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Fatema Currim

Immunology and Microbiology · Purdue University West Lafayette

Early career · publishing since 2020Rising activity

Publications

23

Citations

278

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

6

Publishing since 2020

Research summary
AI-generated

Fatema Currim's research examines how cells respond to stress at the molecular level, focusing on two main disease areas: Parkinson's disease and breast cancer. In Parkinson's disease work, the lab studies how nerve cells release tiny signaling packages called exosomes (carrying molecules like microRNAs) that can trigger cell death in neighboring neurons and glial cells, and how mitochondria (the cell's energy-producing structures) contribute to this damage. In breast cancer, the work explores immune signaling pathways (such as STING and NF-κB) and mitochondrial changes that influence tumor growth and metastasis.

Parkinson's disease cell biologyExosomes and microRNA signalingMitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosisBreast cancer molecular biologyInnate immune signaling (STING/NF-κB pathways)

Publication output was minimal before 2020 but has grown substantially since 2021, with a particularly active and increasing output in 2023-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
1718192020: 1 publication202021: 6 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 4 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 7 publications72526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • APOPTOSIS×3
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine×2
  • NeuroToxicology×2
  • The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology×2
  • Cancer & Metabolism×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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