Robert W. Sobol
Professor
Oncologic Sciences
Mitchell Cancer Institute
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Robert W. Sobol joined the MCI faculty in 2014 as the Chief of the Molecular & Metabolic Oncology Program. He also serves as the Point Clear Charities Professor of Oncologic Sciences and an Abraham A. Mitchell Distinguished Investigator. The Molecular & Metabolic Oncology Program focuses on the cellular mechanisms of DNA repair and metabolism and how these processes impact cancer development and the response to cancer treatments. Serving as Program Director, Sobol works with eight labs, including his new lab, two current MCI labs and five others to be added in the coming years.
Research Interest
The mechanism of base excision repair, PARP and NAD+ metabolism in human cells and the convergent role of these enzymes and pathways in response to environmental Geno toxins and chemotherapy
Publications
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Suhadolnik RJ, Reichenbach NL, Hitzges P, Sobol RW, Peterson DL, Henry B, Ablashi DV, Müller WE, Schröder HC, Carter WA, Strayer DR. Upregulation of the 2-5A synthetase/RNase L antiviral pathway associated with chronic fatigue syndrome. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1994 Jan 1;18(Supplement_1):S96-104.
