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Weg M. Ongkeko

UC San Diego Health System · US
Area of research
Cancer Research · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, RNA modifications and cancer, MicroRNA in disease regulation, and Gut microbiota and health.
h-index
34
citations
4,468
works
143
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

The Intratumor Bacterial and Fungal Microbiome Is Characterized by HPV, Smoking, and Alcohol Consumption in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022cited by 20position: lastdoi
Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes by Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status
JAMA Network Open 2021cited by 761position: lastdoi
The intratumor microbiome predicts prognosis across gender and subtypes in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal 2021cited by 48position: lastdoi
The Bladder Microbiome Is Associated with Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Muscle Invasive Urothelial Bladder Carcinoma
Cancers 2021cited by 47position: middledoi
Chronic E-Cigarette Aerosol Inhalation Alters the Immune State of the Lungs and Increases ACE2 Expression, Raising Concern for Altered Response and Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2
Frontiers in Physiology 2021cited by 44position: middledoi
Using machine learning of clinical data to diagnose COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020cited by 178position: lastdoi
Influence of Intratumor Microbiome on Clinical Outcome and Immune Processes in Prostate Cancer
Cancers 2020cited by 98position: lastdoi
The Pancreatic Microbiome is Associated with Carcinogenesis and Worse Prognosis in Males and Smokers
Cancers 2020cited by 76position: lastdoi
Tobacco, but Not Nicotine and Flavor-Less Electronic Cigarettes, Induces ACE2 and Immune Dysregulation
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2020cited by 52position: lastdoi
Smoking-Mediated Upregulation of the Androgen Pathway Leads to Increased SARS-CoV-2 Susceptibility
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2020cited by 48position: lastdoi
Comparative Analysis of Age- and Gender-Associated Microbiome in Lung Adenocarcinoma and Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Cancers 2020cited by 37position: lastdoi
The Liver Microbiome Is Implicated in Cancer Prognosis and Modulated by Alcohol and Hepatitis B
Cancers 2020cited by 30position: lastdoi
Electronic cigarette inhalation alters innate immunity and airway cytokines while increasing the virulence of colonizing bacteria
Journal of Molecular Medicine 2016cited by 276position: middledoi
The non-coding landscape of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Oncotarget 2016cited by 60position: lastdoi
Electronic cigarettes induce DNA strand breaks and cell death independently of nicotine in cell lines
Oral Oncology 2015cited by 262position: lastdoi
Alcohol-dysregulated miR-30a and miR-934 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Molecular Cancer 2015cited by 108position: lastdoi
Transcriptome sequencing uncovers novel long noncoding and small nucleolar RNAs dysregulated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
RNA 2015cited by 85position: lastdoi
EGFR Kinase Promotes Acquisition of Stem Cell-Like Properties: A Potential Therapeutic Target in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Stem Cells
PLoS ONE 2012cited by 83position: lastdoi
Salinomycin induces cell death and differentiation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma stem cells despite activation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition and Akt
BMC Cancer 2012cited by 73position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Wei Tse Li · University of California, San Francisco12 papers (2020–2022)Jessica-Wang Rodriguez · University of California San Diego9 papers (2012–2022)Eric Y. Chang · University of California San Diego9 papers (2020–2021)Jaideep Chakladar · University of California, Los Angeles8 papers (2020–2022)Selena Z. Kuo · University of California San Diego8 papers (2012–2020)Michael Yu · Emory University5 papers (2012–2020)Angela E. Zou · Harvard University4 papers (2015–2016)Grant Castaneda · University of California San Diego4 papers (2020–2021)Aditi Gnanasekar · Stratford University4 papers (2020–2021)Kevin T. Brumund · University of California San Diego4 papers (2012–2022)Mahadevan Rajasekaran · University of California San Diego4 papers (2020–2021)Laura E. Crotty Alexander · University of Nebraska at Omaha3 papers (2015–2021)Hao Zheng · Nanchang University3 papers (2015–2016)Xiao Qi Wang · Florida State University3 papers (2016–2020)Neil Shende · University of California San Diego3 papers (2020–2020)Yinan Xuan · California Institute of Technology3 papers (2015–2016)Mehran Rahimy · UC San Diego Health System3 papers (2015–2016)Elham Rahimy · Stanford University3 papers (2012–2015)Avinaash Korrapati · University of California San Diego3 papers (2015–2016)Vicky Yu · University of California, San Diego3 papers (2015–2016)