Breast CancerMedical oncology of patients with breast cancer with an academic research interest in hormonal and molecular targeted therapies for breast cancer.
Her research studies the effects of oncogenic PI3K signaling on cell cycle, EMT, invasion and metastasis, and stem cell function. Recent work has focused on understanding heterogeneity, and hierarchies in breast cancer stem cells may contribute to resistance to anti-cancer therapies. Current funded research also investigates how VEGF, cytokines, and contact with adipose tissue affects mammary stem cell self-renewal.
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Miller School of Medicine, Medical Campus, University of Miami