News and events
Dr. Paul Fisher (back, center) along with (left to right) Drs. Xiang-Yang (Shawn) Wang, Jolene Windle, Swadesh Das and Devanand Sarkar on the evening Dr. Fisher received the 2014 Virginia Scientist of the Year award at the Science Museum
Headlines
- SWCRF Collaborator Paul B. Fishher, MPH, PH.D. Elected to the 2017 Class of National Academy of Inventors of Fellows
- Genetics Chair Paul Fisher elected a 2017 fellow of National Academy of Inventors
- mda-7/IL-24 Induces Cell Death in Neuroblastoma through a Novel Mechanism Involving AIF and ATM
- VCU researcher Paul Fisher honored as “scientist of the year“ by Governor Terry McAuliffe
- Researchers hope newly discovered gene interaction could lead to novel cancer therapies
- Scientists uncover new target for brain cancer treatment
- New non-invasive technique could revolutionize the imaging of metastatic cancer
- Advanced viral gene therapy eradicates prostate cancer in preclinical experiments
- Massey research leads to multi-institutional phase 1 clinical trial for relapsed/refractory aggressive lymphomas
- New target identified for potential brain cancer therapies
Recent Seminars
VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine
Recent speakers
Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:00:00 EST
Speaker:
Elsa Flores, PhD
Associate Center Director, Basic Science
Senior Member, Molecular Oncology
Kaul Foundation Endowed Chair
Moffitt Distinguished Scholar
NCI Outstanding Investigator
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida
Seminar title: Unraveling the Complexities of the p53 Family to Target the p53 Pathway
Mon, 09 Jan 2023 16:00:00 EST
Speaker:
Melissa Hale, PhD
Assistant Professor
Muscular Dystrophy Translational Research Program
Department of Neurology
Virginia Commonwealth University
Seminar title: Translational Approaches to Define the Molecular Mechanisms of Genetic Muscular Dystrophies
Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:00:00 EST
Speaker:
Azeddine Atfi, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Leader, Cancer Biology Program
Mary Anderson Harrison Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research, Massey Cancer Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
Seminar title: Genetic Drivers in Pancreatic Cancer
Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:00:00 EST
Speaker:
Marshall Horwitz, MD, PhD
Associate Dean, Physician-Scientist Education
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Adjunct Professor, Medicine & Genome Sciences
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seminar title: Extracting Lineage from Single Cell RNA-seq
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 16:00:00 EST
Speaker:
Dudley Lamming, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), University of Wisconsin-Madison
Director, UW-Madison Comprehensive Diabetes Center Mouse Phenotyping and Surgery Core
Research Health Scientist, William S. Middleton VA Hospital
Seminar title: When a Calorie is Not Just a Calorie: The Regulation of Health and Longevity by What and When We Eat
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:00:00 EST
Speaker:
Igor Roninson, PhD
Director, Center for Targeted Therapeutics
SmartState Endowed Chair in Translational Cancer Therapeutics
Professor, Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences
University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Seminar title: Bypassing Cancer Drug Resistance by Inhibiting CDK8/19 Mediator Kinase
Previous Seminars
VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine
Previous speakers
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:00:00 EDT
Speaker:
Daniel T. Starczynowski, PhD
Professor, Division of Experimental Hematology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Seminar title: Inflammatory Signaling in Cancer
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:00:00 EDT
Speaker:
Jaroslaw P. Maciejewski, MD, PhD, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Chair, Translational Hematology and Oncology Research Department
Attending Physician, Hematology Service
Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic
Seminar title: TET2 Dysfunction and Pathogenesis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:13:00 EDT
Speaker:
Wael El-Rifai, MD, PhD
Associate Director of Basic Science
Co-Leader, Tumor Biology Program
John and Judy Schulte Chair in Cancer Research
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor and Associate Vice Chair of Surgery
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami
Seminar title: The Jekyll and Hyde of Antioxidant Response in Esophageal Tumorigenesis
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:08:00 EDT
Speaker:
Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery (Urology), Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
PHASE ONE Foundation Distinguished Chair
Director, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute and Center
Director, Cedars-Sinai CANCER
Top 10 Cancer Program in the Nation by USN &WR 2020-2022
Seminar title: Discovery and Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Bladder Cancer Subtype
Wed, 11 May 2022 14:05:00 EDT
Speaker:
Esha Madan, PhD
Visiting Faculty
Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Fundacao Champalimaud
Seminar title: Cancer-Induced Competitive Manipulation of the Microenvironment in Ovarian Cancer
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 14:02:00 EDT
Speaker:
Hengbin Wang, PhD
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care
Massey Cancer Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
Seminar title: The Function of HIstone Ubiquitination in Development and Cancer
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:58:00 EST
Speaker:
Alaattin Kaya, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Virginia Commonwealth University
Seminar title: Conserved Regulators of Lifespan
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:38:00 EST
Speaker:
Susan Hong, MD, MPH, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine with Tenure
Director of Cancer Survivorship
University of Illinois Cancer Center
The University of Illinois-Chicago
Seminar title: Why Cancer Genetics is Integral to Survivorship Care
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 16:05:58 EST
Speaker:
Rajan Gogna, MS, MBA, PhD
Visiting Faculty, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Fundacao Champalimaud
Lisbon, Portugal
Seminar title: Fitness Fingerprints of Human Cells Promote Competitive Growth in Cancer
Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:02:19 EDT
Speaker:
Nicholas E. Johnson, MD, MSCI, FAAN
Associate Professor of Neurology, Neuromuscular Division Chief
Vice Chair of Research, Neurology, VCU
Seminar title: Pathogenesis and Progression in Myotonic Dystrophy
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:58:07 EDT
Speaker:
Stephen R. Williams, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Computational Biology
10X Genomics, Inc.
Seminar title: Mutation Detection in Thousands of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells Using Single Cell RNA-Sequencing
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:56:50 EST
Speaker:
Suyun Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Epigenetic Regulation of Cancer Stem Cell, Tumorigenesis and Metastasis
Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:50:06 EDT
Speaker:
Kenneth Tew, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Chairman, Dept. of Cell & Molecular Pharmacology
John C. West Chair in Cancer Research
Medical University of South Carolina
Seminar title: Redox Biology in Hematopoiesis & Drug Development
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:46:00 EDT
Speaker:
Timothy York, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Roxann Roberson-Nay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, VCU
Seminar title: A Co-Twin Control Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Study of Early-Onset Major Depression
Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:44:03 EDT
Speaker:
Devanand Sarkar, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: ER Localization Confers Oncogenic Functions to AEG-1
Wed, 23 May 2018 15:36:46 EDT
Speaker:
James Lister, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Color, Grayscale, or Black and White: Zebrafish Mitf in Development and Melanoma
Tue, 22 May 2018 15:39:12 EDT
Speaker:
Suyun Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery-Research, Division of Surgery
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Seminar title: Cancer Stem Cells and Metastases-Molecular Signaling and Therapeutic Targeting
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:57:00 EDT
Speaker:
Keping Xie, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Seminar title: Transcription Factors in Pancreatic Cancer Initiation and Progression
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 17:57:59 EDT
Speaker:
Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Re-Shaping the Tumor Immune Microenvironment to Unleash the Power of Immunotherapy
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:28:00 EDT
Speaker:
Xiang-Yang (Shawn) Wang, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Re-Shaping the Tumor Immune Microenvironment to Unleash the Power of Immunotherapy
Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:22:00 EDT
Speaker:
Tomasz Kordula, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, VCU
Seminar title: Malfunction of Adaptive Neuroinflammatory Responses in Glioblastoma Multiforme
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 16:55:00 EST
Speaker:
Joseph W. Landry, Ph.D.
Assistant Profesor
Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: The Chromatin Remodeling Complex NURF Localizes to Gene Bodies and Regulates mRNA Processing
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:55:00 EST
Speaker:
Jakub Godlewski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Seminar title: Non-Coding RNA and Cancer: Many Actors in Search of a Plot
Wed, 24 Jan 2018 16:49:00 EST
Speaker:
Luni Emdad, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, VCU
Seminar title: Novel Strategy for the Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer
Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:48:00 EST
Speaker:
Ratna Ray, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Pathology
Saint Louis University
Seminar title: Hepatitis C Virus Mediated Liver Pathogenesis
Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:44:00 EST
Speaker:
Qin Yang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Cell Biology Division
Dept. of Radiation Oncology
Washington University School of Medicine
Seminar title: Somatic Cell and Cancer Cell Reprogramming
Tue, 19 Dec 2017 14:58:00 EST
Speaker:
Victor X. Jin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecular Medicine
Dept. of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Seminar title: Omics Approaches to Dissect the Cross-Talk Among Transcription, Chromatin Structure and Splicing
Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:46:00 EDT
Speaker:
Santhosh Girirajan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biochemsitry
and Molecular Biology, Dept. of Anthropology
The Pennsylvania State University
Seminar title: Defining the Genetic Threshold for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Thu, 25 May 2017 16:42:00 EDT
Speaker:
Masoud H. Manjili, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Dept. of
Microbiology and Immunology
VCU Massey Cancer Center
Seminar title: Paradigm Shifts in Cancer Immunotherapy: Targeting Tumor Dormancy
Thu, 04 May 2017 16:34:00 EDT
Speaker:
Aaron Wolen, Ph.D., Co-founder, Data Science Lab, VCU Office of Research, Bioinformatics Specialist, Center for Clinical & Translational Research, Virginia Commonwealth University
Seminar title: Patient-Derived Colorectal Cancer Xenografts Maintain Patient Gene Expression Patterns: A Re-Analysis
Wed, 25 Jan 2017 16:00:00 EST
Speaker:
Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor
of the Laboratory of Mammalian
Cell Biology and Development
The Rockefeller University
New York, NY
Seminar title: Stem Cells in Silence, Action and Cancer
Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:30:00 EST
Speaker:
Michael Brown, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Seminar title: NK cell responsiveness and self-tolerance after transplantation: A Matter of Education?