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
- Kaleidoscope of Hope Ovarian Cancer Foundation
Cancer Research Faculty
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Himangshu Bose, PhD
Savannah
Dr. Bose’s areas of interest include reproductive endocrine cell biology and breast cancer.
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Ilana Chefetz-Menaker, PhD
Macon
Dr. Chefetz-Menaker has a longstanding interest in Women’s Health and ovarian cancer.
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Raghavan Chinnadurai, PhD
Savannah
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
Macon
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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Wei-Hsiung Yang, PhD
Savannah
Dr. Yang’s research specifically focuses on FOX proteins and p53.
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