Key Members
J.
Michael Mathis, Ph.D.
Director
Dept. of Cellular Biology and Anatomy
B. Jill Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Dept. of Urology
Arrigo De Benedetti, Ph.D.
Dept. of Biochemistry
Ronald Klein, Ph.D.
Dept. of Pharmacology
Cherie-Ann Nathan, M.D.
Dept. of Otolaryngology
Kate Ryman, Ph.D.
Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
Francesco Turturro, M.D.
Dept. of Medicine
Wei-Ming Duan, M.D., Ph.D.Dept.
of Cellular Biology and Anatomy
Benjamin Li, M.D.
Dept. of Surgery
Qian-Jin Zhang, Ph.D.
Dept. of Cellular Biology & Anatomy
Key Member
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Benjamin Li, M.D.
Dept. of Surgery
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the Curriculum Vitae
Li Office
Research Interests
1. Cytoreductive surgery plus adriamycin with and without TK gene
adenovirus transfection plus
gangcyclovir in a rat metastatic adenocarcinoma model – Can median survival
be prolonged?
2. Clinical outcome in colorectal carcinoma with eIF4E overexpression
3. Does eIF4E overexpression predict cancer recurrence in node-negative breast
cancer patients – A
prospective clinical trial.
4. In locally advanced and stage IV breast cancer, High eIF4E overexpression
is associated with a
increased hazard ratio for cancer death
5. Angiogenesis, microvessel density and eIF4E overexpression in breast carcinoma
6. Visceral versus extremity sarcoma – Role of eIF4E overexpression
7. Malignant melanoma – A case-matched study of melanoma in African
Americans
8. Locally advanced breast cancer – Outcomes with neoadjuvant therapy