Cancer Biology

Select a specialty below for links to researchers in these areas.

Carcinomas – Breast, Liver and Pancreas

Guangwei Du – Phospholipid signaling and metabolism
Jeff Frost – Text Rho family small G proteins in breast cancer
John HancockMembrane nanostructure, Ras, signal transduction
Wenbo LiGenomics, epigenomics, enhancer RNA, gene regulation
Jennifer Bailey-LundbergPancreatic cancer, nucleoside and nucleotide signaling
Kristin Eckel MahanCircadian rhythm in health and disease
Sheng Pan Single cell proteomics, glycoproteomics
Catherine DenicourtCell cycle, ribosome biogenesis, cancer
Junchen LiuCell signaling, KRAS, glycosphingolipids
Jiaqian Wu – Spinal cord injury, neurodegenerative diseases

Glioblastoma and Neuroblastoma

Wenbo LiGenomics, epigenomics, enhancer RNA, gene regulation
Dung-Fang Lee Inducible pluripotent stem cells, disease modeling

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Nami McCartyMultiple myeloma, osteoblastic niche
Xiaotian Zhang3D genome organization, leukemia, biological condensates

Osteosarcoma

Dung-Fang Lee Inducible pluripotent stem cells, disease modeling

Ras Oncogene Research

Jennifer Bailey-LundbergPancreatic cancer, nucleoside and nucleotide signaling
John Hancock Membrane nanostructure, Ras, signal transduction
Yong ZhouMembrane mechanics, signal transduction, Ras protein
Junchen LiuCell signaling, KRAS, glycosphingolipids

Cancer Stem Cells, Vascular Flow, and Metastasis

Kendra CarmonAntibody-drug conjugates, cancer stem cells
Dung-Fang LeeInducible pluripotent stem cells, disease modeling
Wenbo LiGenomics, epigenomics, enhancer RNA, gene regulation
Qingyun LiuDrug development, cancer and immunology, regenerative medicine
Pamela WenzelFluid flow, biomechanical force, cell fate 
Catherine DenicourtCell cycle, ribosome biogenesis, cancer

Cancer Therapeutics

Matt BakerComputational modeling, cancer immunotherapy
Kendra CarmonAntibody-drug conjugates, cancer stem cells
Wenbo LiGenomics, epigenomics, enhancer RNA, gene regulation
Qingyun LiuDrug development, cancer and immunology, regenerative medicine
Kyoji TsuchikamaAntibody drug conjugates, cancer chemotherapy
Dung-Fang Lee Inducible pluripotent stem cells, disease modeling

Lymphatics and Lymphedema

Melissa AldrichAymphedema, immune factors
Eva Sevick-Muracain vivo imaging, near infrared fluorescence
John RasmussenImaging the lymphatic system, lymphedema