Migration and Metastasis Program Members |
J. Thomas Parsons, Ph.D., Program LeaderProfessor and Chair, Department of MicrobiologyRole of cell adhesion signaling in cell migration and cancer cell metastasis. Gary Balian, Ph.D.Professor of Orthopaedic SurgeryBiochemistry of extracellular matrix molecules, role of the bone microenvironment in normal and metastatic cell growth. Todd W. Bauer, M.D.Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical OncologyTumor cell migration, invasion, metastasis, growth factor signalling Brett Blackman, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Biomedical EngineeringRole of cellular factors in regulating endothelial cell organization in normal and cancer cell vasculature. George S. Bloom, Ph.D.Professor of BiologyRegulation of cell adhesion, migration and cancer cell growth and metastasis by modulators of Rho family proteins. James E. Casanova, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Cell BiologyRole of vesicular transport processes in regulating cell motility and invasion. Douglas DeSimone, Ph.D.Professor of Cell BiologyThe role of extracellular matrix cell in the regulation of cell adhesion, migration and differentiation. Jay W. Fox, Ph.D.Professor and Assistant Dean of Research Support, MicrobiologyRole of extracellular matrix and proteinases in cancer cell migration and invasion. Robert M. Grainger, Ph.D.Professor of BiologyRegulation of genes that determine tissue organization and differentiation. Barry M. Gumbiner, Ph.D.Professor and Chair, Cell BiologyThe roles of cadherins and catenins in cell-cell interactions, tumor growth and metastasis. Brian P. Helmke, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Biomedical EngineeringIntracellular Mechanics and Cell Function Alan F. Horwitz, Ph.D.Professor of Cell BiologyRegulation of cell adhesion dynamics and cell migration of normal and cancer cells. Gordon W. Laurie, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Cell BiologyCharacterization of extracellular regulators of epithelial differentiation in normal and cancer cells. Colleen A. McNamara, M.D.Professor of Medicine/CardiologyPhenotypic modulation and cellular proliferation in cancer cells. Gary K. Owens, Ph.D.Professor of Molecular Physiology & Biological PhysicsCellular and molecular mechanisms that control growth and differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells during vasculogenesis/angiogenesis. Dorothy A. Schafer, Ph.D.Associate Professor of BiologyRegulation of the dynamics of actin filaments and of membranes during cell migration of normal and cancer cells. Martin A. Schwartz, Ph.D.Professor of MicrobiologyIntegrin signaling and its functional role in cell motility, growth, mechanotransduction and cancer. Frank H. Shen, M.D.Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic SurgerySpinal fusion, spinal cord injury and regeneration Amy L. Tucker, M.D.Associate Professor of Medicine/Cardiovascular MedicineRole of adenosine receptors in modulating angiogenesis. Judith M. White, Ph.D.Professor of Cell BiologyThe role of ADAMs, a large group of cell surface proteins in normal and cancer cell growth and migration. |
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Member list current as of October 2008 |