Cara Abecunas

ORCID: 0000-0003-4742-8795
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Research Areas
  • Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
  • Synthesis of Tetrazole Derivatives
  • Beetle Biology and Toxicology Studies
  • Quinazolinone synthesis and applications
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • Blood properties and coagulation
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics

University of Michigan
2020-2024

University of Virginia
2022-2024

Samueli Institute
2022

University of California, Los Angeles
2022

Abstract Neurofibromin 1 (NF1) loss of function (LoF) mutations are frequent in melanoma and drive hyperactivated RAS tumor growth. NF1LoF cells, however, do not show consistent sensitivity to individual MEK, ERK, or PI3K/mTOR inhibitors. To identify more effective therapeutic strategies for treating melanoma, we performed a targeted kinase inhibitor screen. A tool compound named MTX-216 was highly blocking growth vitro vivo. Single-cell analysis indicated that drug-induced cytotoxicity...

10.1158/0008-5472.can-22-0883 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Cancer Research 2022-11-21

There are a limited number of stimuli-responsive biomaterials that capable delivering customizable dosages therapeutic at specific location and time. This is especially true in tissue engineering regenerative medicine applications, where it may be desirable for the biomaterial to also serve as scaffolding material. Therefore, purpose this study was engineer traditionally non-stimuli responsive scaffold thermally so could used on-demand drug delivery applications. Fibrin hydrogels frequently...

10.3390/bioengineering9010025 article EN cc-by Bioengineering 2022-01-10

Summary Targeting the distinct metabolic needs of tumor cells has recently emerged as a promising strategy for cancer therapy. The heterogeneous, context-dependent nature cell metabolism, however, poses challenges in identifying effective therapeutic interventions. Here, we utilize various unsupervised and supervised multivariate modeling approaches to systematically pinpoint recurrent states within hundreds lines, elucidate their association with lineage growth environments, uncover...

10.1101/2023.11.28.569098 preprint EN cc-by-nc-nd bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023-11-29

<div>Abstract<p>Neurofibromin 1 (NF1) loss of function (LoF) mutations are frequent in melanoma and drive hyperactivated RAS tumor growth. NF1<sup>LoF</sup> cells, however, do not show consistent sensitivity to individual MEK, ERK, or PI3K/mTOR inhibitors. To identify more effective therapeutic strategies for treating melanoma, we performed a targeted kinase inhibitor screen. A tool compound named MTX-216 was highly blocking growth <i>in vitro</i>...

10.1158/0008-5472.c.6514230.v1 preprint EN 2023-03-31
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