer Risk and Progression
NIH5R01CA249929-07$544,3322020–2025Contact PIRePORTER
Innovative Genetic Approaches to Enhance Liver Repopulation and Reduce Cancer Risk and Progression
NIH9R01CA249929-06A1$544,3322020–2025Contact PIRePORTER
Innovative Genetic Approaches to Enhance Liver Repopulation and Reduce Cancer Risk and Progression
NIH5R01CA249929-09$533,4462020–2025Contact PIRePORTER
Innovative Genetic Approaches to Enhance Liver Repopulation and Reduce Cancer Risk and Progression
NIH5R01CA249929-08$533,4462020–2025Contact PIRePORTER
Innovative Genetic Approaches to Enhance Liver Repopulation and Reduce Cancer Risk and Progression
NIH5R01CA249929-10$517,1172020–2025Contact PIRePORTER
Functional Genomics Core
NIH5P30DK019525-44$137,8732020–Contact PIRePORTER
Human Pancreas Analysis Program for Type 2 Diabetes (HPAP-T2D)
NIH5U01DK123594-07$4,999,2672019–2029Contact PIRePORTER
The Human Pancreas Analysis Program for Type 2 Diabetes
NIH5U01DK123594-04$3,000,0002019–2024Contact PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Jonathan Schug · California University of Pennsylvania14 papers (2012–2022)Yue J. Wang · Indiana University School of Medicine9 papers (2017–2022)Benjamin Gläser · Hebrew University of Jerusalem9 papers (2015–2026) · 8 papers (2013–2025)Dana Avrahami · Hebrew University of Jerusalem7 papers (2015–2026)Yuval Dor · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München6 papers (2017–2025)Ali Naji · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia6 papers (2013–2024)Kirk J. Wangensteen · Mayo Clinic6 papers (2017–2019)Amber W. Wang · University of Pennsylvania5 papers (2017–2019)Ashleigh Morgan · California University of Pennsylvania5 papers (2019–2023)Maike Sander · Max Delbrück Center5 papers (2013–2021)Adam M. Zahm · University of Utah4 papers (2019–2019)Yehuda Tzfati · Hebrew University of Jerusalem4 papers (2013–2025)Daniel Traum · California University of Pennsylvania3 papers (2021–2022)Alvin C. Powers · The Ohio State University3 papers (2020–2025) · 3 papers (2023–2025)Riham Smoom · Hebrew University of Jerusalem3 papers (2023–2025)Dan Lichtental · Hebrew University of Jerusalem3 papers (2023–2025)Eseye Feleke · Hebrew University of Jerusalem3 papers (2020–2026)Chengyang Liu · Qingdao University3 papers (2013–2020)
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