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Overview

V. Shane Pankratz is affiliated with the University of New Mexico in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a strong emphasis on oncology. Their scholarly work spans multiple facets of cancer research, public health, and epidemiology, reflecting a broad engagement with both clinical and population health issues.

Their research output comprises at least 134 publications primarily within medicine, including subfields such as oncology, public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, general health professions, and physiology. This diverse range of topics underscores a multidisciplinary approach to understanding health outcomes and disease patterns, especially related to cancer.

Key topics covered by their research include:

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Cancer Survivorship and Care
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer

Several frequent coauthors have collaborated with Pankratz on multiple occasions, facilitating a network of expertise and knowledge exchange. Notable frequent coauthors include:

  • Shiraz I. Mishra
  • Andrew L. Sussman
  • Mikaela Kosich
  • Nicholas Edwardson
  • Prajakta Adsul

Their publications are often found in well-established journals and venues recognized in oncology and related fields. Most frequent publication venues include:

  • Cancer Research
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • UNC Libraries
  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • Cancer Causes & Control

Among Pankratz's recent publications are:

  • Food Insecurity and Forgone Medical Care Among Cancer Survivors, 2020, JCO Oncology Practice
  • Improving Sexual and Gender Minority Cancer Care: Patient and Caregiver Perspectives From a Multi-Methods Pilot Study, 2022, Frontiers in Oncology
  • The search for clarity regarding "clinically meaningful outcomes" in Alzheimer disease clinical trials: CLARITY-AD and Beyond, 2024, Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
  • Virtual Patients Using Large Language Models: Scalable, Contextualized Simulation of Clinician-Patient Dialogue With Feedback, 2025, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Remote Assessment of Functional Mobility and Strength in Older Cancer Survivors: Protocol for a Validity and Reliability Study, 2020, JMIR Research Protocols

Best Publications

  • Tracking pathophysiological processes in Alzheimer's disease: an updated hypothetical model of dynamic biomarkers.

    Clifford R Jack;David S Knopman;William J Jagust;Ronald C Petersen

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease

    Denise Harold;Richard Abraham;Paul Hollingworth;Rebecca Sims

  • Erratum: Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease (Nature Genetics (2009) 41 (1088-1093))

    D Harold;R Abraham;P Hollingworth;R Sims

  • Common variants at ABCA7, MS4A6A/MS4A4E, EPHA1, CD33 and CD2AP are associated with Alzheimer's disease.

    Paul Hollingworth;Denise Harold;Rebecca Sims;Amy Gerrish

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Genome-wide analysis of genetic loci associated with Alzheimer disease.

    Sudha Seshadri;Annette L. Fitzpatrick;M Arfan Ikram;Anita L. DeStefano

  • The lifetime risk of suicide in schizophrenia: a reexamination.

    Brian A. Palmer;V. Shane Pankratz;John Michael Bostwick

  • Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Sara Lindström;Sara Lindström;Joe Dennis;Jonathan Beesley

  • Benign breast disease and the risk of breast cancer

    Lynn C. Hartmann;Thomas A. Sellers;Marlene H. Frost;Wilma L. Lingle

  • Affective Disorders and Suicide Risk: A Reexamination

    John Michael Bostwick;V. Shane Pankratz

  • Nurse Staffing and Inpatient Hospital Mortality

    Jack Needleman;Peter Buerhaus;V. Shane Pankratz;Cynthia L. Leibson

  • Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

  • Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes

    Nasim Mavaddat;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Joe Dennis;Michael Lush

  • Prevalence of mild cognitive impairment is higher in men. The Mayo Clinic Study of Aging.

    R. C. Petersen;R. O. Roberts;D. S. Knopman;Y. E. Geda

  • The Mayo Clinic Study of Aging: Design and Sampling, Participation, Baseline Measures and Sample Characteristics

    Rosebud O. Roberts;Yonas E. Geda;David S. Knopman;Ruth H. Cha

  • Genetic evidence implicates the immune system and cholesterol metabolism in the aetiology of Alzheimer's disease.

    Lesley Jones;Peter A. Holmans;Marian L. Hamshere;Denise Harold

  • Pathology of Breast and Ovarian Cancers among BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Results from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA).

    Nasim Mavaddat;Daniel Barrowdale;Irene L. Andrulis;Susan M. Domchek

  • Inherited Mutations in 17 Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes Among a Large Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cohort Unselected for Family History of Breast Cancer

    Fergus J. Couch;Steven N. Hart;Priyanka Sharma;Amanda Ewart Toland

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimertextquotesingles disease

    Denise Harold;Richard Abraham;Paul Hollingworth;Rebecca Sims

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