Duke Pharmacology & Cancer Biology Department
@Duke_PCB
A collaborative department with associated PhD programs broadly focused on research related to cellular signaling and its impact on disease
A breast cancer drug identified in the lab of Donald McDonnell, PhD, is helping women with late-stage breast cancer. today.duke.edu/2025/04/how-du…
Mustafa Khasraw, MD, deputy director of the DCI Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, is at the forefront of a promising clinical trial aimed at improving outcomes for patients with #Glioblastoma. duke.is/p/uuna @prtbtcatduke | @DukeHealth | @ImmunologyDuke | @Duke_PCB
A study led by #DukeMed cancer researcher Hui-Kuan Lin, PhD, reveals cancer’s weak spot – a protein that helps cells make energy and stops cancer from growing. 🔗 Read more about the innovative work being done in Lin's lab: medschool.duke.edu/news/how-littl… @DukePathDept | @Duke_PCB
Congratulations, Ashley!
🎓 We're excited to celebrate Ashley Colemon, who is graduating with a PhD in Molecular Cancer Biology (@Duke_PCB). 🔗 Read more about Ashley: medschool.duke.edu/blog/ashley-co… 🎉 We will be highlighting some of our SOM 2025 graduates over the next few days. Stay tuned for more stories!
Synovial sarcoma is a rare, aggressive soft tissue cancer with few effective treatment options. Duke researchers have found a weakness in the disease, suggesting a possible new treatment. @DukeCancer @DukePathDept pcb.duke.edu/news/new-treat…
The latest study from Greg Wang’s lab led by Yao Yu demonstrates that targeting an integral component of lysine methyltransferase complexes, WDR5, for degradation can suppress oncogenic transcriptional programs in synovial sarcoma. @DukeCancer Read more: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
Tomorrow will be the final WIP of the semester. We hope to see you at noon in 143 Jones. Thanks for a great series!
Mei has been living with breast cancer since 1996 and tried numerous medications. That changed when she began taking a new drug called elacestrant, discovered in the lab of Dr. Donald McDonnell. #ResearchSavesLives youtu.be/Puk6_TqffnA
Friday: WIP at 12 noon in 143 Jones
The discovery in the lab of Duke cancer pharmacologist Donald McDonnell of a new drug treatment has changed the lives of thousands of patients of a type of #BreastCancer. duke.is/r/qsuf @DukeHealth | @Duke_PCB |@DukeMedSchool