Breast Cancer:

• Eran Andrecheck, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., McMasters University; Modeling mammary development and breast cancer using bioinformatic and genetic methods.
• Kathleen A. Gallo, Professor; Ph.D., Harvard. Molecular physiology; mammalian signal transduction; apoptosis; protein kinases in breast cancer.
• Sandra Z. Haslam, Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley. Endocrinology; mechanisms of ovarian hormone regulation of normal and cancerous mammary gland growth and development; role of epithelial and stromal cell interactions and extracellular matrix in mediating and/or modulating mammary-cell proliferation. Environmental influences on mammary gland development during puberty that impact breast cancer risk in adulthood.
• Richard J. Miksicek, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Minnesota. Molecular endocrinology and gene expression; involvement of the estrogen and progesterone receptors in mammary development and breast cancer.
• L. Karl Olson, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Minnesota. Regulation of pancreatic B-cell cell growth, gene expression, and physiology; isolation and characterization of pancreatic precursor cells.
• Hua Xiao, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Toronto; M.D. The Second Military Medical University (Shanghai, China). Molecular mechanisms and roles of transcriptional cofactors in breast and liver carcinogenesis; Mouse mammary gland development and tumor models.
• Chengfeng Yang