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Wendy D. DuBois

Wendy D. du Bois

  • Center for Cancer Research
  • National Cancer Institute
Senior Research Assistant
Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics
Head, Animal Model and Genotyping Facility

RESEARCH SUMMARY

The LCBG Animal Model and Genotyping Facility provides outstanding, reliable research support to a number of LCBG intramural investigators and their collaborators. The Facility's mission is to create and maintain mouse models for various cancers, including:  B cell lymphomas, plasma cell tumors, myeloma, skin carcinogenesis and melanoma, pancreatic, breast cancer, osteosarcoma and prostate cancer. 

Areas of Expertise

Genotyping
Experiment Design
Colony Management

Publications

Selected Publications

Increased mammalian lifespan and a segmental and tissue-specific slowing of aging after genetic reduction of mTOR expression

Wu JJ, Liu J, Chen EB, Wang JJ, Cao L, Narayan N, Fergusson MM, Rovira II, Allen M, Springer DA, Lago CU, Zhang S, DuBois W, Ward T, deCabo R, Gavrilova O, Mock B, Finkel T.
Cell Rep. 4: 913-20, 2013. [ Journal Article ]

cFOS-SOX9 Axis Reprograms Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Chondroblastic Osteosarcoma.

He Y, Zhu W, Shin MH, Gary J, Liu C, Dubois W, Hoover SB, Jiang S, Marrogi E, Mock B, Simpson RM, Huang J.
Stem Cell Reports. June 6: 1630-1644, 2017. [ Journal Article ]

Cooperative Targets of Combined mTOR/HDAC Inhibition Promote MYC Degradation.

Simmons JK, Michalowski AM, Gamache BJ, DuBois W, Patel J, Zhang K, Gary J, Zhang S, Gaikwad S, Connors D, Watson N, Leon E, Chen JQ, Kuehl WM, Lee MP, Zingone A, Landgren O, Ordentlich P, Huang J, Mock BA.
Mol Cancer Ther . May 18: 2017. [ Journal Article ]

MET signaling in keratinocytes activates EGFR and initiates squamous carcinogenesis.

Cataisson C, Michalowski AM, Shibuya K, Ryscavage A, Klosterman M, Wright L, Dubois W, Liu F, Zhuang A, Rodrigues KB, Hoover S, Dwyer J, Simpson MR, Merlino G, Yuspa SH.
Sci Signal. Jun 21:9(433): 2016. [ Journal Article ]

B cell super-enhancers and regulatory clusters recruit AID tumorigenic activity.

Qian J, Wang Q, Dose M, Pruett N, Kieffer-Kwon KR, Resch W, Liang G, Tang Z, Mathé E, Benner C, Dubois W, Nelson S, Vian L, Oliveira TY, Jankovic M, Hakim O, Gazumyan A, Pavri R, Awasthi P, Song B, Liu G, Chen L, Zhu S, Feigenbaum L, Staudt L, Murre C, Ruan Y, Robbiani DF, Pan-Hammarström Q, Nussenzweig MC, Casellas R.
Cell. Dec18;159(7): 1524-37, 2014. [ Journal Article ]

Team

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Animal Technician (Contr.)
Marta Custer
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Animal Technician (Contr.)
Maudeline Etienne
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Biological Laboratory Technician
Anthony Vieira
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Biological Laboratory Technician
Tina Wellington
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Biologist
Celina Williams