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Mounika Goruganthu

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

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Early career · publishing since 2019Rising activity
Gut microbiota and healthDevelopmental Biology and Gene RegulationImmune cells in cancerT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyCancer Cells and Metastasis

Publications

12

Citations

191

Est. group size

~26

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

8

Publishing since 2019

Research summary
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Mounika Goruganthu studies how immune cells, particularly a type called myeloid-derived suppressor cells, help tumors evade the immune system and resist chemotherapy. Recent work focuses on cellular energy production (mitochondrial function) and a specific protein transporter (Exportin 1/XPO1) as ways to control these suppressive immune cells in cancer. This research sits at the intersection of cancer biology and immunology, aiming to identify targets that could make cancer treatments more effective.

Tumor immune evasionMyeloid-derived suppressor cellsCancer immunotherapyCell signaling and nuclear transport (XPO1)Hematologic malignancies

Publication output was minimal or absent in the earlier part of the decade but has increased modestly in recent years, with the highest output occurring in 2024-2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
17182019: 2 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication232024: 3 publications3242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Cancer Research×3
  • Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer×2
  • Nature Communications×1
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute×1
  • Frontiers in Immunology×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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