Cancer and Development Scientific Program

The Cancer and Development Scientific Program focuses on the nexus between developmental biology, genetics, and tumorigenesis.  The Program is designed to bring together investigators in the related fields of cancer biology, developmental biology, and genetics as a means of exploiting and focusing the diverse strengths at UT Southwestern towards cancer and therapeutic intervention. 

For more information contact the program leaders, Luis Parada, PhD and Scott Cameron, MD, PhD.

Program Themes

• Develop an understanding of apoptotic pathways relevant to cancer using embryonic development as a model system
• Investigate the underlying properties of diverse stem cells as they relate to “cancer stem cells”
• Using model genetic organisms, we will examine the role of the microenvironment in cancer
• Study organogenesis to identify the link between cancer signaling pathways and control of organ development

How to Get Involved 

The Cancer and Development Scientific Program meetings facilitate sharing of model systems and collaborative interactions among basic scientists as well as interactions between basic scientists and clinical researchers.

• Program meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month.    

-- Program Members -- Abrams, PhD, John Amatruda, MD, PhD, James Bachoo, MD, PhD, Robert Brekken, PhD, Rolf Buszczak, PhD, Michael Cameron, MD, PhD, Scott Carroll, PhD, Thomas Castrillon, MD, PhD, Diego Cleaver, PhD, Ondine Clegg, PhD, Deborah DeBerardinis, MD,PhD, Ralph Friedberg, MD, Errol Garcia-Martinez, PhD, J. Victor Graff, MD, PhD, Jonathan Habib, MD, Amyn Harker-Murray, MD,PhD, Paul Hsieh, PhD, Jenny Jiang, PhD, Jin Klesse, MD,PhD, Laura Kuro-o, MD,PhD, Makoto Le, MD,PhD, Lu Q. Liu, PhD, Qinghua Lu, PhD, Q. Richard MacDonald, PhD, Raymond Maher, MD, PhD, Elizabeth Nwariaku, MD, Fiemu Olson, PhD, Eric Parada, PhD, Luis Porteus, MD,PhD, Matthew Scherer, PhD, Philipp Schwarz, MD, Margaret Shaul, MD, Philip Tallquist, PhD, Michelle Thorpe, PhD, Philip Zhang, PhD, Chengcheng (Alec) Zhang, PhD, Chun-Li