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Suzanne J. Baker is affiliated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cancer Research, Oncology, and Neurology.

Their research topics cover a range of areas with notable emphasis on:

  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism

Recent publications illustrate diverse contributions to cancer research, oncology, and molecular profiling technologies. Selected recent papers include:

  • "A single-cell and single-nucleus RNA-Seq toolbox for fresh and frozen human tumors" (2020) published in Nature Medicine
  • "St. Jude Cloud: A Pediatric Cancer Genomic Data-Sharing Ecosystem" (2021) published in Cancer Discovery
  • "Cell-surface antigen profiling of pediatric brain tumors: B7-H3 is consistently expressed and can be targeted via local or systemic CAR T-cell delivery" (2020) published in Neuro-Oncology
  • "CICERO: a versatile method for detecting complex and diverse driver fusions using cancer RNA sequencing data" (2020) published in Genome Biology
  • "Clinical, imaging, and molecular analysis of pediatric pontine tumors lacking characteristic imaging features of DIPG" (2020) published in Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jinghui Zhang, Christopher L. Tinkle, Jason Chiang, Brent A. Orr, and Amar Gajjar. These coauthors have multiple joint publications reflecting sustained collaborative efforts.

The venues where Suzanne J. Baker regularly publishes highlight their research focus, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources
  • Acta Neuropathologica

Best Publications

  • Mutations in the p53 gene occur in diverse human tumour types

    J M Nigro;S J Baker;A C Preisinger;J M Jessup

  • Chromosome 17 deletions and p53 gene mutations in colorectal carcinomas

    Suzanne J. Baker;Eric R. Fearon;Janice M. Nigro;Stanley R. Hamilton

  • Suppression of human colorectal carcinoma cell growth by wild-type p53.

    Suzanne J. Baker;Sanford D Markowitz;Eric R. Fearon;James K V Willson

  • Somatic histone H3 alterations in pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas and non-brainstem glioblastomas

    Gang Wu;Alberto Broniscer;Troy A McEachron;Charles Lu

  • p53 gene mutations occur in combination with 17p allelic deletions as late events in colorectal tumorigenesis.

    Suzanne J. Baker;Antonette C. Preisinger;J. M. Jessup;Christos Paraskeva

  • PTEN and the PI3-Kinase Pathway in Cancer

    Nader Chalhoub;Suzanne J. Baker

  • Pten Regulates Neuronal Arborization and Social Interaction in Mice

    Chang Hyuk Kwon;Bryan W. Luikart;Craig M. Powell;Jing Zhou

  • p53 functions as a cell cycle control protein in osteosarcomas.

    L Diller;J Kassel;C E Nelson;M A Gryka

  • The genomic landscape of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma and pediatric non-brainstem high-grade glioma

    Gang Wu;Alexander K Diaz;Alexander K Diaz;Barbara S Paugh;Sherri L Rankin

  • Continuous c-fos expression precedes programmed cell death in vivo

    Richard J. Smeyne;Montserrat Vendrell;Michael Hayward;Michael Hayward;Suzanne J. Baker

  • Integrated Molecular Meta-Analysis of 1,000 Pediatric High-Grade and Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma

    Alan Mackay;Anna Burford;Diana Carvalho;Elisa Izquierdo

  • Novel mutations target distinct subgroups of medulloblastoma

    Giles Robinson;Matthew Parker;Tanya A. Kranenburg;Charles Lu;Charles Lu

  • A single-cell and single-nucleus RNA-Seq toolbox for fresh and frozen human tumors

    Michal Slyper;Caroline B. M. Porter;Orr Ashenberg;Julia Waldman

  • Whole-genome sequencing identifies genetic alterations in pediatric low-grade gliomas

    Jinghui Zhang;Gang Wu;Claudia P. Miller;Ruth G. Tatevossian

  • Integrated Molecular Genetic Profiling of Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas Reveals Key Differences With the Adult Disease

    Barbara S. Paugh;Chunxu Qu;Chris Jones;Zhaoli Liu

  • Mutant p53 DNA clones from human colon carcinomas cooperate with ras in transforming primary rat cells: a comparison of the "hot spot" mutant phenotypes

    P. W. Hinds;C. A. Finlay;R. S. Quartin;S. J. Baker

  • Pten regulates neuronal soma size: a mouse model of Lhermitte-Duclos disease

    Chang Hyuk Kwon;Xiaoyan Zhu;Junyuan Zhang;Lori L. Knoop

  • The landscape of somatic mutations in epigenetic regulators across 1,000 paediatric cancer genomes

    Robert Huether;Li Dong;Xiang Chen;Gang Wu

  • PTEN function in normal and neoplastic growth

    Lionel M.L. Chow;Suzanne J. Baker

  • Genetic alterations in uncommon low-grade neuroepithelial tumors: BRAF, FGFR1, and MYB mutations occur at high frequency and align with morphology

    Ibrahim Qaddoumi;Wilda Orisme;Ji Wen;Teresa Santiago

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Ellison
David W. Ellison St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Jinghui Zhang
Jinghui Zhang St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Gang Wu
Gang Wu Washington University in St. Louis
Amar Gajjar
Amar Gajjar St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Chris Jones
Chris Jones Institute of Cancer Research
Michael Rusch
Michael Rusch St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
John Easton
John Easton St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Bert Vogelstein
Bert Vogelstein Johns Hopkins University
James R. Downing
James R. Downing St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Thomas E. Merchant
Thomas E. Merchant St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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