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Last published 2026
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Lora J. Rogers

Researcher

Also affiliated: Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (2020–2023)

Faculty Researcher

9 h-index 60 pubs 231 cited

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases
  • DNA Methyltransferase 3B
  • Adult
  • Middle Aged
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • DNA Methylation
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • DNA-Activated Protein Kinase
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Obesity

Biography and Research Information

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Lora J. Rogers' research investigates the interplay between genetic factors, environmental exposures, and disease development, with a particular focus on cancer and metabolic disorders. Her work has explored the association of environmental heavy metals with obesity in postmenopausal women and examined the role of specific gene polymorphisms in prostate cancer aggressiveness. Rogers has also investigated the immunological responses to cancer therapies, including the combination of a vaccine with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. Her recent publications delve into the molecular mechanisms of T cell function, including the impact of DNA damage response pathways and metabolic plasticity in glioblastoma. Rogers collaborates with several faculty members at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Brian Koss, Daniel Fil, Shelbie Stahr, and Gail Runnells.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 60
  • Citations: 231

Selected Publications

  • Additional file 2 of Association of DNA methyltransferase polymorphisms with breast cancer: a nested case‒control study of the Arkansas Rural Community Health study (2026)
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  • Association of DNA methyltransferase polymorphisms with breast cancer: a nested case‒control study of the Arkansas Rural Community Health study (2026)
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  • Additional file 2 of Association of DNA methyltransferase polymorphisms with breast cancer: a nested case‒control study of the Arkansas Rural Community Health study (2026)
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  • Additional file 1 of Association of DNA methyltransferase polymorphisms with breast cancer: a nested case‒control study of the Arkansas Rural Community Health study (2026)
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  • Association of DNA methyltransferase polymorphisms with breast cancer: a nested case‒control study of the Arkansas Rural Community Health study (2026)
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  • Additional file 1 of Association of DNA methyltransferase polymorphisms with breast cancer: a nested case‒control study of the Arkansas Rural Community Health study (2026)
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  • Association of DNA methyltransferase polymorphisms with breast cancer: a nested case‒control study of the Arkansas Rural Community Health study (2026)
    BMC Cancer DOI OpenAlex
  • 685 EZH2 inhibition impairs CD8+ CAR-T cell persistence (2025)
    Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts DOI OpenAlex
  • 762 CD28 costimulation induces PCK2 to support T cell effector function in metabolically hostile environments (2025)
    Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts DOI OpenAlex
  • 236 Manipulating the DNA damage response to combat T cell exhaustion and improve immunotherapy response (2025)
    Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts DOI OpenAlex
  • 277 Proteome turnover dynamics analysis uncovers E3 ligases that enhance T-cell persistence during exhaustion (2025)
    Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts DOI OpenAlex
  • 392 Donor-intrinsic proteomic programs shape CAR-T cell persistence across a longitudinal killing assay (2025)
    Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts DOI OpenAlex
  • Comprehensive Analysis of Proteome Turnover Dynamics During T Cell Exhaustion (2025)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • 319 Comprehensive analysis of proteome turnover dynamics during T cell exhaustion (2024)
    Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts DOI OpenAlex
  • 932 Defining the role for PCK2 in T-cell metabolic plasticity (2024)
    Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts DOI OpenAlex

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