Diane C. Fingar

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · University of Michigan

Established · publishing since 1993

PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer Mast cells and histamine Pancreatic function and diabetes

Publications

Citations

14,931

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 1993

In context

Among 1,668 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index

Citations: 14,931cohort median 3,422

Publications / year (recent): 1.6cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~7 · 12% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 7 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently

Collaborators per year

Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan 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.

Recent publications

Unexpected roles for AMPK in the suppression of autophagy and the reactivation of MTORC1 signaling during prolonged amino acid deprivation
Autophagy · 2024
Alkaline intracellular pH (pHi) increases PI3K activity to promote mTORC1 and mTORC2 signaling and function during growth factor limitation
Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2023
Unexpected roles for AMPK in the suppression of autophagy and the reactivation of mTORC1 signaling during prolonged amino acid deprivation
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2023
TBK1-mTOR Signaling Attenuates Obesity-Linked Hyperglycemia and Insulin Resistance
Diabetes · 2022
mTORC1 regulates high levels of protein synthesis in retinal ganglion cells of adult mice
Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2022
TBK1-mTOR signaling attenuates obesity-linked hyperglycemia and insulin resistance
2022
Alkaline intracellular pH (pHi) increases mTORC1 and mTORC2 signaling through PI3K to promote protein synthesis and cell survival
The FASEB Journal · 2022
TBK1-mTOR signaling attenuates obesity-linked hyperglycemia and insulin resistance
2022
The innate immune kinase TBK1 directly increases mTORC2 activity and downstream signaling to Akt
Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2021
Alkaline intracellular pH (pHi) activates AMPK–mTORC2 signaling to promote cell survival during growth factor limitation
Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2021
The yoga of Rag GTPases: Dynamic structural poses confer amino acid sensing by mTORC1
Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2021
The GATOR2–mTORC2 axis mediates Sestrin2-induced AKT Ser/Thr kinase activation
Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2020
mTORC1 and mTORC2 expression in inner retinal neurons and glial cells
Experimental Eye Research · 2020
Retinal Ganglion Cell Protein Synthesis is Regulated by Glycolysis, mTORC1 Signaling, and Diabetes
2019
c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)–mediated induction of mSin1 expression and mTORC2 activation in mesenchymal cells during fibrosis
Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2018

Publishes in

Journal of Biological Chemistry×8
Science Signaling×1
The EMBO Journal×1
Autophagy×1
Diabetes×1

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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