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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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B.R. Hicks

Researcher

Faculty Researcher

15 h-index 31 pubs 783 cited

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Labor, Obstetric
  • Placenta
  • Prostaglandins F
  • Animals
  • Pregnancy, Animal
  • Endometriosis
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Endometrium
  • Adult
  • Thromboxane B2
  • Amnion
  • Ascitic Fluid

Biography and Research Information

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B.R. Hicks' research focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying cellular signaling and immune responses. Recent publications investigate the role of DNA-PKcs in regulating T-cell signaling, specifically its impact on cytotoxic T-cell responses in cancer and transplant immunology. This work explores how DNA-PKcs governs LAT-dependent signaling in both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, contributing to a deeper understanding of immune system function in disease contexts. Hicks also has research interests in maternal and perinatal health, with a publication evaluating parent and staff experiences in neonatal developmental care ward rounds. The researcher's work is supported by a network of collaborators at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Brian Koss, Randall R Rainwater, and Ana Clara P. Azevedo‐Pouly, with whom Hicks has co-authored multiple publications. Hicks holds a h-index of 15, with 31 total publications and 783 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 15
  • Publications: 31
  • Citations: 783

Selected Publications

  • DNA-PKcs Controls the Cytotoxic T-Cell Response to Cancer and Transplant Allograft Through Regulating LAT-Dependent Signaling (2025)
  • DNA-PKcs governs LAT-dependent signaling in CD4 <sup>+</sup> and CD8 <sup>+</sup> T cells (2025)

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Collaboration Network

9 Collaborators 2 Institutions 1 Country

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