Mahsa Mortaja

Title(s)Assistant Project Scientist, Radiation Medicine and Applied Science
SchoolVc-health Sciences-schools
Address9500 Gilman Drive #
La Jolla CA 92093
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    1. Orthogonally targeted tumor radiosensitization using cell penetrating peptide-ATM inhibitor conjugates to stimulate anti-tumor immune responses. Cancer Lett. 2026 Oct 01; 657:218689. Dhawan K, Allevato MM, Lesperance J, Camargo MF, Cheng MM, Mortaja M, Zareh B, Hingorani DV, Adams SR, Gutkind JS, Advani SJ. PMID: 42320877.
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    2. Orthogonally targeted tumor radiosensitization using cell penetrating peptide-ATM inhibitor conjugates to stimulate anti-tumor immune responses. bioRxiv. 2026 Jan 12. Dhawan K, Allevato MM, Lesperance J, Camargo MF, Cheng MM, Mortaja M, Zareh B, Hingorani DV, Adams SR, Gutkind JS, Advani SJ. PMID: 41648377; PMCID: PMC12871284.
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    3. Interactions of Antibody Drug Conjugate Anti-Tubulin and Topoisomerase I Inhibitor Payloads with Radiotherapy to Potentiate Immunotherapy. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026 Jun; 13(35):e06552. Lesperance J, Yung BS, Allevato MM, Cheng MM, Camargo MF, Saddawi-Konefka R, Dhawan K, Sharma AK, Mortaja M, Bice S, Scanderbeg DJ, Alvarado D, Mayadev J, Eskander RN, Adams SR, Cosper PF, Gutkind JS, Advani SJ. PMID: 41133986.
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    4. A comprehensive systematic review on the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and relapse rates of modern procedural therapies for inflammatory and non-inflammatory acne vulgaris. Lasers Med Sci. 2025 Sep 25; 40(1):383. Pour Mohammad A, Seirafianpour F, Jafarzadeh A, Ghahari S, Noroozi E, Nazerian AH, Jamshidi Naeini A, Shokraee K, Mashayekhi F, Mortaja M, Azmi A, Goodarzi A. PMID: 40993442.
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    5. Hepatitis B virus promotes liver cancer by modulating the immune response to environmental carcinogens. Nat Commun. 2025 Jun 27; 16(1):5360. Huang M, Wang D, Huang J, Bae AN, Xia Y, Zhao X, Mortaja M, Azin M, Collier MR, Semenov YR, Park JH, Demehri S. PMID: 40579434; PMCID: PMC12205058.
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    6. Tropisetron Suppresses Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer by Blocking Interleukin 33 Expression. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Jun 22; 17(13). Bae AN, Mortaja M, Yeung Y, Huang J, Park JH, Demehri S. PMID: 40647388; PMCID: PMC12248589.
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    7. Epigenomic regulation of stemness contributes to the low immunogenicity of the most mutated human cancer. Cell Rep. 2025 May 27; 44(5):115561. Oka T, Smith SS, Oliver-Garcia VS, Lee T, Son HG, Mortaja M, Azin M, Garza-Mayers AC, Huang JT, Nazarian RM, Horn TD, Demehri S. PMID: 40250424; PMCID: PMC12149994.
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    8. Spatially precise chemo-radio-immunotherapy by antibody drug conjugate directed tumor radiosensitization to potentiate immunotherapies. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2025 Apr 04; 9(1):97. Mortaja M, Adams SR, McKay RR, Gutkind JS, Advani SJ. PMID: 40181161; PMCID: PMC11968929.
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    9. T helper 2 cell-directed immunotherapy eliminates precancerous skin lesions. J Clin Invest. 2025 Jan 02; 135(1). Oka T, Smith SS, Son HG, Lee T, Oliver-Garcia VS, Mortaja M, Trerice KE, Isakoff LS, Conrad DN, Azin M, Raval NS, Tabacchi M, Emdad L, Das SK, Fisher PB, Cornelius LA, Demehri S. PMID: 39744942; PMCID: PMC11684800.
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    10. Tumor-Targeted Cell-Penetrating Peptides Reveal That Monomethyl Auristatin E Temporally Modulates the Tumor Immune Microenvironment. Molecules. 2024 Nov 27; 29(23). Mortaja M, Cheng MM, Ali A, Lesperance J, Hingorani DV, Allevato MM, Dhawan K, Camargo MF, McKay RR, Adams SR, Gutkind JS, Advani SJ. PMID: 39683778; PMCID: PMC11643828.
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    11. Langerhans Cells Directly Interact with Resident T Cells in the Human Epidermis. JID Innov. 2025 Jan; 5(1):100324. Oka T, Hasegawa T, Lee T, Oliver-Garcia VS, Mortaja M, Azin M, Horiba S, Smith SS, Khattab S, Trerice KE, Chen ST, Semenov YR, Demehri S. PMID: 39803386; PMCID: PMC11720605.
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    12. Allergies and risk of head and neck cancer: a case-control study. Sci Rep. 2024 07 01; 14(1):15006. Fekrazad S, Mohebbi E, Mehravar S, Mortaja M, Teymouri F, Hadji M, Rashidian H, Naghibzadeh-Tahami A, Rezaei N, Zendehdel K, Shirkhoda M. PMID: 38951583; PMCID: PMC11217420.
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    13. Calcium (Ca2+) hemostasis, mitochondria, autophagy, and mitophagy contribute to Alzheimer's disease as early moderators. Cell Biochem Funct. 2024 Jul; 42(5):e4085. Hadi F, Mortaja M, Hadi Z. PMID: 38951992.
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    14. Statin prevents cancer development in chronic inflammation by blocking interleukin 33 expression. Nat Commun. 2024 May 30; 15(1):4099. Park JH, Mortaja M, Son HG, Zhao X, Sloat LM, Azin M, Wang J, Collier MR, Tummala KS, Mandinova A, Bardeesy N, Semenov YR, Mino-Kenudson M, Demehri S. PMID: 38816352; PMCID: PMC11139893.
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    15. Development of a Scoring Method Based on a Chest CT Scan to Determine the Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients. Cureus. 2023 Oct; 15(10):e47354. Bidari A, Zarei E, Hassanzadeh M, Gholizadeh Mesgarha M, Pour Mohammad A, Shafiei R, Mortaja M, Naderkhani M. PMID: 38022268; PMCID: PMC10657166.
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    16. Skin cancer prevention - Recent advances and unmet challenges. Cancer Lett. 2023 10 28; 575:216406. Mortaja M, Demehri S. PMID: 37734530.
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    17. Investigating the Association Between Muscular Ultrasonographic Alterations and Clinical Symptoms in Patients With Inflammatory Myopathy. Basic Clin Neurosci. 2023 Sep-Oct; 14(5):675-686. Fatehi F, Khaghani P, Okhovat AA, Moradi K, Teimouri F, Mortaja M, Layegh M, Panahi A, Nafissi S. PMID: 38628832; PMCID: PMC11016877.
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    18. Nuclear IL-33 in Fibroblasts Promotes Skin Fibrosis. J Invest Dermatol. 2023 07; 143(7):1302-1306.e4. Park JH, Mortaja M, Azin M, Nazarian RM, Demehri S. PMID: 36708946; PMCID: PMC10293058.
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    19. Statin prevents cancer development in chronic inflammation by blocking interleukin 33 expression. Res Sq. 2023 Jan 12. Park JH, Mortaja M, Son H, Azin M, Wang J, Collier M, Mandinova A, Semenov Y, Mino-Kenudson M, Demehri S. PMID: 36711701; PMCID: PMC9882616.
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