Rosalba Salcedo, Ph.D.
- Center for Cancer Research
- National Cancer Institute
- Building 37, Room 4140
- Bethesda, MD 20892
- 240-760-772
- salcedor@mail.nih.gov
RESEARCH SUMMARY
Dr. Salcedo's research focuses on the role of chronic inflammation in the promotion of cancer. She is using several genetic and chemical models of skin and colon carcinogenesis to elucidate the protective and detrimental effects of innate immune responses in the induction and subsequent outgrowth of tumors.
Areas of Expertise
Rosalba Salcedo, Ph.D.
Research
Our research is focused on the role of chronic inflammation in the promotion of cancer. Several genetic and chemical models of skin and colon carcinogenesis are being used to elucidate the protective and detrimental effects of innate immune responses in the induction and subsequent outgrowth of tumors.
Publications
Commensal bacteria control cancer response to therapy by modulating the tumor microenvironment
Laser capture microdissection for protein and NanoString RNA analysis
MyD88 and its divergent toll in carcinogenesis
Compartmentalized control of skin immunity by resident commensals
High-throughput molecular and histopathologic profiling of tumor tissue in a novel transplantable model of murine neuroblastoma: new tools for pediatric drug discovery
Biography
Rosalba Salcedo, Ph.D.
Dr. Salcedo received her doctoral training in immunology at the Karolinska Institute at Stockholm, Sweden, graduating in 1996. In 1997, she joined the Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation under Dr. Joost J. Oppenheim and worked on projects regarding the roles of chemokines in angiogenesis and tumorigenesis. In 2002, she began working in the Pediatric Oncology Branch under Dr. Jon M. Wigginton, exploring novel approaches for the treatment of neuroblastoma by utilizing preclinical models. In October 2006, she joined the Cancer and Inflammation Program, under Dr. Giorgio Trinchieri.