Matthias E. Futschik

UK Health Security Agency

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks(29), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction(18), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases(18), Gene expression and cancer classification(15), SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing(15)

Publications135 total

Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow device sensitivity: a comparison of systematic laboratory assessments with manufacturer-reported sensitivity
EClinicalMedicine·2025Open Access
Multiplex lateral flow test sensitivity and specificity in detecting influenza A, B and SARS-CoV-2 in adult patients in a UK emergency department
Emergency Medicine Journal·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Effectiveness and user experience of nose and throat swabbing techniques for SARS-CoV-2 detection: results from the UK COVID-19 National Testing Programme
BMC Global and Public Health·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Comparative evaluation of swabbing sites for Omicron variant detection in PCR testing
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Double testing with lateral flow antigen test devices for COVID-19: does a second test in quick succession add value?
Journal of Virological Methods·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Self-swabbing versus assisted swabbing for viral detection by qRT-PCR: the experience from SARS-CoV-2 based on a meta-analysis of six prospectively designed evaluations conducted in a UK setting
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Faster detection of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases among care home staff in England through the combination of SARS-CoV-2 testing technologies
Scientific Reports·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Rapid antigen testing for SARS-CoV-2 by lateral flow assay: A field evaluation of self- and professional testing at UK community testing sites
Journal of Clinical Virology·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Ribogenesis boosts controlled by HEATR1-MYC interplay promote transition into brain tumour growth
EMBO Reports·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
PCR testing of traced contacts for SARS-CoV-2 in England, January to July 2021
Eurosurveillance·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
High attack rate in a large care home outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86, East of England, August 2023
Eurosurveillance·2023· 23 citedOpen Access
Swab pooling enables rapid expansion of high-throughput capacity for SARS-CoV-2 community testing
Journal of Clinical Virology·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Performance of self-collected saliva samples for SARS-CoV-2 mass testing in community settings
Journal of Clinical Virology Plus·2023Open Access
Performance of antigen lateral flow devices in the UK during the alpha, delta, and omicron waves of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a diagnostic and observational study
The Lancet Infectious Diseases·2023· 71 citedOpen Access
Loss of H3K9 trimethylation alters chromosome compaction and transcription factor retention during mitosis
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology·2023· 28 citedOpen Access
Integration of Stemness Gene Signatures Reveals Core Functional Modules of Stem Cells and Potential Novel Stemness Genes
Genes·2023· 14 citedOpen Access
Comparison of the performance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA qRT-PCR testing based on expectorated and drooled saliva samples
Research Square (Research Square)·2023Open Access
Performance of antigen lateral flow devices in the United Kingdom during the Alpha, Delta, and Omicron waves of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
2022· 2 citedOpen Access
CCBE1 Is Essential for Epicardial Function during Myocardium Development
International Journal of Molecular Sciences·2022· 8 citedOpen Access
Genome-wide associations of aortic distensibility suggest causality for aortic aneurysms and brain white matter hyperintensities
Nature Communications·2022· 52 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Ravi Kiran Reddy Kalathur(9), Gautam Chaurasia(6), Miguel A. Hernández‐Prieto(6), Debbie Lindell(5), Wolfgang R. Hess(5), Sallie W. Chisholm(5), Claudia Steglich(5), Rui S. R. Machado(5), Joaquín Giner‐Lamia(5), Trent Rector(4), Robert Steen(4), Susana Machado(4), Hanspeter Herzel(4), Erich E. Wanker(4), Nikola Kasabov(4), José Pinto(3), Jens Georg(3), Anthony E. Reeve(3), Jenny Russ(3), Lokesh Kumar(2)