Projects

Mitochondrial DNA Mutations in Epithelial Ovarian Tumor Progression
Felix O. Aikhionbare, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy
Sponsor: Department of Defense

Nutritional Manipulation of Circadian Rhythms and Cancer
Alec Davidson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Neuroscience Institute
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute

Targeting Leptin Signaling for Breast Cancer Prevention
Ruben Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology
Sponsor: Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation

Generation of New Contraceptive Drugs: Peptin Peptide Antagonists
Ruben Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology
Sponsor: Conrad

Solar UV Irradiation of SKH - 1 Hairless Mice - and Measurement of 3-Deoxyglucosone
Julian Menter, M.D., Research Professor
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology
Sponsor: Dynamics Therapeutics, Inc.

Photoprotection Against Solar UV Carcinogenesis in SKH - 1 Hairless Mice 1: Topical Photoprotective…
Julian Menter, M.D., Research Professor
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology
Sponsor: Opirgenex, Inc.

McWill Dermatology Research
Julian Menter, M.D., Research Professor
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology
Sponsor: McWill Labs

Molecular and Functional analysis of ELK-1 and BRCA1 tumor suppressor genes in breast, ovarian and prostate cancers.
Veena N. Rao, Ph.D.
Professor and Co-Director, Cancer Biology Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sponsor: Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Clinicians and Scientists Program

ROLE OF ETS, FUSION ONCO-PROTEINS and TUMOR SUPPRESSORS IN LEUKEMIAS, LYMPHOMAS and SARCOMAS. FUNCTION-BASED THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO HUMAN CANCERS
Shyam E. Reddy, Ph.D.  
Professor and Co-Director, Cancer Biology Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sponsor: Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Clinicians and Scientists Program

Antiproliferative Bio-Markers in Breast Cancer
Winston Thompson, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sponsor: Department of Defense

Distinguished Cancer Clinicians and Scientists Program 
Xuebiao Yao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology
Sponsor: Georgia Cancer Coalition

The Function of Ezrin in Stimulus-Coupled Acid Secretion
Xuebiao Yao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology
Sponsor: HHS/NCI

Molecular Elucidation of ARF6 Mediated Breast Cancer Metastasis
Xuebiao Yao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology
Sponsor: Cancer Coalition