Britta Weigelt

Britta Weigelt, PhD

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Breast cancers and conditions
  • Gynecologic cancers and conditions

My Specialties

  • Experimental pathology
  • Cancer genomics

Get to Know Me

I am a research scientist with expertise in breast and gynecological cancer high-throughput transcriptomics and genomics. I have employed these techniques to investigate the biology and clinical behavior of specific breast and gynecological cancer subtypes, the similarities between primary breast cancer and their metastatic deposits and between synchronous endometrial and ovarian cancers, and to inform functional studies aiming to define the targetable drivers and molecular markers of response to specific targeted therapies in breast and endometrial cancer cells.

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My current research program focuses on the study of endometrial cancers, the most common gynecologic cancer in developed countries. Benefiting from the unique extensive tissue collections in the Department of Pathology and the state-of-the art facilities at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, we are combining traditional pathological techniques with cutting-edge tools for genetic analyses and functional studies. Our aim is to identify biologically relevant subclasses of endometrial cancers and their driving molecular aberrations. The goal of our research is to define how these molecular changes can be exploited to inform us about the optimal therapy for specific patients with endometrial cancer.

In addition, in collaboration with Jorge Reis-Filho’s laboratory, we are characterizing the genetic alterations of rare types of breast cancer for the development of a molecular classification of breast cancers based on their potential therapeutic targets.

What I Do at MSK

I'm a molecular geneticist at MSK. A molecular geneticist has special training in studying genes to research and diagnose diseases and disorders.

  • Director, Gynecology DMT Research Laboratory
Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Breast cancers and conditions
  • Gynecologic cancers and conditions

My Specialties

  • Experimental pathology
  • Cancer genomics
Education & Honors

Education

  • PhD, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, University of Amsterdam (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Fellowships

  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, California)
  • Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (London, UK)

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Contact and Location

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New York, NY
1275 York Avenue New York NY 10065

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Research and Publications

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Publications on PubMed

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

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Britta Weigelt discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • Repare Therapeutics
    Professional Services and Activities
  • SAGA Diagnostics
    Professional Services and Activities

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