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Publications

38

Citations

619

Est. group size

~6

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

21

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
AI-generated

Wesley D. Penn works in biochemistry and molecular biology, studying how proteins and RNA are made and how molecules move within and between cells. Past projects have included modeling human adrenergic receptors (proteins that respond to signaling molecules like adrenaline) and examining how proteins from the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum interact with red blood cell components. This work spans molecular-level mechanisms of protein function, cellular signaling, and host-pathogen interactions.

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsCellular receptor signalingCellular transport and secretionRNA splicing and modificationHost-pathogen molecular interactions

Publication activity generally grew over the last decade, rising from a single paper in 2017 to a peak of eight in 2023, with an average of about 4.4 papers per year over the past five years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.4/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 8 publications8232024: 6 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×10
  • eLife×3
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry×2
  • Chemical Reviews×1
  • Science Advances×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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