Wendy Woodward
Professor
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Radiation Oncology
The research in my laboratory is directed at characterizing breast cancer stem and progenitor cells in human tissues including primary breast cancer and metastatic pleural effusions as well as in breast cancer cell lines. In particular we are examining the role of the cells in radiation resistance, particularly mediated by stem cell survival pathways such as Wnt/beta-catenin.
Depending on the student’s interests, a tutorial in my laboratory would provide a knowledge base in stem cell biology, radiation biology and molecular biology. A tutorial would also provide experience with stem cell culture, primary human tissue culture, molecular biology techniques including retroviral transduction, flow cytometry, fluorescent microscopy.
Publications
- Influence of Macrophages on Vascular Invasion of Inflammatory Breast Cancer Emboli Measured Using an In Vitro Microfluidic Multi-Cellular Platform
- Patient interest in exploring non-surgical treatment approaches for early stage breast cancer: A qualitative study
- High-fat diet, but not duration of lactation, increases mammary gland lymphatic vessel function and subsequent growth of inflammatory breast cancer cells
- ASO Visual Abstract: Low Rates of Local-Regional Recurrence in Inflammatory Breast Cancer Patients After Contemporary Trimodal Therapy
- Low Rates of Local-Regional Recurrence Among Inflammatory Breast Cancer Patients After Contemporary Trimodal Therapy
- Standardized Definitions for Efficacy End Points in Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Clinical Trials: NeoSTEEP
- Radiotherapy Use and Incidence of Locoregional Recurrence in Patients With Favorable-Risk, Node-Positive Breast Cancer Enrolled in the SWOG S1007 Trial
- Prospective, early longitudinal assessment of lymphedema-related quality of life among patients with locally advanced breast cancer: The foundation for building a patient-centered screening program
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Understanding the Patient Experience
- Differential Gene Expression of fresh tissue and patient-derived explants' matricellular proteins augment inflammatory breast cancer metastasis: the possible role of IL-6 and MCP-1
- The Elusive Prize of Radiation Therapy Predictive Assays in Breast Cancer
- Inclusion of premenopausal women in breast cancer clinical trials
- Reply to J. Widder
- ASO Visual Abstract: Long-Term Oncologic Outcomes in Patients with Inflammatory Breast Cancer with Supraclavicular Nodal Involvement
- ASO Visual Abstract: Lymphedema in Inflammatory Breast Cancer Patients Following Trimodal Treatment
Education & Training
M.D./Ph.D. - Thomas Jefferson University - 2000