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Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Florêncio Porto Freitas
University of Würzburg
2
A. Nikolai von Krusenstiern
Columbia University
3
Yangzi Chen
Tsinghua University
4
Emeline Dierge
UCLouvain
5
Linda Ottensmann
Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland
6
Dorian M. Cheff
Karolinska Institutet
7
Hyemin Lee
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
8
Xi Xu
Kunming Medical University
9
Pavan S. Upadhyayula
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
10
Jenna Minami
UCLA Health

Papers

1
7-Dehydrocholesterol is an endogenous suppressor of ferroptosis
Nature|2024
305 cit.
2
Publication in Nature Communications (2024) [204 citations, W4392125974]
Nature Communications|2024
204 cit.
3
Cell cycle arrest induces lipid droplet formation and confers ferroptosis resistance
Nature Communications|2024
127 cit.
4
The mechanisms of ferroptosis and its role in atherosclerosis
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy|2024
125 cit.
5
Publication in EBioMedicine (2025) [4 citations, W4408975489]
EBioMedicine|2025
4 cit.
6
Publication in Cell Death and Differentiation (2024) [2 citations, W4401542929]
Cell Death and Differentiation|2024
2 cit.
7
Publication in Korean Journal of Sports Science (2024) [W4397020386]
Korean Journal of Sports Science|2024
0 cit.
8
Publication in Neuro-Oncology (2024) [W4404236525]
Neuro-Oncology|2024
0 cit.
9
Publication in Atherosclerosis (2025) [W4413269112]
Atherosclerosis|2025
0 cit.
10
Publication in Korea open association for early childhood education (2025) [W4416268813]
Korea open association for early childhood education|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Alison Y. Zhang
The University of Sydney
2
Presha Rajbhandari
Columbia University
3
Aubrianna Decker
Northwest University
4
Carrie E. Yozwiak
Northwest University
5
Javier García‐Bermúdez
Southwestern Medical Center
6
Haoming Lin
Wuhan University of Technology
7
Qizhu Tang
Cardiovascular Institute Hospital
8
Youwei Ai
Jinan University
9
Zhaolong Zhang
Qingdao University
10
Rui Xu
Qingdao University

Papers

1
The biochemical pathways of apoptotic, necroptotic, pyroptotic, and ferroptotic cell death
Molecular Cell|2024
372 cit.
2
PSMA and FDG-PET as predictive and prognostic biomarkers in patients given [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 versus cabazitaxel for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (TheraP): a biomarker analysis from a randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial
The Lancet Oncology|2022
266 cit.
3
Adaptive stimulation of macropinocytosis overcomes aspartate limitation in cancer cells under hypoxia
Nature Metabolism|2022
75 cit.
4
Glycosaminoglycan-driven lipoprotein uptake protects tumours from ferroptosis
Nature|2025
40 cit.
5
Activation of AMPKα2 attenuated doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via inhibiting lipid peroxidation associated ferroptosis
Free Radical Biology and Medicine|2023
36 cit.
6
MRI-based vertebral bone quality score for predicting cage subsidence by assessing bone mineral density following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective analysis
European Spine Journal|2023
33 cit.
7
Comparison of predictive value for cage subsidence between MRI-based endplate bone quality and vertebral bone quality scores following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective propensity-matched study
The Spine Journal|2024
32 cit.
8
Lutetium-177–PSMA-617 or cabazitaxel in metastatic prostate cancer: circulating tumor DNA analysis of the randomized phase 2 TheraP trial
Nature Medicine|2025
32 cit.
9
A novel prognostic target-gene signature and nomogram based on an integrated bioinformatics analysis in hepatocellular carcinoma
Biocell|2022
28 cit.
10
Multiple PDE3A modulators act as molecular glues promoting PDE3A-SLFN12 interaction and induce SLFN12 dephosphorylation and cell death
Cell chemical biology|2022
27 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Brent R. Stockwell
Columbia University
2
Marcus Conrad
Helmholtz Zentrum München
3
José Pedro Friedmann Angeli
University of Würzburg
4
Charles L. Sawyers
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
5
Stuart L. Schreiber
Broad Institute
6
Daniel Steinberg
Medical University of South Carolina
7
Xuejun Jiang
Zhejiang University
8
Arul M. Chinnaiyan
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
9
Peter Tontonoz
University of California, Los Angeles
10
Michael S. Brown
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Papers

1
Ferroptosis: An Iron-Dependent Form of Nonapoptotic Cell Death
Cell|2012
18.1k cit.
2
Regulation of Ferroptotic Cancer Cell Death by GPX4
Cell|2014
7.5k cit.
3
Efficacy and Safety of a Specific Inhibitor of the BCR-ABL Tyrosine Kinase in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
New England Journal of Medicine|2001
5.2k cit.
4
Calcineurin is a common target of cyclophilin-cyclosporin A and FKBP-FK506 complexes
Cell|1991
4.1k cit.
5
ACSL4 dictates ferroptosis sensitivity by shaping cellular lipid composition
Nature Chemical Biology|2016
4.1k cit.
6
SREBPs: activators of the complete program of cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis in the liver
Journal of Clinical Investigation|2002
4k cit.
7
Recurrent Fusion of <i>TMPRSS2</i> and ETS Transcription Factor Genes in Prostate Cancer
Science|2005
3.9k cit.
8
Integrative Clinical Genomics of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Cell|2015
3.6k cit.
9
Inactivation of the ferroptosis regulator Gpx4 triggers acute renal failure in mice
Nature Cell Biology|2014
3.6k cit.
10
Stimulation of adipogenesis in fibroblasts by PPARγ2, a lipid-activated transcription factor
Cell|1994
3.5k cit.

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