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Overview

Emma E. Furth is a researcher affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their work spans multiple areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on oncology and molecular biology subfields.

Their publication record includes a significant number of papers in high-impact journals, addressing topics related to cancer biology, tumor microenvironment, immune response, and advanced molecular techniques. Notable recent papers include:

  • β-Hydroxybutyrate suppresses colorectal cancer (2022, Nature)
  • The enteric nervous system relays psychological stress to intestinal inflammation (2023, Cell)
  • Enterococci enhance Clostridioides difficile pathogenesis (2022, Nature)
  • Stiff matrix induces exosome secretion to promote tumour growth (2023, Nature Cell Biology)
  • Type 1 conventional dendritic cells are systemically dysregulated early in pancreatic carcinogenesis (2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine)

Emma E. Furth collaborates frequently with several researchers, reflecting a network of partnerships in cancer and related biomedical research. Regular coauthors include:

  • Robert H. Vonderheide
  • Ben Z. Stanger
  • Mark Rosen
  • G. Nadolski
  • David E. Kaplan

Their work is published predominantly in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • American Journal of Clinical Pathology
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • Clinical Cancer Research
  • Nature Methods

Their main fields of study encompass:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of particular focus within these areas include:

  • Oncology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Hepatology
  • Surgery

Emma E. Furth's research topics cover diverse themes, including:

  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • MRI in cancer diagnosis
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Best Publications

  • Cellular immunity to viral antigens limits E1-deleted adenoviruses for gene therapy

    Yiping Yang;Frederick A. Nunes;Klara Berencsi;Emma E. Furth

  • Integrated Genomic Characterization of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    Benjamin J. Raphael;Ralph H. Hruban;Andrew J. Aguirre;Richard A. Moffitt

  • Liver Failure and Defective Hepatocyte Regeneration in Interleukin-6-Deficient Mice

    Drew E. Cressman;Linda E. Greenbaum;Robert A. DeAngelis;Gennaro Ciliberto

  • Augmentation of tumor angiogenesis by a Myc-activated microRNA cluster

    Michael Dews;Asal Homayouni;Duonan Yu;Danielle Murphy

  • Increased stiffness of the rat liver precedes matrix deposition: implications for fibrosis

    Penelope C. Georges;Jia Ji Hui;Zoltan Gombos;Margaret E. McCormick

  • Regulation of pancreatic beta-cell growth and survival by the serine/threonine protein kinase Akt1/PKBalpha.

    Robyn L. Tuttle;Navdeep S. Gill;William Pugh;Jean-Pyo Lee

  • 2016 Comprehensive Update of the Banff Working Group on Liver Allograft Pathology: Introduction of Antibody-Mediated Rejection.

    A J Demetris;C Bellamy;S G Hübscher;J O'Leary

  • EMT Subtype Influences Epithelial Plasticity and Mode of Cell Migration

    Nicole M. Aiello;Ravikanth Maddipati;Robert J. Norgard;David Balli

  • Induction of T-cell Immunity Overcomes Complete Resistance to PD-1 and CTLA-4 Blockade and Improves Survival in Pancreatic Carcinoma.

    Rafael Winograd;Katelyn T. Byrne;Rebecca A. Evans;Pamela M. Odorizzi

  • Efficacy, safety, and clinical outcomes of endoscopic mucosal resection: A study of 101 cases

    Nuzhat A. Ahmad;Michael L. Kochman;William B. Long;Emma E. Furth

  • A pilot study of in vivo liver-directed gene transfer with an adenoviral vector in partial ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency.

    Steven E. Raper;Marc Yudkoff;Narendra Chirmule;Guang-Ping Gao

  • Pathology of Genetically Engineered Mouse Models of Pancreatic Exocrine Cancer: Consensus Report and Recommendations

    Ralph H. Hruban;N. Volkan Adsay;Jorge Albores-Saavedra;Miriam R. Anver

  • Increased toxin-induced liver injury and fibrosis in interleukin-6-deficient mice.

    Kellen Kovalovich;Robert A. DeAngelis;Wei Li;Emma E. Furth

  • Quantitative assay for mutation in diploid human lymphoblasts using microtiter plates

    Emma E. Furth;William G. Thilly;Bruce W. Penman;Howard L. Liber

  • Melanoma in the gastrointestinal tract.

    Daniel Blecker;Susan Abraham;Emma E. Furth;Michael L. Kochman

  • Loss of Klf4 in mice causes altered proliferation and differentiation and precancerous changes in the adult stomach.

    Jonathan P. Katz;Nathalie Perreault;Bree G. Goldstein;Lori Actman

  • The Myc–miR-17∼92 Axis Blunts TGFβ Signaling and Production of Multiple TGFβ-Dependent Antiangiogenic Factors

    Michael Dews;Jamie L. Fox;Stacy Hultine;Prema Sundaram

  • CDX1 protein expression in normal, metaplastic, and neoplastic human alimentary tract epithelium

    DG Silberg;EE Furth;JK Taylor;T Schuck

  • The bcl-2 proto-oncogene and the gastrointestinal epithelial tumor progression model.

    M. P. Bronner;C. Culin;J. C. Reed;E. E. Furth

  • Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma validation of present selection criteria in predicting outcome.

    Kirti Shetty;Kate Timmins;Colleen Brensinger;Emma E. Furth

Frequent Co-Authors

Kim M. Olthoff
Kim M. Olthoff University of Pennsylvania
Abraham Shaked
Abraham Shaked University of Pennsylvania
Gary R. Lichtenstein
Gary R. Lichtenstein University of Pennsylvania
Michael C. Soulen
Michael C. Soulen University of Pennsylvania
Jerome F. Strauss
Jerome F. Strauss University of Pennsylvania
James D. Lewis
James D. Lewis University of Pennsylvania
Rosemarie Mick
Rosemarie Mick University of Pennsylvania
James M. Wilson
James M. Wilson University of Pennsylvania
Robert H. Vonderheide
Robert H. Vonderheide University of Pennsylvania
Rebecca Taub
Rebecca Taub Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (United States)

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