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S. Balakrishna Pai

Medicine · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1992Rising activity

Publications

61

Citations

1,966

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1992

Research summary
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This research record centers on how natural compounds and drug candidates affect cancer cells at the molecular level, examining processes like cell death, signaling pathways, and potential drug targets across cancers including colorectal, prostate, esophageal, pancreatic, and glioma. The body of work also includes some unrelated publications spanning infectious disease and engineering education topics, suggesting the name may be associated with multiple distinct research efforts or collaborations rather than a single focused program.

Cancer cell signaling and cell death mechanismsNatural compounds as anticancer agents (e.g., cinnamaldehyde, resveratrol, casticin)Drug repurposing for cancer therapyComputational and molecular target identificationMiscellaneous topics outside core cancer research

Publication output has been relatively steady but modest over the last decade, averaging about 2 papers per year, with a notable spike in 2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
172018: 4 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 2 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 5 publications52526
Recent publications
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  • Biomedicines×2
  • Cancer Treatment and Research Communications×1
  • Brain×1
  • Prostate Cancer×1
  • Cancer Informatics×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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