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Stephanie N. Oprescu

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1967

Publications

38

Citations

1,037

Est. group size

~9

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

60

Publishing since 1967

Research summary
AI-generated

Stephanie N. Oprescu studies how skeletal muscle forms, regenerates, and is affected by disease, with a focus on muscle stem cells (satellite cells) and the genes that regulate their function. Her work also spans genetic disease research, particularly mutations in aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase genes (enzymes needed for building proteins) that cause inherited neurological and developmental disorders. This combination of muscle biology and rare disease genetics is often approached using single-cell RNA-sequencing and model organisms to understand cell-level mechanisms.

Skeletal muscle stem cell biology and regenerationMuscle development and myogenesis (gene regulation)Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase mutations and inherited diseaseSingle-cell RNA-sequencing methodsMetabolism and adipose/muscle tissue biology

Publication output has been fairly steady over the last decade, averaging a few papers per year with a peak in 2023, and continuing at a similar pace (about 3-4 per year) through 2025-2026.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.4/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 6 publications6232024: 3 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Human Mutation×5
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • iScience×2
  • Cell Reports×2
  • Nature Communications×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 Jul 20, 2026.

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