Dr. Huang [Harold L. Plotnick Fellow] is studying chemotaxis, a process by which cells migrate in response to naturally-occurring chemical cues in the human body.  This process is essential for normal cellular movements as well as for the spread of cancer cells (metastasis).  Better understanding of chemotaxis will facilitate the development of strategies to block cancer metastasis.

 

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Project Title: "Adaptation and gradient amplification in the chemotaxis signaling pathway"

Institution: The Johns Hopkins University

Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): Peter N. Devreotes, PhD

Cancer Type: All cancers

Research Area: Signal Transduction