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Wafik S. El-Deiry

Wafik S. El-Deiry

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Molecular Biology
USA
2026

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
133
Citations
112864
World Ranking
165
National Ranking
104

Medicine

D-Index
136
Citations
116738
World Ranking
1928
National Ranking
1094

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Wafik S. El-Deiry is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant concentration on Oncology, Molecular Biology, and Cancer Research as subfields. Additional subfields include Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Immunology.

The scientist's recent published works encompass a range of topics related to cancer biology and therapeutic strategies. Notable papers include:

  • "Targeting apoptosis in cancer therapy," 2020, published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • "Tumor suppressor p53: Biology, signaling pathways, and therapeutic targeting," 2021, published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer
  • "Apoptotic cell death in disease-Current understanding of the NCCD 2023," 2023, published in Cell Death and Differentiation
  • "Netrin G1 Promotes Pancreatic Tumorigenesis through Cancer-Associated Fibroblast-Driven Nutritional Support and Immunosuppression," 2020, published in Cancer Discovery
  • "ONC201 and imipridones: Anti-cancer compounds with clinical efficacy," 2020, published in Neoplasia

Wafik S. El-Deiry has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including Lanlan Zhou, Benedito A. Carneiro, Kelsey E. Huntington, Shengliang Zhang, and Leiqing Zhang. This network of frequent coauthors reflects ongoing teamwork in high-impact cancer research.

The scientist's publications have appeared most often in the following venues:

  • Cancer Research
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Oncotarget

The primary research topics addressed in the work of Wafik S. El-Deiry are:

  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Lung Cancer Research Studies

The scientist is recognized as a Member of the Association of American Physicians. This affiliation aligns with the career focus on cancer biology and therapeutics conducted over numerous studies.

Best Publications

  • WAF1, a potential mediator of p53 tumor suppression

    Wafik S. El-Deiry;Takashi Tokino;Victor E. Velculescu;Daniel B. Levy

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

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

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

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • A mammalian cell cycle checkpoint pathway utilizing p53 and GADD45 is defective in ataxia-telangiectasia

    Michael B. Kastan;Qimin Zhan;Wafik S. El-Deiry

  • Classification of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death

    G. Kroemer;G. Kroemer;G. Kroemer;L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;P. Vandenabeele;J. Abrams

  • Molecular definitions of cell death subroutines: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2012

    Galluzzi L;Vitale I;Vitale I;Vitale I;Abrams Jm;Alnemri Es

  • WAF1/CIP1 is induced in p53-mediated G1 arrest and apoptosis

    el-Deiry Ws;Harper Jw;O'Connor Pm;O'Connor Pm;Velculescu Ve

  • Definition of a consensus binding site for p53.

    Wafik S. El-Deiry;Scott E. Kern;Jennifer A. Pietenpol;Kenneth W. Kinzler

  • Efficacy of Larotrectinib in TRK Fusion–Positive Cancers in Adults and Children

    Alexander Drilon;Theodore W. Laetsch;Shivaani Kummar;Steven G. DuBois

  • Targeting apoptosis in cancer therapy

    Benedito A. Carneiro;Wafik S. El-Deiry

  • Overview of cell death signaling pathways

    Zhaoyu Jin;Wafik S. El-Deiry

  • KILLER/DR5 is a DNA damage–inducible p53–regulated death receptor gene

    G. S. Wu;T. F. Burns;E. R. McDonald;W. Jiang

  • Essential versus accessory aspects of cell death: recommendations of the NCCD 2015

    L. Galluzzi;J. M. Bravo-San Pedro;I. Vitale;S. A. Aaronson

  • FADD: Essential for Embryo Development and Signaling from Some, But Not All, Inducers of Apoptosis

    Wen-Chen Yeh;José Luis de la Pompa;Mila E. McCurrach;Hong-Bing Shu

  • Regulation of p53 downstream genes.

    Wafik S. El-Deiry

  • TRAIL and apoptosis induction by TNF-family death receptors.

    Shulin Wang;Wafik S El-Deiry

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

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

  • A combinatory strategy for detection of live CTCs using microfiltration and a new telomerase-selective adenovirus

    Yanchun Ma;Sijie Hao;Shuwen Wang;Shuwen Wang;Yuanjun Zhao

  • Topological Control of p21WAF1/CIP1 Expression in Normal and Neoplastic Tissues

    Wafik S. El-Deiry;Wafik S. El-Deiry;Takashi Tokino;Todd Waldman;Jon D. Oliner

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip A. Philip
Philip A. Philip Wayne State University
Cyril H. Benes
Cyril H. Benes Harvard University
Mikhail V. Blagosklonny
Mikhail V. Blagosklonny Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Gerry Melino
Gerry Melino University of Rome Tor Vergata
Oliver Kepp
Oliver Kepp Institut Gustave Roussy
Anil K. Rustgi
Anil K. Rustgi Columbia University
Boris Zhivotovsky
Boris Zhivotovsky Karolinska Institute
Heinz-Josef Lenz
Heinz-Josef Lenz University of Southern California
Peter Vandenabeele
Peter Vandenabeele Ghent University
Sharad Kumar
Sharad Kumar University of Adelaide

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