Pancreatic Cancer Research

ResearcherUniversity of MiamiActive in the last 2 years

Michael Nathan VanSaun

Matched on ORCID iD 0000-0002-2538-8107; OpenAlex author ID A5036458814; NIH RePORTER profile ID 9770145. Sources: OpenAlex.

Their work

Papers
15 (first author 0, last author 6)
Trials
0
Grants
2
Labs led
2
Collaborators
36
Papers, trials and grants by year

2015: 1 paper · 2016: none · 2017: none · 2018: 2 papers · 2019: 2 papers · 2020: none · 2021: 1 paper · 2022: 2 papers · 2023: 2 papers, 1 grant · 2024: none · 2025: 5 papers, 1 grant

Papers 15

  1. CREB Drives Acinar to Ductal Cells Reprogramming and Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Progression in Preclinical Models of Alcoholic Pancreatitis. Co-author DOI 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2025.101606↗
  2. DUSP6 is upregulated in metastasis and influences migration and metabolism in pancreatic cancer cells. Co-author DOI 10.1038/s41598-025-12967-8↗
  3. Depletion of tumor-derived CXCL5 improves T cell infiltration and anti-PD-1 therapy response in an obese model of pancreatic cancer. Last author DOI 10.1136/jitc-2024-010057↗
  4. Editor's Note: Inverse Correlation of STAT3 and MEK Signaling Mediates Resistance to RAS Pathway Inhibition in Pancreatic Cancer. Co-author DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.can-25-1304↗
  5. Combined Omipalisib and MAPK Inhibition Suppress PDAC Growth. Last author DOI 10.3390/cancers17071152↗
  6. SHP2 regulates adipose maintenance and adipocyte-pancreatic cancer cell crosstalk via PDHA1. Last author DOI 10.1007/s12079-022-00691-1↗
  7. Anticancer Activity of Novel Difluorinated Curcumin Analog and Its Inclusion Complex with 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin against Pancreatic Cancer. Co-author DOI 10.3390/ijms24076336↗
  8. Synthetic adiponectin-receptor agonist, AdipoRon, induces glycolytic dependence in pancreatic cancer cells. Last author DOI 10.1038/s41419-022-04572-8↗
  9. Correction: Synthetic adiponectin-receptor agonist, AdipoRon, induces glycolytic dependence in pancreatic cancer cells. Last author DOI 10.1038/s41419-022-04615-0↗
  10. Combined Blockade of MEK and CDK4/6 Pathways Induces Senescence to Improve Survival in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Co-author DOI 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-19-1043↗
  11. Urolithin A, a Novel Natural Compound to Target PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway in Pancreatic Cancer. Co-author DOI 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-18-0464↗
  12. Src kinase inhibition restores E-cadherin expression in dasatinib-sensitive pancreatic cancer cells. Co-author DOI 10.18632/oncotarget.26621↗
  13. Tobacco Carcinogen-Induced Production of GM-CSF Activates CREB to Promote Pancreatic Cancer. Co-author DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-0579↗
  14. Inverse Correlation of STAT3 and MEK Signaling Mediates Resistance to RAS Pathway Inhibition in Pancreatic Cancer. Co-author DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-0634↗
  15. Modulation of the leptin receptor mediates tumor growth and migration of pancreatic cancer cells. Last author DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0126686↗

Grants 2

  1. Enhancing intratumoral T cell infiltration by deliver of shCXCL5 in a Plectin targeted AAV to improve checkpoint blockade efficacy R03CA286703↗
  2. Counteracting molecular mechanisms of obesity dependent PDAC progression R01CA231052↗

Closest collaborators

The 25 strongest of 36 by collab_strength@1: shared papers, trials and grants, recent and small-team work weighing most.

  1. Bailey A. Bye · 6 shared papers, 2022–2025 · strength 1.21
  2. R. McKinnon Walsh · 5 shared papers, 2022–2025 · strength 1.03
  3. Appolinaire A. Olou · 5 shared papers, 2022–2025 · strength 0.98
  4. Mariana T. Ruckert · 5 shared papers, 2022–2025 · strength 0.94
  5. Nipun B. Merchant · 7 shared papers, 2018–2025 · strength 0.90
  6. Nagaraj S. Nagathihalli · 7 shared papers, 2018–2025 · strength 0.90
  7. Jason A. Castellanos · 6 shared papers, 2018–2025 · strength 0.70
  8. Austin R. Dosch · 5 shared papers, 2018–2025 · strength 0.57
  9. Chanjuan Shi · 4 shared papers, 2018–2025 · strength 0.50
  10. Supriya Srinivasan · 4 shared papers, 2018–2025 · strength 0.47
  11. Shrikant Anant · 3 shared papers, 2022–2023 · strength 0.45
  12. Tulasigeri M. Totiger · 3 shared papers, 2018–2025 · strength 0.35
  13. Prasad R. Dandawate · 2 shared papers, 2023 · strength 0.35
  14. Siddharth Mehra · 2 shared papers, 2021–2025 · strength 0.32
  15. Sharon Manley · 2 shared papers, 2022 · strength 0.29
  16. Xi Chen · 1 shared paper, 2025 · strength 0.25
  17. Emily L. Lasse Opsahl · 1 shared paper, 2025 · strength 0.23
  18. Marina Pasca di Magliano · 1 shared paper, 2025 · strength 0.23
  19. Jiaqi Shi · 1 shared paper, 2025 · strength 0.23
  20. Vanessa S. Silveira · 1 shared paper, 2025 · strength 0.23
  21. Costas Andreas Lyssiotis · 1 shared paper, 2025 · strength 0.23
  22. Filip Bednar · 1 shared paper, 2025 · strength 0.23
  23. Anna Bianchi · 1 shared paper, 2025 · strength 0.20
  24. Iago De Castro Silva · 1 shared paper, 2025 · strength 0.20
  25. Jashodeep Datta · 1 shared paper, 2025 · strength 0.20

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