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19440
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7929

Overview

Eric A. Collisson is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected domains within medicine and biomedical science, focusing particularly on oncology and molecular biology.

Their main fields of study include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, they have contributed notably to subfields such as Oncology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Surgery, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Eric A. Collisson's research prominently addresses key topics including:

  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy
  • Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Their publication record covers both original research articles and contributions to important scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Cancer Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • eLife
  • UNC Libraries

Among recent papers, notable examples are:

  • Multi-faceted epigenetic dysregulation of gene expression promotes esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Discovering dominant tumor immune archetypes in a pan-cancer census, 2021, Cell
  • Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression is restrained by stromal matrix, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Ferrous Iron-Dependent Pharmacology, 2020, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
  • Single-cell transcriptome analysis defines heterogeneity of the murine pancreatic ductal tree, 2021, eLife

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Eric A. Collisson include:

  • Honglin Jiang
  • Margaret A. Tempero
  • Andrew H. Ko
  • Adam R. Renslo
  • Adam B. Olshen

Best Publications

  • The cancer genome atlas pan-cancer analysis project

    John N Weinstein;John N Weinstein;Eric A. Collisson;Gordon B Mills;Kenna R Mills Shaw;Kenna R Mills Shaw

  • Comprehensive molecular characterization of human colon and rectal cancer

    Donna M. Muzny;Matthew N. Bainbridge;Kyle Chang;Huyen H. Dinh

  • Comprehensive molecular profiling of lung adenocarcinoma: The cancer genome atlas research network

    Eric A. Collisson;Joshua D. Campbell;Angela N. Brooks;Angela N. Brooks;Alice H. Berger

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization of squamous cell lung cancers

    Peter S. Hammerman;Doug Voet;Michael S. Lawrence;Douglas Voet

  • Integrated Genomic Characterization of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

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

  • Subtypes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and their differing responses to therapy.

    Eric A Collisson;Anguraj Sadanandam;Anguraj Sadanandam;Peter Olson;Peter Olson;William J Gibb;William J Gibb

  • Multiplatform analysis of 12 cancer types reveals molecular classification within and across tissues of origin

    Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Denise M. Wolf;Andrew D. Cherniack

  • Distinct patterns of somatic genome alterations in lung adenocarcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas

    Joshua D Campbell;Anton Alexandrov;Jaegil Kim;Jeremiah Wala

  • Vitamin D Receptor-Mediated Stromal Reprogramming Suppresses Pancreatitis and Enhances Pancreatic Cancer Therapy

    Mara H. Sherman;Ruth T. Yu;Dannielle D. Engle;Ning Ding

  • A colorectal cancer classification system that associates cellular phenotype and responses to therapy

    Anguraj Sadanandam;Costas A Lyssiotis;Costas A Lyssiotis;Krisztian Homicsko;Krisztian Homicsko;Eric A Collisson

  • Activation of MET via diverse exon 14 splicing alterations occurs in multiple tumor types and confers clinical sensitivity to MET inhibitors

    Garrett M. Frampton;Siraj M. Ali;Mark Rosenzweig;Juliann Chmielecki

  • Molecular subtypes of pancreatic cancer

    Eric A. Collisson;Peter Bailey;David K. Chang;David K. Chang;Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin

  • Analytical and clinical validation of a digital sequencing panel for quantitative, highly accurate evaluation of cell-free circulating tumor DNA

    Richard B. Lanman;Stefanie A. Mortimer;Oliver A. Zill;Dragan Sebisanovic

  • The Hippo effector YAP promotes resistance to RAF- and MEK-targeted cancer therapies

    Luping Lin;Amit J Sabnis;Elton Chan;Victor Olivas

  • Genotype tunes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tissue tension to induce matricellular fibrosis and tumor progression.

    Hanane Laklai;Yekaterina A Miroshnikova;Michael W Pickup;Eric A Collisson

  • Subtype and pathway specific responses to anticancer compounds in breast cancer.

    Laura M. Heiser;Anguraj Sadanandam;Wen-Lin Kuo;Stephen C. Benz

  • Loss-of-function mutations in Notch receptors in cutaneous and lung squamous cell carcinoma.

    Nicholas J. Wang;Zachary Sanborn;Kelly L. Arnett;Laura J. Bayston

  • Targeting LIF-mediated paracrine interaction for pancreatic cancer therapy and monitoring

    Yu Shi;Weina Gao;Nikki K. Lytle;Peiwu Huang;Peiwu Huang

  • A Central Role for RAF→MEK→ERK Signaling in the Genesis of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    Eric A. Collisson;Christy L. Trejo;Jillian M. Silva;Shenda Gu

  • The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer analysis project

    Kyle Chang;Chad J Creighton;Caleb Davis;Lawrence Donehower

Frequent Co-Authors

Joe W. Gray
Joe W. Gray Oregon Health & Science University
Paul T. Spellman
Paul T. Spellman Oregon Health & Science University
David Haussler
David Haussler University of California, Santa Cruz
Matthew Meyerson
Matthew Meyerson Harvard University
Gad Getz
Gad Getz Broad Institute
Joshua M. Stuart
Joshua M. Stuart University of California, Santa Cruz
Andrew D. Cherniack
Andrew D. Cherniack Broad Institute
John N. Weinstein
John N. Weinstein The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Rameen Beroukhim
Rameen Beroukhim Harvard University
Christina Yau
Christina Yau University of California, San Francisco

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