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John S. Lazo

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
20141
World Ranking
4809
National Ranking
2320

John S. Lazo publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 405 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

John S. Lazo D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John S. Lazo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John S. Lazo is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions in medicine.

The main fields of study for Lazo include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, their subfields of study cover:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Lazo's research topics frequently focus on:

  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment

They have published in several prominent venues multiple times, including:

  • The FASEB Journal
  • Cancer Research
  • Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • Biomolecules
  • SLAS DISCOVERY

Frequent collaborators in their research include Elizabeth R. Sharlow, Peter Wipf, Ettore J. Rastelli, Pavel Solopov, and John D. Catravas.

Recent notable papers authored by or involving John S. Lazo include:

  • "Credentialing and Pharmacologically Targeting PTP4A3 Phosphatase as a Molecular Target for Ovarian Cancer" (2021), published in Biomolecules
  • "The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein subunit S1 induces COVID-19-like acute lung injury in Κ18-hACE2 transgenic mice and barrier dysfunction in human endothelial cells" (2021), published in American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • "Targeting axonal guidance dependencies in glioblastoma with ROBO1 CAR T cells" (2024), published in Nature Medicine
  • "A three-dimensional dementia model reveals spontaneous cell cycle re-entry and a senescence-associated secretory phenotype" (2020), published in Neurobiology of Aging
  • "Structure of the Complex of an Iminopyridinedione Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 4A3 Phosphatase Inhibitor with Human Serum Albumin" (2020), published in Molecular Pharmacology

Lazo was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Overexpression of metallothionein confers resistance to anticancer drugs.

    Susan L. Kelley;Alakananda Basu;Beverly A. Teicher;Miles P. Hacker

  • Classification of Antineoplastic Agents by their Selective Toxicities toward Oxygenated and Hypoxic Tumor Cells

    Beverly A. Teicher;John S. Lazo;Alan C. Sartorelli

  • Chemical genetics of Plasmodium falciparum.

    W. Armand Guiguemde;Anang A. Shelat;David Bouck;Sandra Duffy

  • Low molecular weight inhibitors of Myc-Max interaction and function.

    Xiaoying Yin;Christine Giap;John S Lazo;Edward V Prochownik;Edward V Prochownik

  • microRNA-21 Negatively Regulates Cdc25A and Cell Cycle Progression in Colon Cancer Cells

    Peng Wang;Fangdong Zou;Xiaodong Zhang;Hua Li

  • Enhanced Sensitivity to Oxidative Stress in Cultured Embryonic Cells from Transgenic Mice Deficient in Metallothionein I and II Genes

    J. S. Lazo;Y. Kondo;D. Dellapiazza;A. E. Michalska

  • The Liver X Receptor Ligand T0901317 Decreases Amyloid β Production in Vitro and in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease

    Radosveta P. Koldamova;Iliya M. Lefterov;Matthias Staufenbiel;Darren Wolfe

  • Metallothionein protects against the cytotoxic and DNA-damaging effects of nitric oxide

    MA Schwarz;JS Lazo;JC Yalowich;WP Allen

  • Zebrafish chemical screening reveals an inhibitor of Dusp6 that expands cardiac cell lineages

    Gabriela Molina;Andreas Vogt;Ahmet Bakan;Weixiang Dai

  • 22R-Hydroxycholesterol and 9-cis-Retinoic Acid Induce ATP-binding Cassette Transporter A1 Expression and Cholesterol Efflux in Brain Cells and Decrease Amyloid β Secretion

    Radosveta P. Koldamova;Iliya M. Lefterov;Milos D. Ikonomovic;John Skoko

  • Alterations in pulmonary mRNA encoding procollagens, fibronectin and transforming growth factor-beta precede bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice.

    D G Hoyt;J S Lazo

  • Diallyl trisulfide-induced G2–M phase cell cycle arrest in human prostate cancer cells is caused by reactive oxygen species-dependent destruction and hyperphosphorylation of Cdc25C

    Dong Xiao;Anna Herman-Antosiewicz;Jedrzej Antosiewicz;Hui Xiao

  • Enhanced Apoptosis in Metallothionein Null Cells

    Yukihiro Kondo;James M. Rusnak;Dale G. Hoyt;Catherine E. Settineri

  • Identification of a Potent and Selective Pharmacophore for Cdc25 Dual Specificity Phosphatase Inhibitors.

    John S. Lazo;Kaoru Nemoto;Katharine E. Pestell;Kathleen Cooley

  • The Benzo[c]phenanthridine Alkaloid, Sanguinarine, Is a Selective, Cell-active Inhibitor of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Phosphatase-1

    Andreas Vogt;Aletheia Tamewitz;John Skoko;Rachel P. Sikorski

  • Role of metallothionein in carcinogenesis.

    M G Cherian;S B Howell;N Imura;C D Klaassen

  • Cytoplasmic metallothionein overexpression protects NIH 3T3 cells from tert-butyl hydroperoxide toxicity.

    Margaret A. Schwarz;John S. Lazo;Jack C. Yalowich;Ian Reynolds

  • Automated high-content live animal drug screening using C. elegans expressing the aggregation prone serpin α1-antitrypsin Z.

    Sager J. Gosai;Joon Hyeok Kwak;Cliff J. Luke;Olivia S. Long

  • Cationic liposomes for direct gene transfer in therapy of cancer and other diseases.

    Hassan Farhood;Xiang Gao;Kyonghee Son;John S. Lazo

  • 22R-Hydroxycholesterol and 9-cis-Retinoic Acid Induce ATP-binding Cassette Transporter A1 Expression and Cholesterol Efflux in Brain Cells and Decrease Amyloid Secretion*

    Radosveta P. Koldamova;Iliya M. Lefterov;Milos D. Ikonomovic;John Skoko

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Wipf
Peter Wipf University of Pittsburgh
Bruce R. Pitt
Bruce R. Pitt University of Pittsburgh
Valerian E. Kagan
Valerian E. Kagan University of Pittsburgh
Edward V. Prochownik
Edward V. Prochownik University of Pittsburgh
Billy W. Day
Billy W. Day University of Pittsburgh
Vladimir A. Tyurin
Vladimir A. Tyurin University of Pittsburgh
David G. I. Kingston
David G. I. Kingston Virginia Tech
Yulia Y. Tyurina
Yulia Y. Tyurina University of Pittsburgh
Ian F. Pollack
Ian F. Pollack University of Pittsburgh
Simon C. Watkins
Simon C. Watkins University of Pittsburgh

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