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63
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13323
World Ranking
1809
National Ranking
23

Overview

Claudio J. Conti is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on oncology, dermatology, immunology, physiology, and molecular biology. The scientist's work is reflected in a range of recent publications exploring topics relevant to cancer biology, skin diseases, and immune responses.

In recent years, Claudio J. Conti has contributed to papers covering diverse biomedical topics. Notable publications include:

  • The importance of immunity in the development of reliable animal models for psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, 2020, Immunology and Cell Biology
  • Early Dietary Exposures Epigenetically Program Mammary Cancer Susceptibility through Igf1-Mediated Expansion of the Mammary Stem Cell Compartment, 2022, Cells
  • Humanization of Tumor Stroma by Tissue Engineering as a Tool to Improve Squamous Cell Carcinoma Xenograft, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The primary topics covered in these papers align with the scientist's broader research interests, which include:

  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Claudio J. Conti frequently publishes in journals such as Immunology and Cell Biology, Cells, and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the scientist's research efforts, crossing immunology, molecular biology, and clinical medicine.

The scientist has collaborated with a number of co-authors on various projects. The most frequent collaborators include Sara Guerrero-Aspizua, Marcela Del Río, Marta Carretero, Yuanning Zheng, and Linjie Luo. These partnerships contribute to the multidisciplinary approach seen in their work.

Best Publications

  • Induction of cyclin D1 overexpression by activated ras.

    J. Filmus;A. I. Robles;Wen Shi;M. J. Wong

  • Reduced skin tumor development in cyclin D1-deficient mice highlights the oncogenic ras pathway in vivo

    Ana I. Robles;Marcelo L. Rodriguez-Puebla;Adam B. Glick;Carol Trempus

  • Interdependence of cortical thymic epithelial cell differentiation and T-lineage commitment

    David B. Klug;Carla Carter;Elizabeth Crouch;Dennis Roop

  • High susceptibility to ultraviolet-induced carcinogenesis in mice lacking XPC

    Arthur T. Sands;Alejandro Abuin;Ana Sanchez;Claudio J. Conti

  • Expression of a dominant negative mutant of epidermal growth factor receptor in the epidermis of transgenic mice elicits striking alterations in hair follicle development and skin structure.

    R. Murillas;F. Larcher;C. J. Conti;M. Santos

  • Persistent activation of the Akt pathway in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a potential target for UCN-01.

    Panomwat Amornphimoltham;Virote Sriuranpong;Vyomesh Patel;Fernando Jose Benavides

  • Deregulated expression of E2F1 induces hyperplasia and cooperates with ras in skin tumor development

    Angela M Pierce;Susan M Fisher;Claudio J Conti;David G Johnson

  • Alterations of the p53 tumor suppressor gene during mouse skin tumor progression.

    B. Ruggeri;J. Caamano;T. Goodrow;M. DiRado

  • A Critical Role for ras-mediated, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-dependent Angiogenesis in Mouse Skin Carcinogenesis

    M. L. Casanova;F. Larcher;B. Casanova;R. Murillas

  • (C-A)n microsatellite repeat D7S522 is the most commonly deleted region in human primary breast cancer

    Jean C. Zenklusen;Ivan Bieche;Rosette Lidereau;Claudio J. Conti

  • Overexpression of cyclin D1 in mouse skin carcinogenesis.

    Bianchi Ab;Fischer Sm;Robles Ai;Rinchik Em

  • Nonrandom duplication of the chromosome bearing a mutated Ha-ras-1 allele in mouse skin tumors.

    A. B. Bianchi;C. M. Aldaz;C. J. Conti

  • The effect of vitamin E acetate on ultraviolet‐induced mouse skin carcinogenesis

    Thomas R. Berton;Thomas R. Berton;Claudio J. Conti;David L. Mitchell;C. Marcelo Aldaz

  • Sequential trisomization of chromosomes 6 and 7 in mouse skin premalignant lesions.

    Claudio M Aldaz;David Trono;Fernando Larcher;Thomas J. Slaga

  • Increased cell growth and tumorigenicity in human prostate LNCaP cells by overexpression to cyclin D1

    Yian Chen;Luis A. Martinez;Margaret LaCava;Lezlee G Coghlan

  • Interaction between genetic susceptibility and early-life environmental exposure determines tumor-suppressor-gene penetrance

    Jennifer D. Cook;Barbara J. Davis;Sheng-Li Cai;J. Carl Barrett

  • Novel vitamin E analogue decreases syngeneic mouse mammary tumor burden and reduces lung metastasis

    Karla A. Lawson;Kristen Anderson;Marla Menchaca;Jeffrey Atkinson

  • p53 Mutations in prostate cancer bone metastases suggest that selected p53 mutants in the primary site define foci with metastatic potential

    Nora M. Navone;Michael E. Labate;Patricia Troncoso;Louis L. Pisters

  • Lack of cyclin-dependent kinase 4 inhibits c-myc tumorigenic activities in epithelial tissues.

    Paula L. Miliani de Marval;Everardo Macias;Robert Rounbehler;Piotr Sicinski

  • Mutational and functional analyses reveal that ST7 is a highly conserved tumor-suppressor gene on human chromosome 7q31.

    Jean C. Zenklusen;Claudio J. Conti;Eric D. Green

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. Slaga
Thomas J. Slaga The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
John DiGiovanni
John DiGiovanni The University of Texas at Austin
Andres J. P. Klein-Szanto
Andres J. P. Klein-Szanto Fox Chase Cancer Center
Dennis A. Johnston
Dennis A. Johnston Baylor University
Stephen D. Hursting
Stephen D. Hursting University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cheryl L. Walker
Cheryl L. Walker Baylor College of Medicine
Dennis R. Roop
Dennis R. Roop University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Marcelo G. Kazanietz
Marcelo G. Kazanietz University of Pennsylvania
Giovanna Zambruno
Giovanna Zambruno Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Joaquín Dopazo
Joaquín Dopazo Institute of Biomedicine of Seville

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