
Vinita Takiar
Chair and Miriam Beckner Chair in Cancer Research · Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Credentials: · · · · ·
History

PresentDepartment of Radiation Oncology · Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
- 2007–2011

2006–2010
Research
Activating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) slows renal cystogenesis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2011 · First of 10 authors · 274 citations
Clinical Cancer Research · 2022 · 178 citations
International journal of radiation oncology · 2014 · 116 citations

29 papers · 12 as a fellow

14 papers · 2 as a fellow

13 papers

12 papers

12 papers

10 papers · 6 as a fellow

David Rosenthal
10 papers

10 papers
Grants
- 2025–2030
Training Program in Basic and Translational Oncology
National Cancer Institute · T32
PI · $775.6K · University of Cincinnati
- 2019–2026
Translational Research Career Development: Overcoming Resistance to Radiotherapy
Department of Veterans Affairs · IK2
Contact PI · Cincinnati Va Medical Center Research
- 2006–2024
- 2009–2010
Exploiting AMPK to Slow Polycystic Kidney Disease
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · F30
Contact PI · $46.2K · Yale University
Clinical trials
- 2016–2021
A Study of Chemoradiation Plus Pembrolizumab for Locally Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 1, Phase 2
Vinita Takiar
- 2013–2022
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 2
University of Cincinnati



