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Breast Transdisciplinary Cancer Team

The goal of the Breast Transdisciplinary Cancer Team is to bring expertise from different disciplines in basic and clinical research to advance our understanding of breast cancer and to translate that information to clinical trials to improve patient care in South Carolina.

The team consists of members with expertise in basic biology, oncology, pathology, surgery, population science, pharmacology, engineering, and informatics and biostatistics.

Co-Leaders

Nancy Klauber-DeMore, M.D.

Director, Medical Scientist Training Program - College of Medicine
Co-leader, Developmental Cancer Therapeutics research program - Hollings Cancer Center
BMW Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Professor, College of Medicine - Surgery
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Ozgur Sahin, Ph.D.

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
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Publication: Nature Communications
Article: Toxic PARP trapping upon cAMP-induced DNA damage reinstates the efficacy of endocrine therapy and CDK4/6 inhibitors in treatment-refractory ER+ breast cancer

Team Members

Hollings Members

Peggi Angel, Ph.D.
Lauren Ball, Ph.D.
Hazel Breland, Ph.D.
Joseph Delaney, Ph.D.
Toros Dincman, M.D., Ph.D.
Richard Drake, Ph.D.
Scott Eblen, Ph.D.
Stephen Ethier, Ph.D.
Marvella Ford, Ph.D.
Wenjian Gan, Ph.D.
Saverio Gentile, Ph.D.
Dieter Haemmerich, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Hill, Ph.D.

Philip Howe, Ph.D.
Carsten Krieg, Ph.D.
Amanda LaRue, Ph.D.
David Long, Ph.D.
Shikhar Mehrotra, Ph.D.
Anand Mehta, Ph.D.
Bidyut Mohanty, Ph.D.
Robin Muise-Helmericks, Ph.D.
Besim Ogretmen, Ph.D.
Michael Ostrowski, Ph.D.
Subramanya Pandruvada, Ph.D.
Yong (Gavin) Wang, M.D., Ph.D.