Barbara Fingleton
Program in Cancer Biology
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Surgery
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC)
Vanderbilt Digestive Diseases Research Center (VDDRC)
Epithelial Biology Center (EBC)
My area of interest is understanding cancer metastasis. We are particularly interested in mechanisms that tumor cells appear to have copied from immune cells, such as using cytokine receptor signaling to alter metabolism and adapt to new environments.
My area of interest is understanding cancer metastasis. We are particularly interested in mechanisms that tumor cells appear to have copied from immune cells, such as using cytokine receptor signaling to alter metabolism and adapt to new environments.
Keywords: breast cancer , colon cancer , mouse models , lymphatic metastasis , peptide antagonists
Research Area: Drug Design , Epithelial Biology , Cancer Biology , Cancer Immunology