Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center: Research

Srinivas Somarowthu, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
College of Medicine
Drexel University

SKCCC Research Program: Molecular Oncology Regulation and Approaches

Disease Therapy Area: Cancer

Keywords: long non-coding RNAs in cancer

Cancer Relevance Statement: Vital discoveries in recent years uncovered that lncRNAs play fundamental roles in cell processes and cancer. However, the molecular mechanisms by which they function are mostly unknown. My lab focuses on understanding the precise mechanisms of how lncRNAs activate transcription in cancer and determining their structure-function relationships to establish them as therapeutic targets eventually.

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Cancer Relevant Publications By Srinivas Somarowthu While A Cancer Center Member Since 1/1/2000.
Scopus CiteScores Released in 2025 for Journal in [] after Journal Name.

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center Bibliography - Author: SOMAROWTHU S [Just Cancer Related]

† 1.	Oh M, Kadam RN, Charania ZS, Somarowthu S[MORA]. LncRNA SChLAP1 Promotes Cancer Cell Proliferation and Invasion Via Its Distinct Structural Domains and Conserved Regions. J Mol Biol[10.1]. 2025 Oct 01; 437(19):169350. PMID: 40683595 PII: S0022-2836(25)00416-4 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2025.169350 ( Abstract ) iCite Citation Count: 0 (01/01/2026)
# 2.	Yankey A, Oh M, Lee BL, Desai TK, Somarowthu S[MORA]. A novel partnership between lncTCF7 and SND1 regulates the expression of the TCF7 gene via recruitment of the SWI/SNF complex. Sci Rep[6.7]. 2024 Aug 21; 14(1):19384. PMID: 39169000 PMCID: PMC11339422 PII: 10.1038/s41598-024-69792-8 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-69792-8 ( Abstract ) iCite Citation Count: 2 iCite RCR: 0.40 (01/01/2026)
† + 3.	Sarfaraz N, Somarowthu S[MORA], Bouchard MJ[TaCO]. The interplay of long noncoding RNAs and hepatitis B virus. J Med Virol[12.7]. 2023 Jan; 95(1):e28058. PMID: 35946066 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28058 ( Abstract ) iCite Citation Count: 15 iCite RCR: 1.80 (01/01/2026)

Same as historical except includes Associate members (and their publications) after 2017.

There were 3 publications authored by SOMAROWTHU S as a SKCCC Member from 01/01/2000 to Present.
1 publications(33.33%) were inter-programmatic(+ or +*).
0 publications(0.00%) were intra-programmatic(* or +*).

Omitting Journals with an undefined CiteScore
2 publications(66.67%) had an CiteScore ≥ 10 (†).
2 publications(66.67%) had an CiteScore ≥ 9 († or ‡).
3 publications(100.00%) had an CiteScore ≥ 5 († or ‡ or #).
Average CiteScore [29.5/3]: 9.83.

There were 0 inter-institutional publications(§).

Collaborative Publications With Other NCI Designated Cancer Centers
There were 0 publications with other Cancer Centers (¶) (0/3) or 0.00% of the publications that were reviewed for collaboration by SKCCC Authors or Administration. This has only been tracked since 2012.

Average iCite Citation Count (only tracking for post 2018 publications) (17/3): 5.67
iCite h-index (based on documents listed): 2
Average iCite Relative Citation Rate (2.2/2): 1.10

The selected author's name appears in bold with program at the time of publication. Other SKCCC members and their programs are italicized.

Current Codes/Programs
CRiC: Cancer Risk and Control
IRT: Immune Cell Regulation and Targeting
MORA: Molecular Oncology Regulation and Approaches
TaCO: Translational and Cellular Oncology
ZY: Non-Programmatically Aligned

The SKCCC Publication database is usually updated weekly or bi-weekly, the last update was completed on 12/19/2025.
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Citation Counts Are Only Being Loaded/Updated For Publications Published After 1/1/2018