Robert Coffey, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition), Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
- : robert.coffey@vumc.org
- : 615-343-6228
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10415 MRB IV
2213 Garland Avenue
Nashville, - 37232-0441
The focus of research within the Coffey lab is the study of the role of the EGF receptor (EGFR) and its ligands in GI neoplasia. The lab has a particular interest in the trafficking of EGFR ligands in polarizing colonic epithelial cells.