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Heather M. O’Hagan

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

Publications

220

Citations

3,316

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

26

Publishing since 2001

Research summary
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Heather M. O'Hagan studies the molecular and epigenetic changes that drive cancer, focusing on how genes get switched off through DNA methylation and chromatin-modifying proteins (such as Polycomb/CBX7). Her work spans colorectal and breast cancers, examining processes like heritable gene silencing, metastasis, drug resistance, and the role of immune cells and extracellular vesicles in tumor biology.

Epigenetics and DNA methylation in cancerHeritable gene silencing (Polycomb/chromatin)Colorectal cancer biologyBreast cancer and drug resistanceTumor microenvironment and extracellular vesicles

Publication output was steady at roughly 5-9 per year through 2022, then rose sharply, with recent years averaging over 30 per year (a 2023 spike partly reflects many supplementary-material records).

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 32.4/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 9 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 8 publications222023: 99 publications99232024: 19 publications242025: 18 publications252026: 18 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Cancer Research×17
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×12
  • Cancers×4
  • PMC×4
  • Molecular Cancer Research×3

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 11, 2026.

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