2013 UALC
William Cheung, PhD
Yale University
Research Project:
Treating metastasis by differentiation therapy: Identifying druggable pathways
Summary:
The majority of lung cancer patients are diagnosed with late-stage disease, when the tumor has spread to other parts of the body (metastasized). At this late stage, treatment options are very limited, and the survival rate is low. Dr. Cheung’s work is aimed at understanding how cells are able to metastasize and identifying new targets for therapies. His project will assess a specific protein required for cancer cell survival and invasion, SRC, and test whether blocking SRC activity is a viable treatment strategy for metastatic lung cancer.