Cancer has recently surpassed heart disease as the number
one killer in the U.S. population. The evolving technologies
in molecular biology, imaging, and rational drug design and
screening have lead to rapid expansion of new strategies
for prevention, detection and treatment of human malignancies.
The goal of the Cancer Biology Track is to educate the next
generation of cancer researchers to meet the growing demands
for scientists trained in multiple facets of cancer biology.
Faculty in this track possess a broad range of expertise
in cancer research including genomics/proteomics, cell signaling
and receptor biology, tumor immunology, DNA repair, structural
biology, viral oncogenesis, drug discovery, chemoprevention,
experimental therapeutics, and clinical trials. The curriculum
stresses both basic and translational research to provide
the broad background in oncology needed to foster the research
accomplishments of tomorrow. For more information click
here or click here to view the Cancer
Biology Handbook.
The track leaders, along with their contact information, are:
| Alex Pertsemlidis |
pertsemlidis@uthscsa.edu |
210-562-9062 |
| Babatunde Oyajobi |
oyajobi@uthscsa.edu |
210-567-0909 |
