
Paloma Valenzuela, Ph.D.
- Center for Cancer Research
- National Cancer Institute
- Building 37, Room 3044
- Bethesda, MD 20892
- paloma.valenzuela@nih.gov
RESEARCH SUMMARY
Paloma Valenzuela received her PhD degree from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2019. During her PhD studies, she focused on developing metastatic breast cancer mouse models and implementing different chemotherapeutic regimens to treat metastatic, HER-2 positive breast cancer. Paloma is currently working on determining the role of metabolic reprogramming in the progression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Areas of Expertise
1) Cancer biology 2)Translational research 3)Cell and molecular biology

Paloma Valenzuela, Ph.D.
Publications
- Impact of CTLA-4 blockade in conjunction with metronomic chemotherapy on precli…
- Pharmacodynamic biomarkers in metronomic chemotherapy: multiplex cytokine measu…
- Bromoethylindole (BEI-9) redirects NF-κB signaling induced by camptothecin and …
- Development of a VLP-Based Vaccine Displaying an xCT Extracellular Domain for t…
- Label-Free Raman Imaging to Monitor Breast Tumor Signatures