{"id":1221,"date":"2026-04-23T15:48:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/?p=1221"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:17:27","slug":"dr-benjamin-onyeagucha-publishes-two-scientific-articles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/news\/dr-benjamin-onyeagucha-publishes-two-scientific-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Benjamin Onyeagucha publishes two scientific articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Ben Onyeagucha, Associate Professor of Biology within the Department of Sciences and Mathematics, this month published two articles in scientific journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/001-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Onyeagucha at a microscope with students also at microscopes.\" class=\"wp-image-1239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/001-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/001-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/001-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On one of those articles, Dr. Davida Crossley, also an Associate Professor of Biology in the department, was co-author, along with five departmental students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/Crossley_Student_Feb_2026-1024x792.png\" alt=\"Dr. Davida Crossley examining a microbial plate with a student.\" class=\"wp-image-1240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/Crossley_Student_Feb_2026-1024x792.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/Crossley_Student_Feb_2026-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/Crossley_Student_Feb_2026-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/Crossley_Student_Feb_2026.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first publication was a research article in the journal <em>Cancer Research<\/em> titled, &#8220;Antibody-Mediated Targeting of Secretory Protein SCUBE3 Suppresses Cancer Progression by Inhibiting Oncogenic Signaling and Inducing Anti-tumor Immunity.&#8221; This article relates to the original research Onyeagucha is carrying out on breast cancer in his departmental research lab. <em>Cancer Research<\/em> is the second-most frequently cited cancer journal in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"865\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/Onyeagucha_Cancer-Research_-article_2026.png\" alt=\"A screengrab of the title and authors of Dr. Onyeagucha's Cancer Research paper.\" class=\"wp-image-1241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/Onyeagucha_Cancer-Research_-article_2026.png 865w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/Onyeagucha_Cancer-Research_-article_2026-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/Onyeagucha_Cancer-Research_-article_2026-768x291.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The second article was a review written by Onyeagucha and Crossley and departmental students Ayooluwa Ilesanmi, Casey Stevens-Washington, Shelby Jones, Karina Alarcon, and Anush Aryal. The review summarized the current understanding of the SCUBE3 protein, the subject of the research in Onyeagucha&#8217;s lab, and was titled, &#8220;Signal Peptide-CUB-EGF-like Domain-Containing Protein 3 (SCUBE3): From Molecule to Therapy.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/Onyeagucha_Therapeutics-article_2026-1024x526.png\" alt=\"A screengrab of the Therapeutics paper Dr. Onyeagucha published with Dr. Crossley and students.\" class=\"wp-image-1242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/Onyeagucha_Therapeutics-article_2026-1024x526.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/Onyeagucha_Therapeutics-article_2026-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/Onyeagucha_Therapeutics-article_2026-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/Onyeagucha_Therapeutics-article_2026.png 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SCUBE3 is an acronym for <em>Signal peptide-CUB-EGF-like domain-containing protein <\/em>3. The SCUBE3 protein in involved in multiple cancers, as well as other diseases such as cardiovascular disease and immune disorders. Dr. Onyeagucha&#8217;s lab focuses on the role the SCUBE3 protein plays in breast cancers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/021-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Onyeagucha, with two students, at a laptop on the lab bench.\" class=\"wp-image-1243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/021-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/021-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/021-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/021-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/021-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Ben Onyeagucha, Associate Professor of Biology within the Department of Sciences and Mathematics, this month published two articles in scientific journals. 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