Colleen Jackson-Cook, M.S., Ph.D.
Massey Cancer Center research program membership
Cancer Molecular Genetics
Department affiliations
Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine
Education
PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University (1985)
MS, West Virginia University (1980)
Research description
We are assessing acquired chromosomal and epigenetic changes that arise following chemotherapy for women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. We're looking to see if there is an association between acquired genetic/epigenetic changes and the acquisition of side effects related to breast cancer treatment.
Disease focus of research
Breast, Hematologic Malignancies
Research keywords
Micronuclei, epigenetic, chromosomal instability, telomere attrition, chemofog
Published research (during tenure as a Massey Cancer Center member)
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