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FacultyC. Marcello Aldaz, M.D., Associate Professor, UT MD
Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division;
Breast cancer, hormonal carcinogenesis; Mammary tumor models.
Mark T. Bedford, Ph.D., Associate Professor, UT MD
Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park Research Division;
Arginine methylation, WW domains, Protein-protein interactions, Gene targeting.
Shawn B. Bratton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of
Pharmacology and Toxicology; Basic mechanisms of apoptosis.
Henry P. Ciolino, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Nutrition;
Elucidating the mechanisms responsible for the protective effect of diets rich in fruits and vegetables on chronic
diseases such as cancer and heart disease.
Richard L. Corsi, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental
Engineering;Analysis and control of fugitive contaminant emissions from industrial wastewater and process streams;
cross-media contaminant transport; atmospheric transport modeling; indoor air quality.
John DiGiovanni, Ph.D., Director and Chair, UT MD
Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division;
Identification of critical targets for both the initiation and
promotion stages of carcinogenesis.
Walter Fast, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry;
Enzymology of Arginine Modification and Bacterial
Communication. Enzyme Mechanisms, Inhibitor Design, Protein Engineering.
Robin Fuchs-Young, Ph.D., Associate Professor, UT MD
Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park Research Division;
Hormonal carcinogenesis, tumors of uterus and breast.
Andrea C. Gore, Ph.D., Associate Professor of
Pharmacology and Toxicology; Neural mechanisms of reproductive development and puberty,
Effects of environmental and hormonal factors that perturb reproductive function, Neural
mechanisms for reproductive senescence.
Stephen D. Hursting, Ph.D., Professor of Nutrition;
Diet-gene interactions relevant to cancer prevention, particularly the molecular and hormonal
mechanisms underlying energy balance-cancer associations.
David G. Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, UT MD
Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division;
E2F transcription factors, cell cycle, tumor suppressor genes, oncogenes.
Sean M. Kerwin, Ph.D., Professor of Medicinal Chemistry;
Inhibition of ribozome-inactiacting proteins, development of
anticancer agents targeting telomeres and telomerase,
design of cancer-cell selective cytotoxins, and elucidating
the mechanism of action of topoisomerase inhibitors.
Kimberly Kline, Ph.D., Professor of Nutrition;
Nutrition and cancer biology.
Michelle A. Lane, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of
Nutrition;
Role of retinoids in preventing cancer progression, Accutane
(13-cis-retinoic acid),
clinical depression, and neurotransmitters in the adult brain.
Edward Mills, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of
Pharmacology and Toxicology; Understanding how mitochondria talk to other cellular components and how
mitochondria participate in the pharmacologic and toxic actions of chemicals and in disease processes.
Nomeli P. Nuñez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of
Nutrition;
Alcohol consumption-body fat-breast cancer interaction, as well as wound healing and breast cancer.
John H. Richburg, Ph.D., Associate Professor of
Pharmacology and Toxicology;
Mechanisms Regulating Apoptosis/Male Reproductive Toxicology.
Bob Sanders, Ph.D., Professor of Zoology;
Cancer biology and immunology.
Peter Thomas, Ph.D., Professor of Zoology and Marine Science;
Reproductive endocrine toxicology, mechanisms of endocrine disruption
by xenobiotic chemicals, environmental
toxicology of aquatic organisms.
Carla Van Den Berg, PharmD., Associate Professor of
Pharmacology and Toxicology;
Role of growth factor-mediated treatment resistance in breast cancer.
Karen M. Vasquez, Ph.D., Associate Professor UT MD Anderson Cancer
Center, Science Park-Research Division;
Elucidate the molecular mechanisms of DNA damage recognition by DNA repair and recombination pathways,
Develop triplex technology to modify mammalian gene structure and function,
Study the role of DNA structure in genomic instability and mutagenesis.
Cheryl Walker, Ph.D., Professor UT MD Anderson Cancer
Center, Science Park-Research Division;
Molecular toxicology and genetic susceptibility to carcinogenesis.
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