Deborah Lannigan, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
- : deborah.lannigan@vumc.org
- : 615-322-4560
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712 Preston Research Building
2220 Pierce Ave
Nashville, - 37232-6840
My laboratory focuses on signaling pathways that are involved in mammary gland homeostasis and breast cancer. Cancer cells frequently hijack pathways used during development. Therefore, by studying normal organogenesis it is possible to identify novel therapeutic opportunities for the treatment of breast cancer. To facilitate these studies we have developed a novel organotypic model system using living normal breast and breast cancer tissue.