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Positions

Assistant Professor

Molecular and Cellular Biology
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Houston, TX US

Member and Duncan Faculty Scholar

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Houston, TX United States

Education

PhD from The University of Alabama at Birmingham

12/2008 - Birmingham, Alabama United States

Cell Biology

MS from The University of Alabama at Birmingham

05/2003 - Birmingham, Alabama United States

Forensic Science

BS from Virginia Tech

05/2001 - Blacksburg, Virginia United States

Biology/Biotechnology, Chemistry

Professional Interests

• Cancer Biology
• Cell and Developmental Biology
• Cellular Heterogeneity in Breast Cancer Progression and Metastasis
• Wnt Signaling

Professional Statement

The Roarty Laboratory investigates the molecular mechanisms regulating the cellular makeup within tumors and how cell populations communicate during breast cancer progression. Our work spans the spectrum of cell, developmental, and cancer biology. We study how spatiotemporal cues coordinate the identity and multicellular movement of epithelial cells during morphogenesis within the normal breast, and how developmental signals, often co-opted during cancer progression, direct the invasion and spread of tumor cells to distant organs during breast cancer metastasis.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Roarty K, Pfefferle AD, Creighton CJ, Perou CM, Rosen JM. "." Oncogene. 2017 Jun 26; Pubmed PMID:
• Roarty K, Shore AN, Creighton C, and Rosen JM "." J Cell Biol. 2015 Feb 2;208(3):351-366. Pubmed PMID:
• Sreekumar A, Roarty K, Rosen JM. "." Endocr Relat Cancer. 2016; Pubmed PMID:
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