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Felicity E. B. May is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. Their research work spans multiple fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular focus on oncology and cancer-related molecular mechanisms.

The main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader areas, Felicity E. B. May's subfields of investigation comprise:

  • Oncology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Their research topics further specify interests in:

  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Metastasis and carcinoma case studies
  • Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Felicity E. B. May has contributed to several recent academic papers published in a range of venues:

  • "Insulin and the insulin receptor collaborate to promote human gastric cancer", 2021, Gastric Cancer
  • "Gastric metastasis before diagnosis of primary invasive lobular breast carcinoma: a rare case presentation from Pakistan", 2021, Women & Health
  • "Abstract 1406: Are circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) ready for inclusion as biomarkers in breast cancer clinical trials", 2020, Cancer Research
  • "Successful Correction of the Misdiagnosis of a Primary Liver Neuroendocrine Tumour with a Combination of Immunohistochemical and Radiological Assessments: Report of a Rare Case from Pakistan", 2024, Journal of Case Reports and Medical History

The frequent publication venues include:

  • Gastric Cancer
  • Women & Health
  • Cancer Research
  • Journal of Case Reports and Medical History

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Felicity E. B. May are:

  • Mashhood Ali
  • Shahid Aziz
  • Faisal Rasheed
  • Marina Saisana
  • S M Griffin

Best Publications

  • ROLE OF INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTORS AND THE TYPE I INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR IN THE ESTROGEN-STIMULATED PROLIFERATION OF HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELLS

    A. J. Stewart;M. D. Johnson;F. E. B. May;B. R. Westley

  • Expression of the antimetastatic gene nm23 in human breast cancer: an association with good prognosis.

    Colm Hennessy;James A. Henry;Felicity E. B. May;Bruce R. Westley

  • The estrogen-regulated protein, TFF1, stimulates migration of human breast cancer cells

    Sara J. Prest;Felicity E. B. May;Bruce R. Westley

  • Insulin receptor substrate-1 expression is regulated by estrogen in the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line

    Claire A. Molloy;Felicity E.B. May;Bruce R. Westley

  • Prognostic significance of the estrogen-regulated protein, cathepsin D, in breast cancer: an immunohistochemical study

    J. A. Henry;Anne L. McCarthy;B. Angus;B. R. Westley

  • Structure of mammalian trefoil factors and functional insights.

    L Thim;F E B May

  • Trefoil peptides as proangiogenic factors in vivo and in vitro: implication of cyclooxygenase-2 and EGF receptor signaling

    Sylvie Rodrigues;Elisabeth Van Aken;Saskia Van Bocxlaer;Samir Attoub

  • Oestrogen regulates cathepsin D mRNA levels in oestrogen responsive human breast cancer cells.

    Bruce R. Westley;Felicity E.B. May

  • Effects of antiestrogens on the estrogen-regulated pS2 RNA and the 52- and 160-kilodalton proteins in MCF7 cells and two tamoxifen-resistant sublines.

    B. Westley;F. E. B. May;A. M. C. Brown;A. Krust

  • Insulin-like Growth Factor-Dependent Proliferation and Survival of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells: Implications for Therapy

    Zoë Davison;Gail E. de Blacquière;Bruce R. Westley;Felicity E.B. May

  • NCL‐CB11, a new monoclonal antibody recognizing the internal domain of the c‐erbB‐2 oncogene protein effective for use on formalin‐fixed, paraffin‐embedded tissue

    Ian P. Corbett;James A. Henry;Brian Angus;Caroline J. Watchorn

  • The human trefoil peptide, TFF1, is present in different molecular forms that are intimately associated with mucus in normal stomach

    J L Newton;A Allen;B R Westley;F E B May

  • Induction of scattering and cellular invasion by trefoil peptides in src- and RhoA-transformed kidney and colonic epithelial cells

    Shahin Emami;Nathalie Le Floch;Erik Bruyneel;Lars Thim

  • Review: Trefoil Proteins: Their Role in Normal and Malignant Cells

    Felicity E. B. May;Bruce R. Westley

  • Interaction between TFF1, a gastric tumor suppressor trefoil protein, and TFIZ1, a brichos domain-containing protein with homology to SP-C.

    Westley Br;Griffin Sm;May Fe

  • pNR-2/pS2 immunohistochemical staining in breast cancer: correlation with prognostic factors and endocrine response.

    Henry Ja;Piggott Nh;Mallick Uk;Nicholson S

  • Modulation of the proliferative response of breast cancer cells to growth factors by oestrogen.

    A. J. Stewart;B. R. Westley;F. E. B. May

  • Expression of human intestinal trefoil factor in malignant cells and its regulation by oestrogen in breast cancer cells.

    Felicity E. B. May;Bruce R. Westley

  • Helicobacter pylori interacts with the human single-domain trefoil protein TFF1

    Marguerite Clyne;Paul Dillon;Stephen Daly;Richard O'Kennedy

  • Dimerization of human pS2 (TFF1) plays a key role in its protective/healing effects

    Tania Marchbank;Bruce R. Westley;Felicity E. B. May;Denis P. Calnan

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Thim
Lars Thim Novo Nordisk (Denmark)
Christian Gespach
Christian Gespach Sorbonne University
James Feeney
James Feeney Medical Research Council
Mark Wade
Mark Wade University of Toronto
Marc Mareel
Marc Mareel Ghent University Hospital
Erik Bruyneel
Erik Bruyneel Ghent University Hospital
Richard O'Kennedy
Richard O'Kennedy Hamad bin Khalifa University
Michael D. Johnson
Michael D. Johnson Georgetown University
Margaret F. Bassendine
Margaret F. Bassendine Newcastle University
Nicola J. Curtin
Nicola J. Curtin Newcastle University

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