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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Anil K. Rustgi is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has made extensive contributions to the field of biomedical research, focusing particularly on cancer biology and molecular mechanisms of disease. Their work spans several related disciplines, including medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant emphasis on oncology and cancer research.

Their academic research outputs include numerous publications, with a strong presence in high-impact journals. Among the recent papers are:

  • "EMT, MET, Plasticity, and Tumor Metastasis" (2020, Trends in Cell Biology)
  • "A cellular hierarchy in melanoma uncouples growth and metastasis" (2022, Nature)
  • "The Multicenter Cancer of Pancreas Screening Study: Impact on Stage and Survival" (2022, Journal of Clinical Oncology)
  • "The Origin and Contribution of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts in Colorectal Carcinogenesis" (2021, Gastroenterology)
  • "The Balance of Stromal BMP Signaling Mediated by GREM1 and ISLR Drives Colorectal Carcinogenesis" (2020, Gastroenterology)

Rustgi's frequent co-authors include Jason R. Pitarresi, Gizem Efe, Timothy C. Wang, Hiroshi Nakagawa, and Kensuke Sugiura, indicating collaborative work across a range of cancer biology topics.

The scientist's research has predominantly appeared in publication venues such as Gastroenterology, Cancer Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Pancreas, and Genes & Development, highlighting a consistent focus on gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancer-related studies as well as broader cancer biology.

Main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Key subfields of study documented are:

  • Oncology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery
  • Cancer Research
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Anil K. Rustgi has received recognition through several awards, including being named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2019 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2017. They are also a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • The landscape of somatic copy-number alteration across human cancers

    Rameen Beroukhim;Craig H. Mermel;Craig H. Mermel;Dale Porter;Guo Wei

  • Trp53R172H and KrasG12D cooperate to promote chromosomal instability and widely metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in mice

    Sunil R. Hingorani;Lifu Wang;Asha S. Multani;Chelsea Combs

  • EMT and Dissemination Precede Pancreatic Tumor Formation

    Andrew D. Rhim;Emily T. Mirek;Nicole M. Aiello;Anirban Maitra

  • SOX2 is an amplified lineage-survival oncogene in lung and esophageal squamous cell carcinomas

    Adam J. Bass;Adam J. Bass;Hideo Watanabe;Hideo Watanabe;Craig H. Mermel;Craig H. Mermel;Soyoung Yu

  • A combined syndrome of juvenile polyposis and hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia associated with mutations in MADH4 (SMAD4).

    Carol J Gallione;Gabriela M Repetto;Eric Legius;Anil K Rustgi

  • Lectin-type oxidized LDL receptor-1 distinguishes population of human polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer patients

    Thomas Condamine;George A. Dominguez;Je-In Youn;Andrew V. Kossenkov

  • Genomic and epigenetic alterations deregulate microRNA expression in human epithelial ovarian cancer

    Lin Zhang;Stefano Volinia;Tomas Bonome;George Adrian Calin

  • The genetics of hereditary colon cancer

    Anil K. Rustgi

  • Gremlin 1 identifies a skeletal stem cell with bone, cartilage, and reticular stromal potential.

    Daniel L. Worthley;Michael Churchill;Jocelyn T. Compton;Yagnesh Tailor

  • EMT, MET, Plasticity, and Tumor Metastasis.

    Basil Bakir;Anna M. Chiarella;Jason R. Pitarresi;Anil K. Rustgi

  • Identification of Lynch syndrome among patients with colorectal cancer

    Leticia Moreira;Francesc Balaguer;Noralane Lindor;Albert De La Chapelle

  • Bile Acid and Inflammation Activate Gastric Cardia Stem Cells in a Mouse Model of Barrett-Like Metaplasia

    Michael Quante;Michael Quante;Govind Bhagat;Julian A. Abrams;Frederic Marache

  • Treatment and Prevention of Intraepithelial Neoplasia: An Important Target for Accelerated New Agent Development: Recommendations of the American Association for Cancer Research Task Force on the Treatment and Prevention of Intraepithelial Neoplasia

    Joyce A. O’Shaughnessy;Gary J. Kelloff;Gary B. Gordon;Andrew J. Dannenberg

  • Management of patients with increased risk for familial pancreatic cancer: updated recommendations from the International Cancer of the Pancreas Screening (CAPS) Consortium

    Michael Goggins;Kasper Alexander Overbeek;Randall Brand;Sapna Syngal

  • The hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome: genetics and clinical implications.

    Daniel C Chung;Anil K Rustgi

  • Phosphorylation-Dependent Ubiquitination of Cyclin D1 by the SCFFBX4-αB Crystallin Complex

    Douglas I. Lin;Olena Barbash;K.G. Suresh Kumar;Jason D. Weber

  • Amino-terminal domains of c- myc and N- myc proteins mediate binding to the retinoblastoma gene product

    Anil K. Rustgi;Nicholas Dyson;Rene Bernards

  • Pancreatic epithelial plasticity mediated by acinar cell transdifferentiation and generation of nestin-positive intermediates

    Anna L. Means;Ingrid M. Meszoely;Kazufumi Suzuki;Yoshiharu Miyamoto

  • Loss of Lkb1 and Pten Leads to Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Elevated PD-L1 Expression

    Chunxiao Xu;Christine M. Fillmore;Shohei Koyama;Hongbo Wu

  • Myeloid derived suppressor cells: Targets for therapy

    Todd J. Waldron;Jon G. Quatromoni;Tatiana A. Karakasheva;Sunil Singhal

Frequent Co-Authors

Andres J. P. Klein-Szanto
Andres J. P. Klein-Szanto Fox Chase Cancer Center
Timothy C. Wang
Timothy C. Wang Columbia University
J. Alan Diehl
J. Alan Diehl Case Western Reserve University
Meenhard Herlyn
Meenhard Herlyn The Wistar Institute
Gary W. Falk
Gary W. Falk University of Pennsylvania
Kwok-Kin Wong
Kwok-Kin Wong New York University
Phyllis A. Gimotty
Phyllis A. Gimotty University of Pennsylvania
Kenneth K. Wang
Kenneth K. Wang Mayo Clinic
Ben Z. Stanger
Ben Z. Stanger University of Pennsylvania
Wafik S. El-Deiry
Wafik S. El-Deiry Brown University

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