COBRE CCRD Mentored Investigators Supported by Lifespan

Deborah Elaine Britt, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Research), Brown University
Medical Oncology Research, Rhode Island Hospital

Theme A: Significance of Fetal Protein and Phenotypes in Cancer

COBRE Pilot Project Research: The Role of a Novel Protein, LYRIC, in development of hepatocellular carcinoma
Research

Email: Deborah_Britt@
Brown.EDU

Edward J. Filardo, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Research), Brown University
Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Rhode Island Hospital

Theme C: Signal Transduction Mechanisms Relevant to Carcinogenesis

COBRE Pilot Project Research: GPR30: A Heptahelical receptor that promotes the EGF-like effects of estrogen and has possible prognostic utility in breast cancer
Research

Email: Edward_Filardo@Brown.EDU

 

Chanika Phornphutkul, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Brown University
Pediatric Endocrinology, Rhode Island Hospital

Theme C: Signal Transduction Mechanisms Relevant to Carcinogenesis

COBRE Pilot Project Research: Modulation of IGF-I signaling in developing chondrocytes
Research

Email: Chanika_Phornphutkul
@Brown.EDU

Bharat Ramratnam, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brown University
Liver Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital

Theme D: Role of RNA & DNA Viruses in Cancer

COBRE Pilot Project Research: RNA interference and its antiviral application
Research

Email: Bramratnam@Lifespan.org

 

 

Karen Drumea, MD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital

Theme B: Pathogenesis of GI Tumors

Translational Research Investigator Brown University Oncology Group

 

 

 

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