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Kenji Miki

University of PittsburghORCID 0000-0001-7424-0021Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Fanen Yuan· 2 shared Kalil G. AbdullahiD· 2 shared Maged T GhocheiD· 2 shared Namya ManojiD· 2 shared Pascal Olivier ZinniD· 2 shared Sameer AgnihotriiD· 2 shared Samuel K. McBrayeriD· 2 shared Skyler OkeniD· 2 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Cancer BiologyCellPeer-reviewedSep 1, 2026

Gliomas phenocopy an inborn error of metabolism to drive neuronal activity and tumor growth

Kalil G. Abdullah, Kenji Miki, Charles K. Edgar…·Samuel K. McBrayer

This study identifies GAA accumulation in gliomas as a driver of neuronal activity and tumor growth, linking cancer metabolism to neuroscience through GABAA receptor activation.

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humanmetabolomics

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Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprintFeb 9, 2026

Pharmacological induction of mitochondrial stress counteracts therapy resistance in glioblastoma stem-like cells

Kenji Miki, Maged T Ghoche, Fanen Yuan…·Kalil G. Abdullah

This study shows that doxycycline induces mitochondrial stress and selectively kills glioblastoma stem-like cells, offering a drug repurposing strategy for therapy-resistant gliomas.

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humanproteomics

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