About Us
The mission of the Department of Cancer Biology is to build bridges and teams to drive the best ideas in basic and translational cancer biology and developmental therapeutics to achieve breakthrough advances in the prevention, treatment and cure of cancer.
The department faculty are international leaders in brain, colorectal and prostate cancers, leukemia and myeloma, as well as cancer stem cells, mechanisms of DNA damage and repair, and fundamental molecular and cellular processes that impact microbial infections and cancer. Identifying the molecular mechanisms involved in the development and progression of human cancers as well as in normal cellular regulatory processes is our goal, enabling us to achieve our long-term objective of rapidly translating research into strategies that improve patient outcomes.
Featured Lab
Abhishek Chakraborty Lab
The Abhishek Chakraborty lab studies oxygen loss and processes oxygen-deprived cancer cells employ for survival.
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Featured Lab
Candece Gladson Lab
The Candece Gladson lab investigates blocking angiogenesis and key molecules that promote survival in malignant glioma tumors.
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Staphylococcus (“staph”) bacteria decrease breast tumors by recruiting immune cells and suppressing cancer metabolism, which opens the door to microbiome-targeted therapies.
From bladder cancer in women to microplastics and cancer risk, one physician’s curiosity turned a concerning observation into a larger public health picture.
Cleveland Clinic researchers have uncovered how anthracycline induces heart damage in humans and developed a proof-of-concept strategy to protect cancer patients’ hearts.