2013 Lung Cancer Research Foundation Annual Grant Program
Jonathan Kurie, MD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research Project:
LH2-driven Collagen Cross-linking as a Novel Mediator of Lung Cancer Metastasis
Summary:
Dr. Kurie’s study aims to determine whether LH2 loss-of-function in tumor cells alters collagen post-translational modifications, collagen cross-linking, ECM stiffening, invasion, and metastasis.