Katharina Schlacher
Assistant Professor
Department of Cancer Biology,
MD Anderson Cancer Center
United States of America
Biography
Degree-Granting Education: 2006 :University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, PHD, Molecular Biology. 2003 :Karls-Franzens University, Graz, AUT, Magistra Rerum Naturales, Microbiology Postgraduate Training. 2008-2013 :Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of California, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Los Angeles, CA. 2007-2013 :Post-Doctoral Fellow, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Developmental Program, New York, NY. Honors & Awards 2016 Sabin Family Foundation 2016 Fellow, Andrew Sabin Family Foundation 2016 Rita Allen Foundation Scholar, Rita Allen Foundation 2014 CPRIT scholar in Cancer Biology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center 2014 The University of Texas Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention Program, The University of Texas System 2012 Nomination to Blavatnik Award, New York Academy of Sciences 2012 MSKCC Postdoctoral Research Award, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2011 Parvin Foundation Award for academic excellence and lasting contributions to postdoctoral research in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of California 2011 Molecular Biology Institute Research Excellence Award for outstanding postdoctoral research in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of California 2011 Nomination to Chancellor’s Award for exceptional accomplishment in postdoctoral research, University of California 2011 EMS Best New Investigator Platform Presentation Award, selected from over 85 presentations by students and new investigators, Environmental Mutagen Society 2010 Award in recognition for best oral presentation by a postdoctoral fellow, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California 2007 Berger Foundation Fellowship Award, Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation 2006 College Doctoral Research Prize in recognition for outstanding research by a Ph.D. student, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California
Research Interest
Cancer Biology
Publications
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Schlacher K, Christ N, Siaud N, Egashira A, Wu H, Jasin M Double-strand break repair-independent role for BRCA2 in blocking stalled replication fork degradation by MRE11. Cell 145 (4) :529-42, 2011.
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Schlacher K, Wu H, Jasin M A distinct replication fork protection pathway connects Fanconi anemia tumor suppressors to RAD51-BRCA1/2. Cancer Cell 22 (1) :106-16, 2012.
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Liu W, Zhou M, Li Z, Li H, Polaczek P, Dai H, Wu Q, Liu C, Karanja KK, Popuri V, Shan SO, Schlacher K, Zheng L, Campbell JL, Shen B A Selective Small Molecule DNA2 Inhibitor for Sensitization of Human Cancer Cells to Chemotherapy. EBioMedicine 6:73-86, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
