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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS PROGRAM
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Michael Lisanti, M.D., Ph.D., Program Leader
Bruno Calabretta, M.D., Program Co-Leader
The Molecular Biology and Genetics Program of the Kimmel Cancer Center is composed entirely of NIH funded investigators with interests in the basic processes involved in tumorigenesis.
The goal of the Program is to coordinate and integrate fundamental studies on the genes and associated molecular processes involved in tumorigenesis and viral pathogenesis with Clinical translational programs. It is now well known that the development of cancer requires the alteration of dozens of genes and cellular processes. Furthermore, the process of viral pathogenesis alters normal cellular functions which can lead to cancer as well as other viral associated diseases. Indeed, the first cancer genes were found to be carried by oncogenic tumor viruses. Basic research on the genetics and molecular biology of these processes has lead to a new understanding of carcinogenesis and viral pathogenesis and resulted in the rapid development of new clinical protocols. The members of the Program have a long and productive track record studying many of these processes and translating that work into both a clinical and preventional setting.
Molecular Biology and Genetics Program Faculty
Arthur Buchberg, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology |
Program Member |
Dr. Buchberg's PubMed |
Bruno Calabretta, M.D., Ph.D. |
Professor, Cancer Biology |
Program Co-Leader |
Dr. Calabretta's PubMed |
Susan K. Gilmour, Ph.D. |
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research |
Program Member |
Dr. Gilmour's PubMed |
James B. Jaynes, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Program Member |
Dr. Jaynes's PubMed |
Erik Knudsen, Ph.D. |
Professor, Cancer Biology |
Program Member |
Dr. Knudsen's PubMed |
Michael Lisanti, M.D., Ph.D. |
Professor, Cancer Biology |
Program Leader |
Dr. Lisanti's PubMed |
Alexander M. Mazo, Ph.D. |
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Program Member |
Dr. Mazo's PubMed |
Steven McMahon, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor, Cancer Biology |
Program Member |
Dr. McMahon's PubMed |
W. Edward Mercer, Ph.D. |
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology |
Program Member |
Dr. Mercer's PubMed |
Marja Nevalainen, M.D., Ph.D. |
Associate Professor, Cancer Biology |
Program Member |
Dr. Nevalainen's PubMed |
Thomas G. O'Brien, Ph.D. |
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research |
Program Member |
Dr. O'Brien's PubMed |
John M. Pascal, Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biolgy |
Program Member |
Dr. Pascal's PubMed |
Linda D. Siracusa, Ph.D |
Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology |
Program Member |
Dr. Siracusa's PubMed |
Jouni J. Uitto, M.D., Ph.D. |
Professor, Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology |
Program Member |
Dr. Uitto's PubMed |
The program members' publications in 2005 and 2006
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