Lab Members
Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Darren Carpizo, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery and Oncology Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology, Vice-Chair of Basic/Translational Research
Research Staff
Faculty
Research Interest: I use mouse genetics to identify pharmacologically actionable weaknesses of metastatic and dormant tumors. This approach has led to clinical trials for patients with pancreatic, neuroendocrine and breast cancer.
Research Fellow
Research Interest: Investigating the role of circadian rhythm genes in promoting tumor growth and metastasis in pancreatic cancer.
Graduate Students
Muhammad. Sadeqi Nezhad
Ph.D. program in Translational Biomedical Science (TBS), Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Research Interest: I study cellular plasticity and metastasis of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) to develop novel therapeutic and preventive approaches for tumor metastasis in PDAC patients.
Research Interest: Investigating the mechanisms of pancreatic cancer dormancy.
Research Interest: Studying the role of immune-related mechanisms in regulating pancreatic cancer dormancy.