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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Beth Y. Karlan is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields including Genetics, Reproductive Medicine, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, RNA modifications and cancer, endometrial and cervical cancer treatments, cancer genomics and diagnostics, and genetic associations and epidemiology.

Throughout their career, Beth Y. Karlan has contributed to numerous publications, including the following recent papers:

  • "Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology" (2021), Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • "NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic, Version 2.2024" (2023), Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • "Single-cell transcriptomics identifies gene expression networks driving differentiation and tumorigenesis in the human fallopian tube" (2021), Cell Reports
  • "Molecular Subclasses of Clear Cell Ovarian Carcinoma and Their Impact on Disease Behavior and Outcomes" (2022), Clinical Cancer Research
  • "Non-coding somatic mutations converge on the PAX8 pathway in ovarian cancer" (2020), Nature Communications

The frequent co-authors accompanying Beth Y. Karlan's research include Jan Lubiński, Jacek Gronwald, Simon A. Gayther, William D. Foulkes, and Joanne Kotsopoulos. Collaboration with these researchers has been a consistent feature across multiple publications.

Publication venues where Beth Y. Karlan's work appears frequently include:

  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • British Journal of Cancer
  • Cancer Research
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

In recognition of contributions to the scientific community, Beth Y. Karlan was named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

    D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

  • Integrated genomic characterization of endometrial carcinoma

    Gad Getz;Stacey B. Gabriel;Kristian Cibulskis;Eric Lander

  • The Immune Landscape of Cancer

    Vésteinn Thorsson;David L Gibbs;Scott D Brown;Denise Wolf

  • Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in The Cancer Genome Atlas

    Francisco Sanchez-Vega;Marco Mina;Joshua Armenia;Walid K. Chatila

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.

    Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Toshinori Hinoue;Denise M. Wolf

  • Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations.

    Matthew H Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • Rethinking ovarian cancer II: Reducing mortality from high-grade serous ovarian cancer

    David D. Bowtell;David D. Bowtell;Steffen Böhm;Ahmed A. Ahmed;Paul Joseph Aspuria

  • Secondary mutations as a mechanism of cisplatin resistance in BRCA2 -mutated cancers

    Wataru Sakai;Elizabeth M. Swisher;Beth Y. Karlan;Mukesh K. Agarwal

  • Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy

    Alison M. Taylor;Alison M. Taylor;Juliann Shih;Gavin Ha;Gavin Ha;Galen F. Gao

  • Comprehensive and Integrated Genomic Characterization of Adult Soft Tissue Sarcomas

    Adam Abeshouse;Clement Adebamowo;Sally N. Adebamowo;Rehan Akbani

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

    Yilong Li;Nicola D Roberts;Jeremiah A Wala;Jeremiah A Wala;Ofer Shapira;Ofer Shapira

  • Comprehensive Analysis of Alternative Splicing Across Tumors from 8,705 Patients.

    André Kahles;Kjong-Van Lehmann;Nora C Toussaint;Matthias Hüser

  • Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

    Ganna Chornokur;Hui-Yi Lin;Jonathan P. Tyrer;Kate Lawrenson

  • Genetic/familial high-risk assessment: Breast, ovarian, and pancreatic, version 2.2021

    Mary B. Daly;Tuya Pal;Michael P. Berry;Saundra S. Buys

  • Pathogenic Germline Variants in 10,389 Adult Cancers

    Kuan-Lin Huang;R Jay Mashl;Yige Wu;Deborah I Ritter

  • Ovarian Cancer: Screening, Treatment, and Follow-up

    Vicki Seltzer;Bruce H. Drukker;Brenda W. Gillespie;Lynn M. Gossfeld

  • Periostin secreted by epithelial ovarian carcinoma is a ligand for αVβ3 and αVβ5 integrins and promotes cell motility

    Lindsay Gillan;Daniela Matei;David A. Fishman;C. S. Gerbin

  • Salpingo-oophorectomy and the Risk of Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancers in Women With a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation

    Amy Finch;Mario Beiner;Jan Lubinski;Henry T. Lynch

  • Pathology of Breast and Ovarian Cancers among BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Results from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA).

    Nasim Mavaddat;Daniel Barrowdale;Irene L. Andrulis;Susan M. Domchek

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Lubinski
Jan Lubinski Pomeranian Medical University
Susan J. Ramus
Susan J. Ramus University of New South Wales
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Georgia Chenevix-Trench
Georgia Chenevix-Trench QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Sandra Orsulic
Sandra Orsulic University of California, Los Angeles
Ian G. Campbell
Ian G. Campbell Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Paul D.P. Pharoah
Paul D.P. Pharoah University of Cambridge
Anna Jakubowska
Anna Jakubowska Pomeranian Medical University
Jacek Gronwald
Jacek Gronwald Pomeranian Medical University

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