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Akin Sogunro

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Education & Training

BS
Johns Hopkins University, Molecular & Cellular Biology (2018)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Akin Sogunro's published research.

Publications

2026

  • Beta cell-derived cholecystokinin drives obesity-associated pancreatic adenocarcinoma development
    Garcia CC, Venkat A, McQuaid DC, Agabiti SS, Tong A, Mathew B, Cardone RL, Starble R, Ruiz CF, Zheng C, Sogunro A, Jacox JB, Loh KH, Kibbey RG, Krishnaswamy S, Muzumdar MD. Beta cell-derived cholecystokinin drives obesity-associated pancreatic adenocarcinoma development. Nature Communications 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-69821-2.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research
    This study investigates how beta cell-derived cholecystokinin drives obesity-associated pancreatic cancer development, showing that targeting endocrine signaling could prevent tumor progression in obesity-related contexts.

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