2026 Luis Del Valle: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	67	8414	7766	3787	3402	186	11043

Overview

Luis Del Valle is affiliated with Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Oncology, Immunology, Genetics, and Cancer Research as significant subfields of study.

The research topics that Luis Del Valle has contributed to include:

Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Immune cells in cancer
Virus-based gene therapy research
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Cancer Research and Treatments
Viral-associated cancers and disorders

Several recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their work. These include:

"Targeting PARP-1 with metronomic therapy modulates MDSC suppressive function and enhances anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in colon cancer," published in 2021 in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
"Severe COVID-19 Is Characterized by an Impaired Type I Interferon Response and Elevated Levels of Arginase Producing Granulocytic Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells," published in 2021 in Frontiers in Immunology
"Pathogenesis and Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Intestine, Liver, and Pancreas," published in 2023 in Cells
"A Phase Ib Dose Escalation Trial of RO4929097 (a γ-secretase inhibitor) in Combination with Exemestane in Patients with ER + Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC)," published in 2021 in Clinical Breast Cancer
"Evaluation of deacetylase inhibition in metaplastic breast carcinoma using multiple derivations of preclinical models of a new patient-derived tumor," published in 2020 in PLoS ONE

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Luis Del Valle are:

Jovanny Zabaleta
Lucio Miele
Dorota Wyczechowska
Augusto C. Ochoa
Samarpan Majumder

The primary publication venues for Luis Del Valle include:

Methods in molecular biology
Cancer Research
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Viruses
Frontiers in Immunology

Best Publications

Inhibition of Fatty Acid Oxidation Modulates Immunosuppressive Functions of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Enhances Cancer Therapies

Fokhrul Hossain;Amir A. Al-Khami;Dorota Wyczechowska;Claudia Hernandez

581
Citations
Exogenous lipid uptake induces metabolic and functional reprogramming of tumor-associated myeloid-derived suppressor cells

Amir A. Al-Khami;Liqin Zheng;Luis Del Valle;Fokhrul Hossain

324
Citations
Sonic hedgehog and insulin-like growth factor signaling synergize to induce medulloblastoma formation from nestin-expressing neural progenitors in mice.

Ganesh Rao;Carolyn A Pedone;Luis Del Valle;Krzysztof Reiss

286
Citations
Association of human polyomavirus JCV with colon cancer: evidence for interaction of viral T-antigen and beta-catenin.

Sahnila Enam;Luis Del Valle;César Lara;Dai-Di Gan

266
Citations
The Stress-Response Sensor Chop Regulates the Function and Accumulation of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Tumors

Paul T. Thevenot;Rosa A. Sierra;Patrick L. Raber;Amir A. Al-Khami

243
Citations
Purα Is Essential for Postnatal Brain Development and Developmentally Coupled Cellular Proliferation As Revealed by Genetic Inactivation in the Mouse

Kamel Khalili;Luis Del Valle;Vandhana Muralidharan;William J. Gault

219
Citations
Detection of human neurotropic JC virus DNA sequence and expression of the viral oncogenic protein in pediatric medulloblastomas.

Barbara Krynska;Luis Del Valle;Sidney Croul;Jennifer Gordon

217
Citations
Inhibition of fatty acid oxidation modulates immunosuppressive functions of myeloid-derived suppressor cells and enhances cancer therapies

Amir A Al-Khami;Fokhrul Hossain;Dorota Wyczechowska;Claudia Hernandez

213
Citations
Detection of JC Virus DNA Sequences and Expression of the Viral Regulatory Protein T-Antigen in Tumors of the Central Nervous System

Luis Del Valle;Jennifer Gordon;Martha Assimakopoulou;Sahnila Enam

212
Citations
Human neurotropic polyomavirus, JCV, and its role in carcinogenesis.

Kamel Khalili;Luis Del Valle;Jessica Otte;Michael Weaver

182
Citations
Spinal cord histopathological alterations in a patient with longstanding complex regional pain syndrome.

Luis Del Valle;Robert J. Schwartzman;Guillermo Alexander

178
Citations
Detection of HIV-1 Tat and JCV capsid protein, VP1, in AIDS brain with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Luis Del Valle;Sidney Croul;Susan Morgello;Shohreh Amini

174
Citations
Interaction of α9β1 Integrin With Thrombospondin-1 Promotes Angiogenesis

Izabela Staniszewska;Shachi Zaveri;Luis Del Valle;Isabela Oliva

158
Citations
Activation of the Oxidative Stress Pathway by HIV-1 Vpr Leads to Induction of Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1α Expression

Satish L. Deshmane;Ruma Mukerjee;Shongshan Fan;Luis Del Valle

157
Citations
Expression of Human Neurotropic Polyomavirus JCV Late Gene Product Agnoprotein in Human Medulloblastoma

Luis Del Valle;Jennifer Gordon;Sahnila Enam;Serena Delbue

154
Citations
Evidence for involvement of Wnt signaling pathway in IB-MECA mediated suppression of melanoma cells

Pnina Fishman;Lea Madi;Sara Bar-Yehuda;Faina Barer

154
Citations
Role of the Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/Insulin Receptor Substrate 1 Axis in Rad51 Trafficking and DNA Repair by Homologous Recombination

Joanna Trojanek;Thu Ho;Luis Del Valle;Michal Nowicki

150
Citations
Insulin receptor substrate 1 translocation to the nucleus by the human JC virus T-antigen.

Adam Lassak;Luis Del Valle;Francesca Peruzzi;Jin Ying Wang

149
Citations
Detection of JC Virus DNA Fragments but Not Proteins in Normal Brain Tissue

Georgina Perez-Liz;Georgina Perez-Liz;Luis Del Valle;Luis Del Valle;Antonio Gentilella;Antonio Gentilella;Sidney Croul;Sidney Croul

148
Citations
Insulin-like Growth Factor I Receptor Activity in Human Medulloblastomas

Luis Del Valle;Sahnila Enam;Adam Lassak;Jin Yiang Wang

145
Citations