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Presence Formerly Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Refreshed 2026-10-04

Erica Lane Smith

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Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with UAMS through 2021; recent publications list Ambry Genetics (United States).

2 h-index 2 pubs 42 cited

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Humans
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret
  • Drug Discovery
  • Drug Development
  • Animals
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Neoplasms
  • Adenine
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Pyrazoles
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Molecular Structure
  • Cell Line, Tumor

Biography and Research Information

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Erica Lane Smith's research focuses on the development of small-molecule inhibitors targeting specific oncogenic proteins, particularly the rearranged during transfection (RET) proto-oncogene implicated in certain cancers. Her work involves drug discovery and development, with an emphasis on translating these findings into potential clinical applications. Smith has investigated pyrazoloadenine compounds as inhibitors of the RET lung cancer oncoprotein, employing fragment optimization approaches. Her collaborations include work with Katie R. Ryan, Brendan Frett, Noemi Garcia Garcia, and Baku Acharya at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Smith has 2 publications and 42 citations, with an h-index of 2. Her most recent publication was in 2026, indicating recent activity in her research pursuits.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 2
  • Citations: 42

Selected Publications

  • Targeting Rearranged during Transfection in Cancer: A Perspective on Small-Molecule Inhibitors and Their Clinical Development (2021)
    Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 38 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Pyrazoloadenine Inhibitors of the RET Lung Cancer Oncoprotein Discovered by a Fragment Optimization Approach (2021)
    ChemMedChem 8 citations DOI OpenAlex

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