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Last published 2026
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Oscar Zuniga

Research Tech

1 h-index 6 pubs 2 cited

  • Pancreatic Neoplasms
  • Radiation Tolerance
  • Humans
  • Animals
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Thyroid Neoplasms
  • Signal Transduction
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)
  • MicroRNAs
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • CDC2 Protein Kinase
  • Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal
  • Pancreatectomy
  • DNA Damage

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Oscar Zuniga's research has explored diverse biological and environmental topics, with recent publications focusing on octopod aquaculture and the incubation of octopus eggs for cultivation. His work also includes studies on the distribution and characterization of brine shrimp populations in Chile and the thermoregulatory behavior of octopus paralarvae. Earlier publications investigated ocean-climate changes recorded in hypoxic marine environments and the effects of pancreatic surgery and diazoxide treatment on leucine sensitivity. Zuniga has a history of collaboration with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Adam R. Wolfe, Henrique Rodrigues, Lokesh Akana, and Saaimatul Huq. His h-index is 2, with a total of 7 publications and 9 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 1
  • Publications: 6
  • Citations: 2

Positions

  • Research Tech 2024–present
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Tracking domestication signals across populations of North American raccoons (Procyon lotor) via citizen science-driven image repositories (2025)
    Frontiers in Zoology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Enhancing Rectal Cancer Radiosensitivity and Gut Protection through Methionine Restriction (2025)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex
  • Abstract A011: Enhanced Radiosensitivity of Pancreatic Cancer Achieved through Inhibition of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 1 (2024)
    Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Enhanced radiosensitivity of pancreatic cancer achieved through inhibition of Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (2024)
    Radiotherapy and Oncology 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • RAS-RAF-miR-296-3p signaling axis increases Rad18 expression to augment radioresistance in pancreatic and thyroid cancers (2024)
    Cancer Letters 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Abstract A006: Targeting SETD2 in combination with radiotherapy in rectal cancer (2024)
    Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Ras-Raf-Mir-296-3p Signaling Axis Increases Rad18 Expression to Augment Radioresistance in Pancreatic and Thyroid Cancers (2023)
    SSRN Electronic Journal 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Abstract 2839: Methionine restriction radiosensitizes KRAS mutant rectal cancer (2023)
    Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Discovery of the inhibitor of DNA binding 1 as a novel marker for radioresistance in pancreatic cancer using genome-wide RNA-seq (2022)
    Cancer Drug Resistance 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • 205 Targeting Homologous Repair to Overcome Genotoxic Therapy Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer (2022)
    Journal of Clinical and Translational Science DOI OpenAlex

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