Glioma Research Lab
Invasion by cancer cells into the brain contributes to the poor outcome for brain cancer patients. The Glioma Research Lab seeks to understand the specific mechanisms of malignant cell invasion, and to design treatments that target these processes.
Current Projects:
1. Genetic pathways of glioma invasion: Using state-of-the-art genomic technologies, this project is focused on discovering processes that uniquely equip glioma cells to invade other cell in order to develop therapies that target these reactions.
2. Predictors of therapy response in malignant brain tumors: This projects is focused on the comprehensive gene expression profiling of specimens from large clinically-annotated collections to identify and exploit points of vulnerability in gliomas.
3. Understand the influence of tumor microenvironment on glioma progression, invasion, and responsiveness to therapies.
Staff:
Michael Berens, PhD, Unit Head & Sr. Investigator
Nhan Tran, PhD, Associate Investigator
Wendy McDonough, MS, Research Assistant
Brock Armstrong, BS, Research Assistant
Kerri Kislin, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow
Adjunct Faculty:
Marc Symons, Ph.D., Feinstein Institute
Sourav Ghosh, Ph.D., UA College of Medicine
Burt Feuerstein, M.D., Ph.D., Barrow Neurological Institute
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