Derek LeRoith
Physician · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Credentials: · · ·
History
- 1967–1970
Internal Medicine
- 1963–1967
Research
Normal growth and development in the absence of hepatic insulin-like growth factor I
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 1999 · Last of 7 authors · 1,116 citations
Molecular and cellular aspects of the insulin-like growth factor I receptor
Review · Endocrine Reviews · 1995 · First of 4 authors · 1,025 citations
The insulin-like growth factor system and cancer
Review · Cancer Letters · 2003 · First of 2 authors · Corresponding · 907 citations

67 papers
- WC
15 papers
- MR
13 papers

12 papers
- JR
11 papers
- LH
11 papers

10 papers
- AV
9 papers · 2 as a fellow
Grants
- 2008–2025
Mechanisms for the Pro-Metastatic Effects of Hyperinsulinemia on Breast Cancer
National Cancer Institute · R56
Contact PI · $169K · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 2016–2022
Obesity and Triple Negative Breast Cancer; the Role of Hypercholesterolemia
National Cancer Institute · R01
Contact PI · $1.9M · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 2008–2020
Mechanisms for the Pro-Metastatic Effects of Hyperinsulinemia on Breast Cancer
National Cancer Institute · R01
Contact PI · $3.7M · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 2012–2020
Insulin Resistance and Breast Cancer Prognosis in Black & White Women
National Cancer Institute · R01
PI · $3.1M · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai