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Kirk A. Staschke

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1994Rising activity
Renal and related cancersRenal cell carcinoma treatmentEndoplasmic Reticulum Stress and DiseaseCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismAngiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer

Publications

263

Citations

3,263

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

33

Publishing since 1994

Research summary
AI-generated

Kirk A. Staschke studies how cells sense and respond to stress, particularly nutrient and amino acid shortages, through protein kinases such as GCN2 and PERK that regulate the 'integrated stress response' and protein synthesis. Much of this work explores how cancer cells (including prostate cancer) exploit these stress-response pathways to survive, and how targeting them with drugs, dietary interventions like fasting, or combination therapies might improve treatment.

Integrated stress response and translational controlGCN2 and PERK kinase signalingAmino acid and nutrient metabolism in cancerProstate cancer therapy and drug targetingCancer cell survival and metastasis

Publication activity grew sharply from a few papers per year before 2022 to a peak in 2023-2024, though this count is inflated by many supplementary-file entries counted as separate items.

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

In context
Among 1,724 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 3,263cohort median 3,385
h-index: 32cohort median 27
Publications / year (recent): 43.4cohort median 4.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~16 · 3% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 18 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 43.4/year recently
172018: 5 publications182019: 1 publication19202021: 2 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 65 publications232024: 120 publications120242025: 22 publications252026: 3 publications26
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: 0 collaborators 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: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 5 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Cancer Research×17
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×5
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry×3
  • Clinical Cancer Research×2
  • The FASEB Journal×2
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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 Sep 1, 2026.

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