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88
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2691
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1396

Overview

Justin D. Lathia is affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields related to molecular biology, immunology, genetics, oncology, and cancer research.

The main fields of study in which Justin D. Lathia has contributed include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Their work further focuses on several subfields of study, such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology
  • Genetics
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

Research topics covered by Justin D. Lathia notably include:

  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Cancer Research and Treatments

Their frequent coauthors reflect long-term collaborative relationships. These colleagues include:

  • Daniel J. Silver
  • Defne Bayık
  • Juyeun Lee
  • Dionysios C. Watson
  • Manmeet S. Ahluwalia

Justin D. Lathia's publications appear most often in venues specializing in oncology and cancer biology. The leading publication venues are:

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Neuro-Oncology Advances
  • The Journal of Immunology

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Cancer stem cell-immune cell crosstalk in tumour progression," published in 2021 in Nature Reviews Cancer
  • "Comprehensive characterization of protein-protein interactions perturbed by disease mutations," published in 2021 in Nature Genetics
  • "Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell Subsets Drive Glioblastoma Growth in a Sex-Specific Manner," published in 2020 in Cancer Discovery
  • "Sex Differences in Cancer Incidence and Survival: A Pan-Cancer Analysis," published in 2020 in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • "GAP43-dependent mitochondria transfer from astrocytes enhances glioblastoma tumorigenicity," published in 2023 in Nature Cancer

Best Publications

  • Cancer stem cells in glioblastoma

    Justin D. Lathia;Justin D. Lathia;Stephen C. Mack;Erin E. Mulkearns-Hubert;Claudia L.L. Valentim

  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factors Regulate Tumorigenic Capacity of Glioma Stem Cells

    Zhizhong Li;Shideng Bao;Shideng Bao;Qiulian Wu;Qiulian Wu;Hui Wang

  • Glioblastoma Stem Cells Generate Vascular Pericytes to Support Vessel Function and Tumor Growth

    Lin Cheng;Zhi Huang;Wenchao Zhou;Qiulian Wu

  • Pivotal role for neuronal Toll-like receptors in ischemic brain injury and functional deficits

    Sung-Chun Tang;Thiruma V. Arumugam;Thiruma V. Arumugam;Xiangru Xu;Aiwu Cheng

  • Integrin Alpha 6 regulates glioblastoma stem cells

    Justin D. Lathia;Joseph Gallagher;John M. Heddleston;Jialiang Wang

  • Notch promotes radioresistance of glioma stem cells

    Jialiang Wang;Timothy P. Wakeman;Justin D. Lathia;Anita B. Hjelmeland

  • An anatomic transcriptional atlas of human glioblastoma

    Ralph B. Puchalski;Nameeta Shah;Jeremy Miller;Rachel Dalley

  • Hypoxia inducible factors in cancer stem cells

    J. M. Heddleston;Zong-Ming Li;Justin D Lathia;Shideng Bao

  • Toll-Like Receptors in Neurodegeneration

    Eitan Okun;Kathleen J. Griffioen;Justin D. Lathia;Justin D. Lathia;Sung Chun Tang

  • Targeting Cancer Stemness in the Clinic: From Hype to Hope

    Caner Saygin;Daniela Matei;Ravindra Majeti;Ofer Reizes

  • High-Speed Coherent Raman Fingerprint Imaging of Biological Tissues.

    Charles H. Camp;Young Jong Lee;John M. Heddleston;Christopher M. Hartshorn

  • Brain tumor initiating cells adapt to restricted nutrition through preferential glucose uptake

    William A Flavahan;Qiulian Wu;Masahiro Hitomi;Nasiha Rahim

  • c-Myc is required for maintenance of glioma cancer stem cells.

    Jialiang Wang;Hui Wang;Zhizhong Li;Qiulian Wu

  • Acute Kidney Injury Leads to Inflammation and Functional Changes in the Brain

    Manchang Liu;Yideng Liang;Srinivasulu Chigurupati;Justin D. Lathia

  • Autocrine VEGF-VEGFR2-Neuropilin-1 signaling promotes glioma stem-like cell viability and tumor growth

    Petra Hamerlik;Justin D. Lathia;Rikke Rasmussen;Qiulian Wu

  • Acidic stress promotes a glioma stem cell phenotype

    A. B. Hjelmeland;Q. Wu;J. M. Heddleston;G. S. Choudhary

  • Targeting Interleukin 6 Signaling Suppresses Glioma Stem Cell Survival and Tumor Growth

    Hui Wang;Justin D. Lathia;Qiulian Wu;Jialiang Wang

  • Chemotherapy activates cancer-associated fibroblasts to maintain colorectal cancer-initiating cells by IL-17A

    Fiorenza Lotti;Awad M. Jarrar;Rish K. Pai;Masahiro Hitomi;Masahiro Hitomi

  • Cancer stem cell-immune cell crosstalk in tumour progression.

    Defne Bayik;Justin D Lathia;Justin D Lathia

  • Glioma Stem Cell Proliferation and Tumor Growth Are Promoted by Nitric Oxide Synthase-2

    Christine E. Eyler;Qiulian Wu;Kenneth Yan;Jennifer M. MacSwords

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy N. Rich
Jeremy N. Rich University of Pittsburgh
Anita B. Hjelmeland
Anita B. Hjelmeland University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michael A. Vogelbaum
Michael A. Vogelbaum Cleveland Clinic
Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan
Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan Case Western Reserve University
Michael E. Berens
Michael E. Berens Translational Genomics Research Institute
Mark P. Mattson
Mark P. Mattson Johns Hopkins University
Feixiong Cheng
Feixiong Cheng Case Western Reserve University
Roger E. McLendon
Roger E. McLendon Duke University
James R. Connor
James R. Connor Pennsylvania State University
Shideng Bao
Shideng Bao Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

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