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Joseph R. Nevins

Joseph R. Nevins

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Molecular Biology
USA
2025

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
129
Citations
63545
World Ranking
193
National Ranking
121

Medicine

D-Index
129
Citations
64126
World Ranking
2589
National Ranking
1451

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Joseph R. Nevins is affiliated with Duke University in the United States, focusing primarily on research within the fields of medicine and social sciences. Their work includes studies spanning oncology as well as pulmonary and respiratory medicine, alongside contributions to sociology and political science.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Social Sciences

Subfields in which they have published research are:

  • Oncology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Demography

The primary research topics of Joseph R. Nevins feature cancer-related molecular pathways, cancer cells and metastasis, and metastasis and carcinoma case studies. Additionally, they have addressed topics related to climate change adaptation and migration, as well as tourism, volunteerism, and development.

Main topics of their work include:

  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Metastasis and carcinoma case studies
  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

Joseph R. Nevins has published research in several venues, notably:

  • Oncogene
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Insight into mammary gland development and tumor progression in an E2F5 conditional knockout mouse model, 2024, Oncogene
  • Insight into mammary gland development and tumor prevention in a newly developed metastatic mouse model of breast cancer, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Joseph R. Nevins include Briana To, Carson D. Broeker, Jing-Ru Jhan, Rachel E. Rempel, and Jonathan Rennhack.

Joseph R. Nevins was recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Oncogenic pathway signatures in human cancers as a guide to targeted therapies.

    Andrea H. Bild;Guang Yao;Jeffrey T. Chang;Quanli Wang

  • E2F: a link between the Rb tumor suppressor protein and viral oncoproteins

    Joseph R. Nevins

  • The E2F transcription factor is a cellular target for the RB protein.

    Srikumar P. Chellappan;Srikumar P. Chellappan;Scott Hiebert;Scott Hiebert;Maria Mudryj;Maria Mudryj;Jonathan M. Horowitz

  • Predicting the clinical status of human breast cancer by using gene expression profiles.

    Mike West;Carrie Blanchette;Holly Dressman;Erich Huang

  • Multiple Ras-dependent phosphorylation pathways regulate Myc protein stability

    Rosalie Sears;Faison Nuckolls;Eric Haura;Yoichi Taya

  • The Rb/E2F pathway and cancer

    Joseph R. Nevins

  • Expression of transcription factor E2F1 induces quiescent cells to enter S phase

    David G. Johnson;James K. Schwarz;W. Douglas Cress;Joseph R. Nevins

  • Cellular targets for activation by the E2F1 transcription factor include DNA synthesis- and G1/S-regulatory genes.

    James DeGregori;Timothy Kowalik;Joseph R. Nevins

  • Young Age at Diagnosis Correlates With Worse Prognosis and Defines a Subset of Breast Cancers With Shared Patterns of Gene Expression

    Carey K. Anders;David S. Hsu;Gloria Broadwater;Chaitanya R. Acharya

  • A signalling pathway controlling c-Myc degradation that impacts oncogenic transformation of human cells

    Elizabeth Yeh;Melissa Cunningham;Hugh Arnold;Dawn Chasse

  • Distinct roles for E2F proteins in cell growth control and apoptosis

    James DeGregori;Gustavo Leone;Alexander Miron;Laszlo Jakoi

  • Adenovirus E1A, simian virus 40 tumor antigen, and human papillomavirus E7 protein share the capacity to disrupt the interaction between transcription factor E2F and the retinoblastoma gene product.

    S Chellappan;V B Kraus;B Kroger;K Munger

  • Gene expression predictors of breast cancer outcomes

    Erich Huang;Skye H Cheng;Holly Dressman;Jennifer Pittman

  • Regulation of the cyclin E gene by transcription factor E2F1.

    K Ohtani;J DeGregori;J R Nevins

  • The interaction of RB with E2F coincides with an inhibition of the transcriptional activity of E2F.

    Scott W. Hiebert;Srikumar P. Chellappan;Jonathan M. Horowitz;Joseph R. Nevins

  • Toward an understanding of the functional complexity of the E2F and retinoblastoma families.

    J R Nevins

  • Retraction: Genomic signatures to guide the use of chemotherapeutics

    Anil Potti;Holly K Dressman;Andrea Bild;Richard F Riedel

  • The E2F1–3 transcription factors are essential for cellular proliferation

    Lizhao Wu;Cynthia Timmers;Baidehi Maiti;Harold I. Saavedra

  • Role for E2F in Control of Both DNA Replication and Mitotic Functions as Revealed from DNA Microarray Analysis

    Seiichi Ishida;Erich Huang;Harry Zuzan;Rainer Spang

  • A genomic strategy to refine prognosis in early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer.

    Anil Potti;Sayan Mukherjee;Rebecca Petersen;Holly K. Dressman

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael West
Michael West Duke University
Jeffrey R. Marks
Jeffrey R. Marks Duke University
Geoffrey S. Ginsburg
Geoffrey S. Ginsburg Duke University
Gustavo Leone
Gustavo Leone Medical University of South Carolina
James DeGregori
James DeGregori University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Jeffrey T. Chang
Jeffrey T. Chang The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Andrew Berchuck
Andrew Berchuck Duke University
David H. Harpole
David H. Harpole Duke University
Sayan Mukherjee
Sayan Mukherjee Duke University
Lingchong You
Lingchong You Duke University

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