Melissa Zhao

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 909 citations indexed

About

Melissa Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Zhao has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 909 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Melissa Zhao's work include Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (3 papers), Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (2 papers) and AI in cancer detection (2 papers). Melissa Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (3 papers), Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (2 papers) and AI in cancer detection (2 papers). Melissa Zhao collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Denmark. Melissa Zhao's co-authors include J. Jack Lee, Maria Schwaederlé, Richard L. Schilsky, Vladimir Lazar, John Mendelsohn, Razelle Kurzrock, Alexander M.M. Eggermont, Brian Leyland‐Jones, Eric C. Hsu and Hui Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Zhao

13 papers receiving 889 citations

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A multimodal generative AI copilot for human pathology

2024 156 citations Ming Y. Lu, Bowen Chen et al. Nature profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Melissa Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Zhao

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15 of 15 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Prognostic and predictive role of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in stage III colon cancer treated with celecoxib: Findings from CALGB (Alliance)/SWOG 80702. 2025 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Jonathan A. Nowak, Qian Shi, Tyler S. Twombly, Levi Pederson, (unknown), Juha P. Väyrynen, Melissa Zhao, Yasutoshi Takashima, Ardaman Shergill, Pankaj Kumar, Félix Couture, (unknown), Smitha Krishnamurthi, Benjamin Tan, Eileen M. O’Reilly, Anthony F. Shields, Shuji Ogino, Alexey Aleshin, Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt	2
2	A multimodal generative AI copilot for human pathology breakdown → 2024 ·Nature ·Ming Y. Lu, Bowen Chen, Drew F. K. Williamson, Richard J. Chen, Melissa Zhao, (unknown), Kenji Ikemura, Ahrong Kim, Dimitra Pouli, Ankush Patel, (unknown), Chengkuan Chen, Tong Ding, Judy J. Wang, Georg K. Gerber, Ivy Liang, Long P. Le, Anil V. Parwani, Luca L. Weishaupt, Faisal Mahmood	156
3	Biventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy and tricuspid hypoplasia in a novel non-POU domain-containing octamer-binding gene variant 2022 ·Cardiology in the Young ·Sanam Safi, Stephen P. Sanders, Melissa Zhao, Chrystalle Katte Carreon	3
4	Grading of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: an Interobserver Reproducibility Study 2022 ·Endocrine Pathology ·(unknown), Melissa Zhao, (unknown), Sara Ahmadi, Jason L. Hornick, Kristine Wong, Justine A. Barletta	16
5	AI-BASED PATHOLOGY PREDICTS ORIGINS FOR CANCERS OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY 2022 ·Journal of Pathology Informatics ·Ming Y. Lu, Tiffany Chen, Drew F. K. Williamson, Melissa Zhao, Maha Shady, Jana Lipková, Faisal Mahmood	11
6	Abstract B002: History of appendectomy and colorectal cancer oncidence, overall and by intratumoral fusobacterium nucleatum status 2022 ·Cancer Research ·Tomotaka Ugai, (unknown), Yasutoshi Takashima, Kazuo Okadome, Takashi Shimizu, Kosuke Mima, (unknown), Melissa Zhao, Juha P. Väyrynen, Xuehong Zhang, Kimmie Ng, Jonathan A. Nowak, Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, Edward L. Giovannucci, Marios Giannakis, Andrew T. Chan, Curtis Huttenhower, Wendy S. Garrett, (unknown), Shuji Ogino	0
7	P74 Simulation in endoscopy training: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2021 ·R. W. Smith, Melissa Zhao	1
8	Distinct Small Intestine Mast Cell Histologic Changes in Patients With Hereditary Alpha-tryptasemia and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome 2021 ·The American Journal of Surgical Pathology ·Matthew J. Hamilton, Melissa Zhao, Matthew P. Giannetti, (unknown), (unknown), Péter Novák, (unknown), Jason L. Hornick, Jonathan J. Lyons, Sarah C. Glover, Mariana Castells, Olga Pozdnyakova	25
9	PTU-70 Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement in Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer: A retrospective study from a district general hospital 2021 ·(unknown), Melissa Zhao, Keith Chan, (unknown)	0
10	Machine Learning With K-Means Dimensional Reduction for Predicting Survival Outcomes in Patients With Breast Cancer 2018 ·Cancer Informatics ·Melissa Zhao, Yushi Tang, (unknown), Kohei Hasegawa	36
11	ANA-Negative Presentation of SLE in Man with Severe Autoimmune Neutropenia 2016 ·Case Reports in Medicine ·Melissa Zhao	4
12	Association of Biomarker-Based Treatment Strategies With Response Rates and Progression-Free Survival in Refractory Malignant Neoplasms 2016 ·JAMA Oncology ·Maria Schwaederlé, Melissa Zhao, J. Jack Lee, Vladimir Lazar, Brian Leyland‐Jones, Richard L. Schilsky, John Mendelsohn, Razelle Kurzrock	235
13	Impact of precision medicine in refractory malignancies: A meta-analysis of 13,203 patients in phase I clinical trials. 2016 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Maria Schwaederlé, Melissa Zhao, J. Jack Lee, Vladimir Lazar, Brian Leyland‐Jones, Richard L. Schilsky, John Mendelsohn, Razelle Kurzrock	5
14	Impact of Precision Medicine in Diverse Cancers: A Meta-Analysis of Phase II Clinical Trials 2015 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Maria Schwaederlé, Melissa Zhao, J. Jack Lee, Alexander M.M. Eggermont, Richard L. Schilsky, John Mendelsohn, Vladimir Lazar, Razelle Kurzrock	326
15	Low levels of C‐peptide have clinical significance for established Type 1 diabetes 2015 ·Diabetic Medicine ·Willem M. Kühtreiber, (unknown), Eric C. Hsu, Melissa Zhao, Petra Reinhold, Douglas C. Burger, Hui Zheng, Denise L. Faustman	89

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