Cancer Research
New and exciting cancer research is currently taking place at MUSM. Faculty members studying cancer are working to determine how different types of cancer develop, as well as ways to treat this devastating illness that affects thousands of Georgians every year.
Funding Organizations
- WES-Leukemia Research Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
Cancer Research Faculty
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Himangshu Bose
PhD
Dr. Bose’s areas of interest include reproductive endocrine cell biology and breast cancer.
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Raghavan Chinnadurai
PhD
Dr. Chinnadurai’s lab studies the immunobiology of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells, are the non-hematopoietic stem cells of bone marrow.
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Pamela Cook
PhD
Dr. Cook’s research focuses on retrotransposons, also known as mobile or junk DNA, which make up a significant proportion of the human genome.
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Robert McKallip
PhD
The McKallip laboratory is interested in exploring novel strategies to stimulate the immune response to tumors and understanding mechanisms used by cancer cells to escape immune recognition, and destruction.
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Ed Perkins
PhD
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Wei-Hsiung Yang
PhD
Dr. Yang’s research specifically focuses on FOX proteins and p53.
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