Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center - Basic Sciences Division
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The Basic Sciences Research Division of Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University includes faculty who investigate all aspects of cell function from misappropriated extracellular matrix to nuclear transcription factors, from biomaterials to cutting edge imaging techniques, and from prognostics, diagnostics, to therapeutics. This Division is led by Tom O'Halloran, PhD. If you would like more information on the Basic Sciences Research Division, call the Basic Research Initiatives Office at 847.467.2587.

Research Programs and Themes

Members		 Viral Oncogenesis
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Mechanisms of Viral Oncogenesis
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Viral Replication Strategies
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Host Pathogenesis and Immune Modulation
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Therapeutic Intervention and Animal Models of Viral Infection and Oncogenesis

Members		 Tumor Invasion, Metastasis and Angiogenesis (TIMA)
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Cell-Cell and Cell-Matrix Interaction, Adhesion Receptor Signaling
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Matrix Structure, Assembly, and Remodeling
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Mechanisms and Regulation of Motility
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Vascular Biology

Members		 Hormone Action and Signal Transduction in Cancer
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Mechanisms of Ligand-Receptor Interaction in Normal and Tumor Cells
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Signal Transduction Pathways in Normal and Neoplastic Cells
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Cellular Responses to Tumor-Derived Hormones and Growth Factors
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Impact of Anticancer Therapeutic and Chemopreventive Agents on Signal Transduction Pathways: Translational component of the HAST program

Members		 Cancer Genes and Molecular Targeting
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Mechanisms and Pathways Controlling Cell Growth, Differentiation and Oncogenesis
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Development novel diagnostic agents and techniques that facilitate early detection of cancer
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Discovery of New Classes of Therapeutic Agents

Members		 Cancer Cell Biology
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Post-transcriptional regulation
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Subcellular localization of proteins and DNA
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Control of Cell Fate Determination
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Cancer animal model and therapeutics
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