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Clark D. Wells

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1997Rising activity
Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZProtein Kinase Regulation and GTPase SignalingProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesMicrotubule and mitosis dynamicsPI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer

Publications

65

Citations

3,267

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1997

Research summary
AI-generated

Clark D. Wells studies how cells send and receive growth signals, focusing on the Hippo pathway and its central proteins YAP1/TAZ, along with the adaptor protein angiomotin (AMOT) that helps control cell proliferation. This work connects basic cell signaling to disease contexts such as cancer, glioblastoma, kidney cyst formation, and muscle wasting (cachexia). Some projects also involve screening chemical compounds and characterizing protein structure to identify potential drug targets.

Hippo/YAP1 signalingAngiomotin (AMOT) and cell proliferationCancer biology (glioblastoma, cachexia)Protein structure and membrane bindingDrug screening and small-molecule inhibitors

Publication activity has been relatively low and steady over the past decade (roughly one to three papers most years), with a peak of five in 2023.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

1 earlier award
  • NIH R01CA151765Jun 2011 – Apr 2018 · $312k awarded

    Regulation of Mammary Cell Proliferation by Apical Polarity Proteins

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 1,724 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 3,267cohort median 3,385
h-index: 27cohort median 27
Publications / year (recent): 1.6cohort median 4.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~9 · 5% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 13 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 3 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 5 publications523242025: 2 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 1 collaborator at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 8 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 7 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PMC×2
  • IUScholarWorks (Indiana University)×2
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×2
  • Cell chemical biology×1
  • Immunology×1
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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