Pancreatic Cancer Research

ResearcherUniversity of Nebraska Medical CenterActive in the last 2 years

Frank Leon

Verified by OpenAlex author ID (good confidence, 0.85), identity_conf@1As of 7 November 2026

Matched on OpenAlex author ID A5070600141. Sources: OpenAlex.

Their work

Papers
6 (first author 3, last author 0)
Trials
0
Grants
0
Labs led
0
Collaborators
32
Papers, trials and grants by year

2020: 2 papers · 2021: 1 paper · 2022: 1 paper · 2023: none · 2024: 1 paper · 2025: none · 2026: 1 paper

Papers 6

  1. Distinct glycosyltransferase expression governs organ-specific survival in pancreatic cancer metastasis. First author DOI 10.1038/s41388-026-03896-5↗
  2. Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Induces Acinar-to-Ductal Cell Transdifferentiation and Pancreatic Cancer Initiation Via LAMA5/ITGA4 Axis. Co-author DOI 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.12.018↗
  3. Reduction in O-glycome induces differentially glycosylated CD44 to promote stemness and metastasis in pancreatic cancer. Co-author DOI 10.1038/s41388-021-02047-2↗
  4. Metabolic programming of distinct cancer stem cells promotes metastasis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. First author DOI 10.1038/s41388-020-01518-2↗
  5. Global analysis of human glycosyltransferases reveals novel targets for pancreatic cancer pathogenesis. First author DOI 10.1038/s41416-020-0772-3↗
  6. RNA Polymerase II-Associated Factor 1 Regulates Stem Cell Features of Pancreatic Cancer Cells, Independently of the PAF1 Complex, via Interactions With PHF5A a… Co-author DOI 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.07.053↗

Closest collaborators

The 25 strongest of 32 by collab_strength@1: shared papers, trials and grants, recent and small-team work weighing most.

  1. Palanisamy Nallasamy · 6 shared papers, 2020–2026 · strength 0.84
  2. Moorthy Palanimuthu Ponnusamy · 6 shared papers, 2020–2026 · strength 0.84
  3. Surinder K. Batra · 5 shared papers, 2020–2026 · strength 0.73
  4. Rama Krishna Nimmakayala · 5 shared papers, 2020–2024 · strength 0.62
  5. Sanchita Rauth · 4 shared papers, 2020–2026 · strength 0.59
  6. Jesse L. Cox · 3 shared papers, 2022–2026 · strength 0.54
  7. Kavita B. Mallya · 3 shared papers, 2021–2026 · strength 0.46
  8. Satyanarayana Rachagani · 4 shared papers, 2020–2022 · strength 0.44
  9. Zahraa Wajih Alsafwani · 2 shared papers, 2024–2026 · strength 0.39
  10. Seema Chugh · 3 shared papers, 2020–2022 · strength 0.35
  11. Saswati Karmakar · 3 shared papers, 2020–2022 · strength 0.35
  12. Jean L. Grem · 2 shared papers, 2021–2026 · strength 0.32
  13. Saravanakumar Marimuthu · 2 shared papers, 2021–2026 · strength 0.32
  14. Michael Anthony Hollingsworth · 2 shared papers, 2021–2026 · strength 0.32
  15. Paul M. Grandgenett · 2 shared papers, 2021–2026 · strength 0.32
  16. Rohitesh Gupta · 3 shared papers, 2020–2021 · strength 0.30
  17. Subodh M. Lele · 2 shared papers, 2021–2024 · strength 0.28
  18. Venkatesh Varadharaj · 1 shared paper, 2026 · strength 0.22
  19. Nivedeta Krishna Kumar · 1 shared paper, 2026 · strength 0.22
  20. Kirtana Arikath · 1 shared paper, 2026 · strength 0.22
  21. Geoffrey A. Talmon · 1 shared paper, 2026 · strength 0.22
  22. Dipakkumar R. Prajapati · 2 shared papers, 2020–2021 · strength 0.20
  23. Shailender Singh · 1 shared paper, 2024 · strength 0.18
  24. Ayoola O. Ogunleye · 1 shared paper, 2024 · strength 0.18
  25. Seema C. Parte · 1 shared paper, 2024 · strength 0.18

How to reach this person

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