Cancer
Pioneers in Cancer Research
Preclinical
Partner with our team of experts to develop novel animal models. Or test your therapeutic interventions in models already developed by our researchers, such as the breast cancer brain metastasis rodent model. To support your preclinical cancer study, our researchers can access state-of-the-art clinical-grade diagnostic tools such as the Cyclotron, gamma knife and radiation capabilities, as well as a range of imaging modalities (CT, MRI, PET, etc).
Key Areas of Research
- Radiation-induced neoplasia
- Cellular metabolism and tumor growth
- Redox modulation
- Genomic integrity
- Breast cancer and brain metastasis
- Lymphodepletion and immunotherapy
- CAR-T
- Early detection and assay development
- Drug development
- Small molecule and nanoparticle therapies
- Ex vivo organ culture
- Post-chemotherapy interventions for secondary cancers
Clinical
Test your novel therapeutics in combination with conventional surgical, radiation or chemotherapeutic interventions with our experts in a wide variety of cancers from brain to leukemia. Our researchers specialize in advanced, difficult-to-treat and/or rare cancers in special populations, including pediatrics and the elderly.
Key Areas of Research
- Brain
- Breast
- Cancer control and survivorship
- Gastrointestinal
- Genitourinary
- Gynecological oncology
- Head and neck
- Hematologic malignancies
- Lung
- Melanoma
- Pediatric oncology
- Phase I and precision medicine
- Sarcoma
Key Resources
- The Brain Tumor Center of Excellence advances brain tumor research through drug discovery, radiation refinement and noninvasive imaging technique development
- The Breast Cancer Center of Excellence encourages collaborative research into the biology of carcinogenesis, the identification of predictive markers, quality of life and survivorship and novel imaging and therapeutics unique to breast cancer
- The Prostrate Cancer Center of Excellence fosters multidisciplinary research into chemoprevention of and novel therapies specific to prostate cancer