Lab Projects

We are excited about understanding the biological mechanisms underlying tumor progression and resistance to therapy, and discovering new vulnerabilities to attack cancer. Check out our current projects.

  • Understanding transcription and replications: We are interested in how loss of CDK12 leads to genomic tandem duplications in both prostate and ovarian cancer, and are interested in understanding the consequences of transcription:replication collisions. Through chemical and genetic CRISPR screening, we are also working to discover new synthetic lethalities in CDK12-deficient cancers, which we hope will lead to new investigator-initiated trials for this aggressive molecular subtype of cancer.

  • DLL3, PSMA, CDCP1 and more: We are interested in understanding the surface protein landscape of prostate cancer and developing new strategies to target old and new proteins, including bispecific T cell engagers (BiTEs), CAR T cells, antibody drug conjugates and radioimmunotherapies. We are also particularly interested in how resistance develops to these different therapies, and how to regulate antigen expression in tumor cells to enhance targeting.

  • NECTIN4, CDCP1, TROP2 and more: We are interested in understanding the surface protein landscape of bladder cancer and developing new strategies to target old and new proteins, including bispecific T cell engagers (BiTEs), CAR T cells, antibody drug conjugates and radioimmunotherapies. We are also particularly interested in how resistance develops to these different therapies, and how to regulate antigen expression in tumor cells to enhance targeting.