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Mitchell G. Ayers

Immunology and Microbiology · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2014Rising activity

Publications

59

Citations

60

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
AI-generated

Mitchell G. Ayers studies how breast cancer cells spread to other parts of the body (metastasis) and evade the immune system. His work looks at specific proteins involved in cell signaling—such as SHP2, FGFR1, and PDGFR—and how they affect tumor growth, drug resistance, and immune suppression in breast cancer models. The research combines molecular biology techniques with cancer immunology to identify potential drug targets.

Breast cancer metastasisTumor immune evasionGrowth factor receptor signaling (FGFR, PDGFR)Cancer drug resistance mechanismsEpithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)

Publication output was minimal or absent before 2022, then rose sharply in 2023 with a large cluster of related outputs, followed by a decline in 2024-2025, suggesting a burst of activity tied to specific projects rather than steady long-term output.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 11.6/year recently
17181920212022: 2 publications222023: 39 publications39232024: 13 publications242025: 4 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Cancer Research×3
  • Disease Models & Mechanisms×1
  • Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy×1
  • Cancer & Metabolism×1
  • Communications Biology×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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