Kennith Swafford

Researcher

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

3 h-index 57 pubs 22 cited

Research Areas

Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry

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Kennith Swafford's research focuses on identifying and targeting oncogenic pathways in lymphoma. His work has investigated novel therapeutic targets, including the NEK2 protein, and explored strategies for targeting specific DNA structures like G-quadruplexes within oncogene promoters, such as CARD11 and MYD88. Swafford has published on bifunctional inhibitors designed to disrupt these pathways. He has a significant publication record with 57 total publications and an h-index of 3, with 22 total citations. Swafford collaborates extensively with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Mason McCrory, Vijay Patel, Ying-Zhi Xu, and Sydnye L. Shuttleworth, with whom he shares numerous publications, indicating a cohesive research network within the institution.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 57
  • Citations: 22

Selected Publications

  • G-quadruplex and i-motif DNA structures form in the promoter of the key innate immune adaptor MYD88 (2025) DOI
  • Targeting a Novel G-Quadruplex in the CARD11 Oncogene Promoter with Naptho(2,1-b)furan-1-ethanol,2-nitro- Requires the Nitro Group (2022) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Mason McCrury University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 49 shared publications Vijay Patel University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 48 shared publications Ying-Zhi Xu University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 47 shared publications Sydnye L. Shuttleworth University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 46 shared publications Annick De Loose University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 43 shared publications Samantha Kendrick University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 42 shared publications Baku Acharya University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 42 shared publications Syed Hassan Mehdi University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 40 shared publications

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