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Steven J. Metallo

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1994Rising activity

Publications

73

Citations

3,084

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

32

Publishing since 1994

Research summary
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Steven J. Metallo studies how small drug-like molecules can bind to intrinsically disordered proteins typically considered "undruggable" targets that lack fixed 3D shapes. A central focus is the MYC/MYCN family of transcription factors, which drive many cancers, and the design of small-molecule inhibitors that disrupt their activity.

Intrinsically disordered proteinsSmall-molecule inhibitor designMYC/MYCN transcription factorsCancer-related drug targetsProtein structure and binding characterization

Publication activity has been intermittent over the past decade with a pronounced spike in 2023 largely driven by supplementary materials from a single study, otherwise averaging a few outputs per year.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 1,724 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 3,084cohort median 3,385
h-index: 24cohort median 27
Publications / year (recent): 3.4cohort median 4.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~7 · 5% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 6 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.4/year recently
172018: 2 publications1819202021: 1 publication212022: 2 publications222023: 14 publications1423242025: 1 publication2526
Publishes in
  • Journal of Molecular Biology×1
  • Cancer Research×1
  • Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology×1
  • Journal of High Energy Physics×1
  • Biomolecules×1
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Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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