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Jen Pilat
Postdoctoral Fellow, Williams Lab
Research Description:
Dietary selenium supplementation is associated with decreased colorectal cancer risk. We have previously demonstrated that reductions in selenium-containing proteins, such as selenoprotein P (SEPP1), promote colitis associated intestinal tumor formation. Jen is currently investigating how SEPP1 influences tumor formatio.