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Laura D. Attardi publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laura D. Attardi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 149 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Laura D. Attardi D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laura D. Attardi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Laura D. Attardi is a researcher affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their academic contributions center primarily around the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Within these broad disciplines, their research focuses extensively on Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Genetics, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their work covers a range of significant topics in biomedical science, including:

  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Laura D. Attardi has a number of recent scholarly articles, demonstrating active engagement with contemporary issues in cancer biology and molecular pathways. Selected recent papers include:

  • "p53 and Tumor Suppression: It Takes a Network" (2021) published in Trends in Cell Biology
  • "p53 is a central regulator driving neurodegeneration caused by C9orf72 poly(PR)" (2021) published in Cell
  • "Specifications of the ACMG/AMP variant interpretation guidelines for germline TP53 variants" (2020) published in Human Mutation
  • "The HIF target MAFF promotes tumor invasion and metastasis through IL11 and STAT3 signaling" (2021) published in Nature Communications
  • "Zmat3 Is a Key Splicing Regulator in the p53 Tumor Suppression Program" (2020) published in Molecular Cell

They frequently collaborate with several researchers in the field, most notably Mengxiong Wang, Brittany M. Flowers, Sofia Ferreira, Anthony M. Boutelle, and David G. Kirsch.

Laura D. Attardi's work is often published in highly regarded venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Cell

In recognition of contributions to science, Laura D. Attardi was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • A Large Intergenic Noncoding RNA Induced by p53 Mediates Global Gene Repression in the p53 Response

    Maite Huarte;Mitchell Guttman;Mitchell Guttman;David Feldser;Manuel Garber

  • Unravelling mechanisms of p53-mediated tumour suppression

    Kathryn T. Bieging;Stephano Spano Mello;Laura D. Attardi

  • The role of apoptosis in cancer development and treatment response.

    J. Martin Brown;Laura D. Attardi

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • In vivo alteration of telomere sequences and senescence caused by mutated Tetrahymena telomerase RNAs.

    Guo-Liang Yu;John D. Bradley;Laura D. Attardi;Elizabeth H. Blackburn

  • A subset of p53-deficient embryos exhibit exencephaly.

    Valerie P. Sah;Laura D. Attardi;George J. Mulligan;Bart O. Williams

  • Targeted disruption of the three Rb-related genes leads to loss of G1 control and immortalization

    Julien Sage;George J. Mulligan;Laura D. Attardi;Abigail Miller

  • Distinct p53 Transcriptional Programs Dictate Acute DNA-Damage Responses and Tumor Suppression

    Colleen A. Brady;Dadi Jiang;Stephano S. Mello;Thomas M. Johnson

  • PERP, an apoptosis-associated target of p53, is a novel member of the PMP-22/gas3 family

    Laura D. Attardi;Elizabeth E. Reczek;Corinna Cosmas;Elizabeth G. Demicco

  • Assembly of recombinant TFIID reveals differential coactivator requirements for distinct transcriptional activators.

    Jin-Long Chen;Laura Donatella Attardi;C.Peter Verrijzer;Kyoko Yokomori

  • p53 at a glance

    Colleen A. Brady;Laura D. Attardi

  • p53 Suppresses Metabolic Stress-Induced Ferroptosis in Cancer Cells

    Amy Tarangelo;Leslie Magtanong;Kathryn T. Bieging-Rolett;Yang Li

  • Global genomic profiling reveals an extensive p53-regulated autophagy program contributing to key p53 responses

    Daniela Kenzelmann Broz;Stephano Spano Mello;Kathryn T. Bieging;Dadi Jiang

  • Ribosomal mutations cause p53-mediated dark skin and pleiotropic effects

    Kelly A McGowan;Jun Z Li;Jun Z Li;Christopher Y Park;Veronica Beaudry

  • Oncogenic transformation of diverse gastrointestinal tissues in primary organoid culture

    Xingnan Li;Lincoln Nadauld;Akifumi Ootani;David C Corney

  • Combined inhibition of BET family proteins and histone deacetylases as a potential epigenetics-based therapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

    Pawel K Mazur;Alexander Herner;Stephano S Mello;Matthias Wirth

  • Perp Is a p63-Regulated Gene Essential for Epithelial Integrity

    Rebecca A. Ihrie;Michelle R. Marques;Bichchau T. Nguyen;Jennifer S. Horner

  • Transcriptional activation by p53, but not induction of the p21 gene, is essential for oncogene-mediated apoptosis.

    Laura Donatella Attardi;Scott W. Lowe;James B Brugarolas;Tyler Jacks;Tyler Jacks

  • The role of p53 in tumour suppression: lessons from mouse models.

    L. D. Attardi;T. Jacks

Frequent Co-Authors

Hannes Vogel
Hannes Vogel Stanford University
John L. Rinn
John L. Rinn University of Colorado Boulder
Julien Sage
Julien Sage Stanford University
Laura D. Wood
Laura D. Wood Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Christina Curtis
Christina Curtis Stanford University
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Joanna Wysocka
Joanna Wysocka Stanford University
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore

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