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Skip to main content People Meet the Principal Investigator Angelique Whitehurst, Ph.D. Angelique Whitehurst received her B.A. and B.S. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from Virginia Tech in 1997. She earned her Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology in the lab of Melanie Cobb at UT Southwestern. In her po…

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Skip to main content Research The Whitehurst Lab uses RNAi-based functional genomics to identify gene products that support viability and/or modulate chemotherapeutic sensitivity in tumor cells. Using this strategy, we discovered that tumor cells can depend on aberrantly activated gametogenic genes f…

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Skip to main content Publications Sperm-specific COX6B2 enhances oxidative phosphorylation, proliferation, and survival in human lung adenocarcinoma. Cheng CC, Wooten J, Gibbs ZA, McGlynn K, Mishra P, Whitehurst AW, 2020 Sep Elife 9 The testis protein ZNF165 is a SMAD3 cofactor that coordinates oncog…

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Skip to main content Join Us Become a Team Member The Whitehurst lab is seeking energetic, dedicated graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to join our work. Current Projects Cancer-Testis Antigens (aka Cancer Germline Genes) Cancer-testis antigens are normally only expressed in testis, but we ha…