University of Texas - College of Pharmacy - CMCT

Center for Molecular & Cellular Toxicology

CMCT Faculty

C. Marcelo Aldaz, M.D., Professor, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division; Breast cancer, hormonal carcinogenesis; Mammary tumor models.
http://sciencepark.mdanderson.org/Documents/CAldaz/Aldaz.html

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.
http://sciencepark.mdanderson.org/faculty/bedford_m/index.html

Shawn B. Bratton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Basic mechanisms of apoptosis.
http://www.utexas.edu/pharmacy/divisions/pharmtox/faculty/bratton.html

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.
http://www.he.utexas.edu/ntr/ciolino.php

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.
http://www.ce.utexas.edu/faculty-directory/profiles/richard-corsi.html

John DiGiovanni, Ph.D., Professor, 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.
http://sciencepark.mdanderson.org/Documents/JDigiovanni/digiovanni.html

Walter Fast, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry; Enzymology of Arginine Modification and Bacterial Communication. Enzyme Mechanisms, Inhibitor Design, Protein Engineering.
http://www.utexas.edu/pharmacy/divisions/medicinalchem/faculty/fast.html

Robin Fuchs-Young, Ph.D., Associate Professor, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division; Hormonal carcinogenesis, tumors of uterus and breast.
http://sciencepark.mdanderson.org/Documents/fuchs-young/rofy.html

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.
http://www.utexas.edu/pharmacy/divisions/pharmtox/faculty/gore.html

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.
http://www.he.utexas.edu/ntr/hursting.php

David G. Johnson, Ph.D., Professor, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division; E2F transcription factors, cell cycle, tumor suppressor genes, oncogenes.
http://sciencepark.mdanderson.org/Documents/DJohnson/johnson.html

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.
http://www.utexas.edu/pharmacy/divisions/medicinalchem/faculty/kerwin.html

Kimberly Kline, Ph.D., Professor of Nutrition; Nutrition and cancer biology.
http://www.he.utexas.edu/ntr/kline.php

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.
http://www.icmb.utexas.edu/cmb/directory/details.asp?id=1644

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.
http://www.utexas.edu/pharmacy/divisions/pharmtox/faculty/mills.html

Nomeli P. Nuñez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Nutrition; Alcohol consumption-body fat-breast cancer interaction, as well as wound healing and breast cancer.
http://www.he.utexas.edu/ntr/nunez.php

John H. Richburg, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Mechanisms Regulating Apoptosis/Male Reproductive Toxicology.
http://www.utexas.edu/pharmacy/divisions/pharmtox/faculty/richburg.html

Bob Sanders, Ph.D., Professor of Zoology; Cancer biology and immunology.
http://www.he.utexas.edu/ntr/sanders.php

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.
http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/staff/thomas.htm

Carla Van Den Berg, PharmD., Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Role of growth factor-mediated treatment resistance in breast cancer.
http://www.utexas.edu/pharmacy/divisions/pharmtox/faculty/vandenberg.html

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.
http://sciencepark.mdanderson.org/faculty/vasquez_k/

Cheryl Walker, Ph.D., Professor UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division; Molecular toxicology and genetic susceptibility to carcinogenesis.
http://sciencepark.mdanderson.org/Documents/CWalker/walker.html

Last Reviewed: June 15, 2009

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