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Janet Rossant

Institute of Molecular Biotechnology

Janet Rossant, is a developmental biologist well known for her contributions to the understanding of the role of genes in embryo development. She is a leader in developmental biology. Her current research interests focus on stem cells, molecular genetics, and developmental biology. Specifically, she uses cellular and genetic manipulation techniques to study how genes control both normal and abnormal development of early mouse embryos. Rossant has discovered information on embryo development, how

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Publications1,128Total indexed works
Citations82,763Source-reported citations
h-index148Source-reported h-index
i10-index380Source-reported i10-index

Biography, research & contributions

Janet Rossant, is a developmental biologist well known for her contributions to the understanding of the role of genes in embryo development. She is a leader in developmental biology. Her current research interests focus on stem cells, molecular genetics, and developmental biology. Specifically, she uses cellular and genetic manipulation techniques to study how genes control both normal and abnormal development of early mouse embryos. Rossant has discovered information on embryo development, how multiple types of stem cells are established, and the mechanisms by which genes control development. In 1998, her work helped lead to the discovery of the trophoblast stem cell, which has assisted in showing how congenital anomalies in the heart, blood vessels, and placenta can occur.

Affiliation

Institute of Molecular Biotechnology

Top Publications

  • Failure of blood-island formation and vasculogenesis in Flk-1-deficient mice (1995) - 3,986 citations
  • Role of the Flt-1 receptor tyrosine kinase in regulating the assembly of vascular endothelium (1995) - 2,644 citations
  • Derivation of completely cell culture-derived mice from early-passage embryonic stem cells. (1993) - 2,370 citations
  • Dll4 signalling through Notch1 regulates formation of tip cells during angiogenesis (2007) - 1,816 citations
  • Promotion of Trophoblast Stem Cell Proliferation by FGF4 (1998) - 1,404 citations

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Full name
Janet Rossant
ORCID
0000-0002-3731-5466
OpenAlex ID
https://openalex.org/A5011985445

Research interests

  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Reproductive Biology and Fertility, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

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      Janet Rossant. JournalsWorld. Accessed October 8, 2026.

      https://journalsworld.com/researchers/janet-rossant/