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Robert A. Policastro

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

Publications

49

Citations

1,021

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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Robert A. Policastro studies how genes are switched on and off through epigenetics (chemical marks on DNA and proteins that control gene activity) and how these processes go wrong in diseases like colorectal cancer. The work includes developing laboratory methods to map where genes start being read and where regulatory proteins bind, as well as contributing to research on xenotransplantation, the use of genetically modified pig organs and cells for transplantation into other species.

Epigenetics and DNA methylationTranscription initiation profiling methodsColorectal cancer molecular biologyXenotransplantation with genetically modified pig donorsGenomics and chromatin regulation

Publication activity has grown over the decade, with a notable peak in 2023.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication182019: 3 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 21 publications21232024: 5 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×8
  • PLoS Genetics×2
  • Transplantation×2
  • Nature×1
  • Cancer Research×1

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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