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Melissa L. Fishel

Indiana University Indianapolis · Pediatrics (NIH department code)

From the FY2025 NIH awards this investigator leads as contact PI. The department is the award's.

FY2025 NIH rank #7,141

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Program Leader
R01 Holder
Early Career

NIH Funding · FY2025

Linked Award Amount

$1.9M

Full award amounts, FY2025

Award Records

Records listing this PI

Award-Linked Rank

#7,141

By linked amount among FY2025 PIs

Earliest Year Loaded

2024

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Award-linked funding history

Linked NIH award amounts and rank by fiscal year.

Linked awards ($M)Award-linked rank

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Award-linked funding and rank by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Linked awards	Records	Rank
2024	$1,843,051	5	#6,203
2025	$1,927,019	4	#7,141
2026	$1,411,925	2	#14,527

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Awards through the years

NIH award records listing this researcher in each fiscal year.

FY20245 records
FY2025 · selected4 records
FY20262 records

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Publications

Publications indexed by OpenAlex · 374 papers · Updated Sep 23, 2026

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374 papers · Page 7 of 19

Supplementary Table S10 from Spatial Gene-Expression Profiling Unveils Immuno-oncogenic Programs of NF1-Associated Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Progression
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang · Show all listed authors
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang, Brooke E. Hickey, Qingbo Lu, Shaomin Qian, Waylan Bessler, Xiaohong Li, Li Jiang, Kylee Brewster, Constance J. Temm, Andrew Horvai, Eric A. Albright, Melissa L. Fishel, Christine A. Pratilas, Steven P. Angus, D. Wade Clapp, Steven D. Rhodes
Journal or source not listed · 2024
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Supplementary Figure S4 from Spatial Gene-Expression Profiling Unveils Immuno-oncogenic Programs of NF1-Associated Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Progression
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang · Show all listed authors
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang, Brooke E. Hickey, Qingbo Lu, Shaomin Qian, Waylan Bessler, Xiaohong Li, Li Jiang, Kylee Brewster, Constance J. Temm, Andrew Horvai, Eric A. Albright, Melissa L. Fishel, Christine A. Pratilas, Steven P. Angus, D. Wade Clapp, Steven D. Rhodes
Journal or source not listed · 2024
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Supplementary Table S8 from Spatial Gene-Expression Profiling Unveils Immuno-oncogenic Programs of NF1-Associated Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Progression
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang · Show all listed authors
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang, Brooke E. Hickey, Qingbo Lu, Shaomin Qian, Waylan Bessler, Xiaohong Li, Li Jiang, Kylee Brewster, Constance J. Temm, Andrew Horvai, Eric A. Albright, Melissa L. Fishel, Christine A. Pratilas, Steven P. Angus, D. Wade Clapp, Steven D. Rhodes
Journal or source not listed · 2024
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Supplementary Figure S10 from Spatial Gene-Expression Profiling Unveils Immuno-oncogenic Programs of NF1-Associated Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Progression
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang · Show all listed authors
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang, Brooke E. Hickey, Qingbo Lu, Shaomin Qian, Waylan Bessler, Xiaohong Li, Li Jiang, Kylee Brewster, Constance J. Temm, Andrew Horvai, Eric A. Albright, Melissa L. Fishel, Christine A. Pratilas, Steven P. Angus, D. Wade Clapp, Steven D. Rhodes
Journal or source not listed · 2024
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Supplementary Figure S11 from Spatial Gene-Expression Profiling Unveils Immuno-oncogenic Programs of NF1-Associated Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Progression
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang · Show all listed authors
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang, Brooke E. Hickey, Qingbo Lu, Shaomin Qian, Waylan Bessler, Xiaohong Li, Li Jiang, Kylee Brewster, Constance J. Temm, Andrew Horvai, Eric A. Albright, Melissa L. Fishel, Christine A. Pratilas, Steven P. Angus, D. Wade Clapp, Steven D. Rhodes
Journal or source not listed · 2024
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Supplementary Table S13 from Spatial Gene-Expression Profiling Unveils Immuno-oncogenic Programs of NF1-Associated Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Progression
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang · Show all listed authors
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang, Brooke E. Hickey, Qingbo Lu, Shaomin Qian, Waylan Bessler, Xiaohong Li, Li Jiang, Kylee Brewster, Constance J. Temm, Andrew Horvai, Eric A. Albright, Melissa L. Fishel, Christine A. Pratilas, Steven P. Angus, D. Wade Clapp, Steven D. Rhodes
Journal or source not listed · 2024
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Supplementary Table S5 from Spatial Gene-Expression Profiling Unveils Immuno-oncogenic Programs of NF1-Associated Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Progression
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang · Show all listed authors
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang, Brooke E. Hickey, Qingbo Lu, Shaomin Qian, Waylan Bessler, Xiaohong Li, Li Jiang, Kylee Brewster, Constance J. Temm, Andrew Horvai, Eric A. Albright, Melissa L. Fishel, Christine A. Pratilas, Steven P. Angus, D. Wade Clapp, Steven D. Rhodes
Journal or source not listed · 2024
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Supplementary Table S3 from Spatial Gene-Expression Profiling Unveils Immuno-oncogenic Programs of NF1-Associated Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Progression
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang · Show all listed authors
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang, Brooke E. Hickey, Qingbo Lu, Shaomin Qian, Waylan Bessler, Xiaohong Li, Li Jiang, Kylee Brewster, Constance J. Temm, Andrew Horvai, Eric A. Albright, Melissa L. Fishel, Christine A. Pratilas, Steven P. Angus, D. Wade Clapp, Steven D. Rhodes
Journal or source not listed · 2024
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Supplementary Table S9 from Spatial Gene-Expression Profiling Unveils Immuno-oncogenic Programs of NF1-Associated Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Progression
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang · Show all listed authors
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang, Brooke E. Hickey, Qingbo Lu, Shaomin Qian, Waylan Bessler, Xiaohong Li, Li Jiang, Kylee Brewster, Constance J. Temm, Andrew Horvai, Eric A. Albright, Melissa L. Fishel, Christine A. Pratilas, Steven P. Angus, D. Wade Clapp, Steven D. Rhodes
Journal or source not listed · 2024
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Supplementary Table S12 from Spatial Gene-Expression Profiling Unveils Immuno-oncogenic Programs of NF1-Associated Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Progression
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang · Show all listed authors
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang, Brooke E. Hickey, Qingbo Lu, Shaomin Qian, Waylan Bessler, Xiaohong Li, Li Jiang, Kylee Brewster, Constance J. Temm, Andrew Horvai, Eric A. Albright, Melissa L. Fishel, Christine A. Pratilas, Steven P. Angus, D. Wade Clapp, Steven D. Rhodes
Journal or source not listed · 2024
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Supplementary Figure S2 from Spatial Gene-Expression Profiling Unveils Immuno-oncogenic Programs of NF1-Associated Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Progression
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang · Show all listed authors
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang, Brooke E. Hickey, Qingbo Lu, Shaomin Qian, Waylan Bessler, Xiaohong Li, Li Jiang, Kylee Brewster, Constance J. Temm, Andrew Horvai, Eric A. Albright, Melissa L. Fishel, Christine A. Pratilas, Steven P. Angus, D. Wade Clapp, Steven D. Rhodes
Journal or source not listed · 2024
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Supplementary Figure S10 from Spatial Gene-Expression Profiling Unveils Immuno-oncogenic Programs of NF1-Associated Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Progression
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang · Show all listed authors
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang, Brooke E. Hickey, Qingbo Lu, Shaomin Qian, Waylan Bessler, Xiaohong Li, Li Jiang, Kylee Brewster, Constance J. Temm, Andrew Horvai, Eric A. Albright, Melissa L. Fishel, Christine A. Pratilas, Steven P. Angus, D. Wade Clapp, Steven D. Rhodes
Journal or source not listed · 2024
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New Ref-1/APE1 targeted inhibitors demonstrating improved potency for clinical applications in multiple cancer types
Silpa Gampala, Hye‐ran Moon, Randall Wireman, Jacqueline Peil, Sonia Kiran, Dana K. Mitchell · Show all listed authors
Silpa Gampala, Hye‐ran Moon, Randall Wireman, Jacqueline Peil, Sonia Kiran, Dana K. Mitchell, Kylee Brewster, Henry Elmer Mang, Andi R. Masters, Christine A. Bach, Whitney Smith-Kinnamen, Emma H. Doud, Ratan Rai, Amber L. Mosley, Sara K. Quinney, D. Wade Clapp, Chafiq Hamdouchi, James H. Wikel, Chi Zhang, Bumsoo Han, Millie M. Georgiadis, Mark R. Kelley, Melissa L. Fishel
Pharmacological Research · 2024
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Spatial Gene-Expression Profiling Unveils Immuno-oncogenic Programs of NF1-Associated Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Progression
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang · Show all listed authors
Dana K. Mitchell, Breanne A. Burgess, Emily E. White, Abbi E. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Henry Elmer Mang, Brooke E. Hickey, Qingbo Lu, Shaomin Qian, Waylan Bessler, Xiaohong Li, Li Jiang, Kylee Brewster, Constance J. Temm, Andrew Horvai, Eric A. Albright, Melissa L. Fishel, Christine A. Pratilas, Steven P. Angus, D. Wade Clapp, Steven D. Rhodes
Clinical Cancer Research · 2023
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24 citations
In vitro and In vivo evidence demonstrating chronic absence of Ref-1 Cysteine 65 impacts Ref-1 folding configuration, redox signaling, proliferation and metastasis in pancreatic cancer
Mahmut Mijit, Eyram K. Kpenu, Nayela N. Chowdhury, Silpa Gampala, Randall Wireman, Stanley K. Liu · Show all listed authors
Mahmut Mijit, Eyram K. Kpenu, Nayela N. Chowdhury, Silpa Gampala, Randall Wireman, Stanley K. Liu, O. Babb, Millie M. Georgiadis, Jun Wan, Melissa L. Fishel, Mark R. Kelley
Redox Biology · 2023
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Abstract C129: Development of new increased potency Ref-1/APE1 targeted inhibitors that show promise for clinical applications against solid tumors
Silpa Gampala, Hye‐ran Moon, Randall Wireman, Jacqueline Peil, Sonia Kiran, Andi R. Masters · Show all listed authors
Silpa Gampala, Hye‐ran Moon, Randall Wireman, Jacqueline Peil, Sonia Kiran, Andi R. Masters, Christine A. Bach, Whitney Smith-Kinnamen, Emma H. Doud, Ratan Rai, Amber L. Mosley, Millie M. Georgiadis, Bumsoo Han, Chi Zhang, Chafiq Hamdouchi, James H. Wikel, Mark R. Kelley, Melissa L. Fishel
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics · 2023
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Plasminogen deficiency suppresses pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma disease progression
Nayela N. Chowdhury, Yi Yang, Ananya Dutta, Michelle Luo, Zimu Wei, Sara R. Abrahams · Show all listed authors
Nayela N. Chowdhury, Yi Yang, Ananya Dutta, Michelle Luo, Zimu Wei, Sara R. Abrahams, Alexey S. Revenko, Fenil Shah, Lindsey A. Miles, Robert J. Parmer, Bas de Laat, Alisa S. Wolberg, James P. Luyendyk, Melissa L. Fishel, Matthew J. Flick
Molecular Oncology · 2023
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A novel triptolide analog downregulates NF-κB and induces mitochondrial apoptosis pathways in human pancreatic cancer
Qiaomu Tian, Peng Zhang, Yihan Wang, Youhui Si, Dengping Yin, Christopher R. Weber · Show all listed authors
Qiaomu Tian, Peng Zhang, Yihan Wang, Youhui Si, Dengping Yin, Christopher R. Weber, Melissa L. Fishel, Karen E. Pollok, Bo Qiu, Fei Xiao, Anita S. Chong
eLife · 2023
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Anticancer Peptides Derived from Aldolase A and Induced Tumor-Suppressing Cells Inhibit Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Cells
Chang-peng Cui, Qingji Huo, Xue Xiong, Kexin Li, Melissa L. Fishel, Bai‐Yan Li · Show all listed authors
Chang-peng Cui, Qingji Huo, Xue Xiong, Kexin Li, Melissa L. Fishel, Bai‐Yan Li, Hiroki Yokota
Pharmaceutics · 2023
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6 citations
Exploring the Tumor-Suppressing Potential of PSCA in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Kexin Li, Qingji Huo, Kazumasa Minami, Keisuke Tamari, Kazuhiko Ogawa, Sungsoo Na · Show all listed authors
Kexin Li, Qingji Huo, Kazumasa Minami, Keisuke Tamari, Kazuhiko Ogawa, Sungsoo Na, Melissa L. Fishel, Bai‐Yan Li, Hiroki Yokota
Cancers · 2023
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4 citations

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NIH RePORTER identity: Profile ID 7580025Search this ID in NIH RePORTER
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9436-6382Verified identifier for this researcher
ScienceDex PI coverage: FY2024 through FY2026Career claims are limited to the years shown.Metrics use this researcher's latest loaded PI award year; ScienceDex is current through FY2027.

FY2026 award categories

ENGINEERING (ALL TYPES)
Pediatrics

FY2025 award records by amount

NIH award records listing Melissa L. Fishel as a PI. Multi-PI records show the full award amount for context.

5U01CA274304-05U01Co-investigator
Reprogramming PDAC Stroma by Targeting Coagulation in the Tumor Microenvironment
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Engineering (NIH department code)
$932.4K
award amount
5R01CA282478-03R01Co-investigator
Metabolic flux analysis and PDX models to understand therapeutic vulnerabilities following inhibition of Ref-1 redox signaling in pancreatic cancer
Indiana University Indianapolis · Pediatrics (NIH department code)
$479.5K
award amount
5R01CA254110-05R01Contact PI
Investigation of novel signaling protein in 3D and in vivo PDAC models using second generation Ref-1 inhibitors
Indiana University Indianapolis · Pediatrics (NIH department code)
$433.5K
award amount
3R01CA282478-03S1R01Co-investigator
Metabolic flux analysis and PDX models to understand therapeutic vulnerabilities following inhibition of Ref-1 redox signaling in pancreatic cancer
Indiana University Indianapolis · Pediatrics (NIH department code)
$81.7K
award amount

Award organizations

Organizations that administered FY2025 awards listing Melissa L. Fishel as a PI.

Indiana University Indianapolis

$994.6K

3 grants

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

$932.4K

1 grant

Coverage and award-record milestones

Computed from the fiscal years currently available in ScienceDex.

2024
First NIH Award
Indiana University Indianapolis
2024
$500K Cumulative Funding
2024
$1M Cumulative Funding
2024
Entered Top 50% Nationally
Ranked #6203
2025
$2M Cumulative Funding
2025
Multi-Institutional Research
Awards at 2 institutions
2025
R01 Grant Holder
2025
Program/Center Grant Leader
2026
$5M Cumulative Funding

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Mark R. Kelley

Indiana University Indianapolis

shared awards

Bumsoo Han

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

shared awards

Matthew J. Flick

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

shared awards

Bumsoo Han

Indiana University Indianapolis

shared awards

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