Dr. Skwarek [Robert Black Fellow] is examining epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions (EMTs), cellular changes that are required for normal development.  EMTs are also crucial benchmarks in tumor progression towards metastasis.  She will be performing a genetic screen for new molecules involved in EMTs.  These studies will broaden our knowledge of the role of EMTs in cancer progression with the additional goal of identifying new targets for cancer therapeutics. 

 

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Project Title: "In vivo identification of novel regulators of epithelial-mesenchymal transition"

Institution: University of California, Berkeley

Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): David Bilder, PhD

Cancer Type: All cancers

Research Area: Cell Biology