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Victoria M. Virador, Ph.D.

Medical Oncology Branch and Affiliates Molecular Signaling Section Staff Scientist Center for Cancer Research National Cancer Institute Building 10, 12C206 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone:   301-402-1888 Fax:   301-480-5142 E-Mail:   viradorv@mail.nih.gov

Biography

Dr. Virador holds a Chemistry degree from Universidad de Madrid and a PhD from University of California. She studied mechanisms of melanogenesis and skin function with Drs. Hearing and Yuspa. Currently a Scientist of the Medical Oncology Branch (NIH), she has contributed to the understanding of cellular communication in the skin, discovered adult stem cells in mouse dermis and analyzed secreted growth factors in cancer cells. Current interests include chaperones in neuromuscular development

This page was last updated on 3/5/2013.