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Stephen L. Lessnick

Medicine · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1990Rising activity

Publications

292

Citations

4,688

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
AI-generated

Stephen L. Lessnick's research focuses on Ewing sarcoma, a rare bone and soft-tissue cancer that primarily affects children and young adults. His work centers on the fusion protein EWSR1::FLI1 (also called EWS/FLI), an abnormal protein created by a genetic rearrangement that drives this cancer, studying how it binds DNA, regulates genes, and interacts with other proteins to promote tumor growth. This research combines molecular and genomic laboratory studies with involvement in clinical trials testing new treatments for the disease.

Ewing sarcoma biologyEWSR1::FLI1 fusion protein functionGene regulation and transcription in cancerCancer genomicsClinical trials for pediatric sarcoma

Publication counts were fairly steady at modest levels through 2022, spiked sharply in 2023 (largely due to a cluster of supplementary materials tied to specific papers), then dropped off in 2024-2026, suggesting an irregular rather than steadily growing output.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 25.0/year recently
2017: 7 publications172018: 11 publications182019: 28 publications192020: 11 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 116 publications116232024: 4 publications24252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature×42
  • Cancer Research×11
  • Oncotarget×6
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×6
  • eLife×4
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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