Michael Berens
Professor
Cancer and Cell Biology Division
Translational Genomics Research Institute
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Berens obtained his undergraduate degree in zoology from Arizona State University. His doctoral work was completed at University of Arizona in the field of cancer biology. He is Professor in the Brain Tumor Research Unit, Director of the Cancer & Cell Biology Division at TGen, and Deputy Director for TGen Research Resources. The Berens' lab studies the biochemical and genomic drivers of disseminating malignant brain cancer, glioblastoma. Dr. Berens serves as principal investigator on NIH NCI U01CA168397, "Systematic development of novel drugable cancer targets". Dr. Berens has taken a leadership role in the Ivy GBM Consortium.
Research Interest
the biochemical and genomic drivers of disseminating malignant brain cancer, glioblastoma. An inverse relationship between glioma cell migration and proliferation.
Publications
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The guanine nucleotide exchange factors Trio, Ect2, and Vav3 mediate the invasive behavior of glioblastoma Am. J. Pathol, 173(6):1828-38. 2008
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Radiation sensitization of glioblastoma by cilengitide has unanticipated schedule-dependency Int J Cancer 24(11):2719-27 2009
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The Pyk2 FERM domain as a target to inhibit glioma migration Mol Cancer Ther 1505-14 2009
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The phosphorylation of ephrin-B2 ligand promotes glioma cell migration and invasion Int J Cancer 126(5):1155-65 2010
