{"id":87,"date":"2015-11-25T11:33:05","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T16:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.cmm.uchc.uconn.edu\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2024-08-20T10:41:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T14:41:27","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/about-us\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-87\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-87-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-87-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-87-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-616 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2023\/01\/arnold_andrew_4804.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Arnold, M.D.\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Andrew Arnold, M.D.<\/h4>\n<p>Pathogenesis of parathyroid and other endocrine tumors, and role of the cyclin D1 oncogene in neoplasia, including breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Arnold-Andrew\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-87-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-87-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-623 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/06\/heinen.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher D. Heinen, Ph.D.\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" \/>Christopher D. Heinen, Ph.D.<\/h4>\n<p>The molecular biology of colorectal cancer. Understanding the functions of the DNA mismatch repair system affected during tumorigenesis using biochemical, cell culture and human organoid models.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Heinen-Christopher\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-87-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-87-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-87-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-620 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/06\/delaney.jpg\" alt=\"Anne Delany, Ph.D.\" width=\"160\" height=\"209\" \/>Anne Delany, Ph.D.<\/h4>\n<p>Study of non-collagen matrix proteins in normal bone remodeling and the impact of microenvironment on tumor development and metastasis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Delany-Anne\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-87-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-87-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-825\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/01\/DWR-headshot-2019-Korea-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/01\/DWR-headshot-2019-Korea-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/01\/DWR-headshot-2019-Korea.jpg 572w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/>Daniel Rosenberg, Ph.D.<\/h4>\n<p>Pathogenesis of gastrointestinal cancer, toxicogenomics, mouse tumor models, environmental carcinogenesis, altered signaling pathways in cancer cells.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Rosenberg-Daniel\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-87-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-87-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-87-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-622 \" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/06\/hansen.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Hansen, Ph.D.\" width=\"159\" height=\"208\" \/>Marc Hansen, Ph.D.<\/h4>\n<p>Pathogenesis of bone tumors, the role of tumor suppressor genes in neoplasia and development. Genetics of Paget's disease of bone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Hansen-Marc\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-87-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-87-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/10\/JC-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-855\" width=\"159\" height=\"180\" \/>Jessica Costa, D.M.D., Ph.D.<\/h4>\n<p>Pathogenesis of craniofacial tumors and the role of the HRPT2\/CDC73 tumor suppressor gene in neoplasia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Costa-Jessica\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-87-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-87-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-87-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4>Masako Nakanishi, Ph.D.<\/h4>\n<p><span>Pathogenesis of gastrointestinal inflammation and cancer, mouse tumor models, the role of lipid metabolism, microbiome, nutritional intervention.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Nakanishi-Masako\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-87-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-87-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/12\/Rath-Abhijit-20201106-encarnacion-0007-web.jpg\" alt=\"Abhijit Rath, Ph.D.\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" class=\"size-full wp-image-865 alignleft\" \/>Abhijit Rath, Ph.D.<\/h4>\n<p><span>Modeling Lynch syndrome (LS) associated DNA mismatch repair gene variants in human embryonic stem cells using CRISPR-Cas gene editing. Functional testing of engineered cell lines to detect deleterious impact on protein function for better stratification of LS patients. <\/span><span>Improving throughput of the reverse genetic approaches for large scale studies. <\/span><span>Exploring novel methodologies to improve homology directed repair outcomes for CRISPR-Cas induced DNA double-strand breaks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Rath-Abhijit\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-87-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-87-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-87-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-633 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/06\/torti.jpg\" alt=\"Suzy V. Torti, Ph.D.\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" \/>Suzy V. Torti, Ph.D.<\/h4>\n<p>Our laboratory is interested in the molecular and cell biology of iron metabolism in breast cancer and other malignancies. We are also investigating the use of nanomaterials as anticancer agents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Torti-Suzy\">Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-87-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Arnold, M.D. Pathogenesis of parathyroid and other endocrine tumors, and role of the cyclin D1 oncogene in neoplasia, including breast cancer. Profile Christopher D. Heinen, Ph.D. The molecular biology of colorectal cancer. Understanding the functions of the DNA mismatch repair system affected during tumorigenesis using biochemical, cell culture and human organoid models. 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