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
- Genomic and transcriptomic analyses identify distinctive features of triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer
- Outcomes After Palliative Radiotherapy in Patients with Symptomatic Locoregionally Advanced Breast Cancer
- Adding Metastasis-Directed Therapy to Standard-of-Care Systemic Therapy for Oligometastatic Breast Cancer (EXTEND): a Multicenter, Randomized Phase II Trial
- Immune checkpoint inhibitors for patients with metastatic triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer (INCORPORATE): An international cohort study
- PRECISE: Preoperative Radiation Therapy to Elicit Critical Immune Stimulating Effects - A Phase 2 Clinical Trial
- Self-Reported Management of Inflammatory Breast Cancer Among the American Society of Breast Surgeons Membership: Consensus and Opportunities
- In Vivo Simvastatin and Brain Radiation in a Model of HER2 + Inflammatory Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis
- Onabotulinum toxin injections for shoulder and chest wall muscle pain in breast cancer survivors: retrospective study - preliminary report
- Premastectomy Radiotherapy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction: A Randomized Clinical Trial
- Neoadjuvant radioimmunotherapy synergy in triple-negative breast cancer: Is microenvironment-guided patient selection on the horizon?
- Clinical outcomes after 1 versus 2-3 lines of neoadjuvant therapy in stage III inflammatory breast cancer
- Association Between Symptom Burden and Early Lymphatic Abnormalities After Regional Nodal Irradiation for Breast Cancer
- Influence of Macrophages on Vascular Invasion of Inflammatory Breast Cancer Emboli Measured Using an In Vitro Microfluidic Multi-Cellular Platform
- Patient Interest in Exploring Nonsurgical 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
Education & Training
M.D./Ph.D. - Thomas Jefferson University - 2000