Nicole Massoll

High Impact

Professor

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

Pathology, College of Medicine

27 h-index 80 pubs 2,386 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Nicole Massoll's research focuses on the pathology of various cancers, particularly thyroid and breast neoplasms. Her work investigates the molecular mechanisms driving cancer progression and explores potential diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Recent publications demonstrate her engagement with developing novel cancer models, including murine models for papillary thyroid cancer and cell lines that progress to poorly differentiated and anaplastic thyroid cancer. She has also explored the diagnostic performance of microRNA expression analysis in indeterminate thyroid nodules and examined the role of fibroblast-mediated collagen remodeling and macrophage abundance in thyroid cancer progression.

Massoll's research group has contributed to understanding the tumor microenvironment, specifically the interplay between fibroblasts, collagen, and cancer development in BRAFV600E-driven and Pten loss-associated thyroid cancers. Her work also extends to the expression of PD-L1 in oncocytic thyroid cancer in relation to macrophage abundance. Additionally, she has been involved in developing entrustable professional activities for cytopathology fellowship education, indicating a commitment to advancing pathology training.

Metrics

  • h-index: 27
  • Publications: 80
  • Citations: 2,386

Selected Publications

  • Macrophage abundance in oncocytic thyroid cancer is associated with PD-L1 expression (2025)
  • Entrustable professional activities for cytopathology fellowship (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Development of Novel Murine BRAFV600E-Driven Papillary Thyroid Cancer Cell Lines for Modeling of Disease Progression and Preclinical Evaluation of Therapeutics (2023)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Retrospective Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of an Interdependent Pairwise MicroRNA Expression Analysis with a Mutation Panel in Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules (2022)
    38 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Development of Novel Follicular Thyroid Cancer Models Which Progress to Poorly Differentiated and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer (2021)
    12 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

  • Tumor-stromal crosstalk in papillary thyroid cancer- Resubmission American Cancer Society, Inc. Co-Investigator
  • MRNA translational Control of Cell Cycle Progression American Cancer Society, Inc. Principal Investigator

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