2026 Laura D. Attardi: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	63	1769	1591	887	784	149	30537

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

8488
Citations
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

2347
Citations
Unravelling mechanisms of p53-mediated tumour suppression

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

1442
Citations
The role of apoptosis in cancer development and treatment response.

J. Martin Brown;Laura D. Attardi

1263
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

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

895
Citations
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

876
Citations
A subset of p53-deficient embryos exhibit exencephaly.

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

731
Citations
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

730
Citations
Distinct p53 Transcriptional Programs Dictate Acute DNA-Damage Responses and Tumor Suppression

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

587
Citations
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

548
Citations
Assembly of recombinant TFIID reveals differential coactivator requirements for distinct transcriptional activators.

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

538
Citations
p53 at a glance

Colleen A. Brady;Laura D. Attardi

502
Citations
p53 Suppresses Metabolic Stress-Induced Ferroptosis in Cancer Cells

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

462
Citations
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

445
Citations
Ribosomal mutations cause p53-mediated dark skin and pleiotropic effects

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

414
Citations
Oncogenic transformation of diverse gastrointestinal tissues in primary organoid culture

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

408
Citations
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

392
Citations
Perp Is a p63-Regulated Gene Essential for Epithelial Integrity

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

373
Citations
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

350
Citations
The role of p53 in tumour suppression: lessons from mouse models.

L. D. Attardi;T. Jacks

290
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Tyler Jacks MIT

Hannes Vogel Stanford University

John L. Rinn University of Colorado Boulder

Julien Sage Stanford University

Laura D. Wood Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Christina Curtis Stanford University

Eric S. Lander Broad Institute

Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University

Joanna Wysocka Stanford University

Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore

External Links

Personal website of Laura D. Attardi

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