Dr. Hassan Ashktorab - Professor of Medicine

About Dr. Ashktorab

Dr. Hassan Ashktorab is a Professor in the Departments of Medicine at Howard University. He serves as a member of the gastrointestinal working group in the Howard University Cancer Center, executive member of The Howard University Cancer Center, Adjunct Professor at The Department of Genetics and Human Genetics, and the Director of Microarray facility at Howard University.

He is a member of the Editorial Boards of PLoS One, Digestive Diseases, Science, World Journal of Gastroenterology and Gouvaresh, and former Editorial Board member of Gut. Dr. Ashktorab received the HU-COM Outstanding Researcher Award in 2011.

He has published 227 peer-reviewed articles and has been invited to many GI special conferences as a keynote speaker. Dr. Ashktorab's research focuses on epigenetics, genetics, microbiome, and epidemiology of gastrointestinal cancers, especially colorectal cancer.

227

Peer-reviewed Publications

30+

Years of Experience

20+

Editorial Board Memberships

Education & Training

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Cancer Biology

University of Florida

1988-1992

Ph.D.

Molecular Biology

Utah State University

1988

M.S.

Molecular Biology

Utah State University

1986

B.S.

Medical Technology

Shiraz University

1984

Research Focus

Gastrointestinal Carcinogenesis

Research focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying gastrointestinal cancer development and progression.

Gut Microbiome & Colon Carcinogenesis

Investigating the role of gut microbiota in triggering genetic and epigenetic events in colon carcinogenesis, with potential for therapeutic intervention.

Natural Nutritional Supplements in IBD

Exploring saffron's therapeutic potential in inflammatory bowel disease through Ahr/Nrf-2 pathways and immune cell regulation.

Epigenetics & Genetics

Advanced research in epigenetic modifications and genetic factors contributing to cancer susceptibility and progression.

Publications & Research

Publication Statistics

227 Peer-reviewed articles
Multiple Editorial board memberships
Keynote speaker at GI conferences
Editorial boards member since 2005
Active research spanning 20+ years

Editorial Board Memberships

PLoS One
Digestive Diseases and Science
World Journal of Gastroenterology
Gouvaresh
Former member: Gut

Recent Publications

Saffron: The Golden Spice with Therapeutic Properties on Digestive Diseases

Ashktorab H, Soleimani A, Singh G, et al.

Nutrients. 2019 Apr 26;11(5):943

Research on saffron's therapeutic potential in digestive diseases, exploring its anti-inflammatory properties and protective role in IBD through Ahr/Nrf-2 pathways.

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Spatiotemporal genomic profiling of intestinal metaplasia reveals clonal dynamics of gastric cancer progression

Huang KK, Ma H, Chong RHH, Ashktorab H, et al.

Nature Genetics. 2024

Advanced genomic analysis revealing the clonal dynamics and progression patterns in gastric cancer development.

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Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) adult study protocol

Horwitz LI, Thaweethai T, Brosnahan SB, Ashktorab H, et al.

PLoS One. 2023 Jun 23;18(6):e0286297

Comprehensive study protocol for understanding long-term COVID-19 effects and recovery patterns in adult patients.

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Publication Timeline (2002-2025)

2024-2025 37 publications

2020-2023 81 publications

2015-2019 65 publications

2010-2014 33 publications

2002-2009 11 publications

View all 227 publications on PubMed or contact Dr. Ashktorab directly for specific research inquiries.