Translational Research with Animal Tumor Models

Research Description

Pancreatic cancer and bladder cancer are devastating illnesses. Improved therapies for these two forms of cancer are desperately needed. An integrated group of scientists and clinicians are working with animal models and human tissue to identify the critical steps in the development of pancreatic cancer, the role of inflammation in the etiology of pancreatic cancer and the development of biomarkers for the early detection of pancreatic cancer. A second group of scientist and clinicians are studying bladder cancer. They are focusing on the interaction between tumors and cell matrix, the role of inflammation in cancer development and drug discovery for bladder cancer therapy.

Pancreatic Cancer Research Members

Investigators	Research Emphasis	Department
Brackett, Daniel	Pancreatic Cancer	Surgery, OUHSC
Gusev, Yuriy, PhD	Bioinformatics	Surgery, OUHSC
Hanas, Jay, PhD	Proteomics, Serum Profiles	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, OUHSC
Lightfood, Stanley, MD	Pathologist	Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology
Postier, Russell, MD	Surgeon	Surgery, OUHSC

 

Bladder Cancer Research Members

Investigators	Research Emphasis	Department
Saban, Marcia, PhD	Bladder Cancer Proteomics	Physiology, OUHSC
Ihnat, Michael, PhD	Angiogenesis	Cell Biology, OUHSC
Naash, Muna, PhD	Nanoparticles (DNA Delivery)	Cell Biology, OUHSC
Sindhwani, Puneet, MD	Urologist	Urology, OUHSC
Saban, Ricardo, DVM, PhD	Inflammation and Cancer	Physiology, OUHSC
Hurst, Robert, PhD	Bladder Cancer	Urology, OUHSC