Karen Hunter Cohn, PhD

Scientific Advisor, Celmatix, New York, NY
Pictured: Karen Hunter Cohn
Office Phone
646-888-2046
Office Fax
646-422-0231
Lab Phone
646-888-2059
Email
[email protected]
Dissertation
Investigation of Tumor Cell Intrinsic and Extrinsic Regulators of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumorigenesis (2013)
Mentor
Johanna Joyce, PhD
Start Year
2007
End Year
2013
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Publications

Akkari L, Gocheva V, Kester JC, Hunter KE, Quick ML, Sevenich L, Wang HW, Peters C, Tang LH, Klimstra DS, Reinheckel T, Joyce JA. (2014) Distinct functions of macrophage-derived and cancer cell-derived cathepsin Z combine to promote tumor malignancy via interactions with the extracellular matrix. Genes Dev., 28, 2134-50. PMCID: PMC4180975.

Hunter K, Palermo C, Kester J, Simpson K, Li J, Tang L, Klimstra D, Vlodavsky I, Joyce J. (2014) Heparanase promotes lymphangiogenesis and tumor invasion in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Oncogene, 3, 1799-1808.

Hunter K, Quick M, Sadanandam A, Hanahan D, Joyce J. (2013) Identification and characterization of poorly differentiated invasive carcinomas in a mouse model of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorigenesis. PLoS One, 8, 1-11.

Pyonteck S, Gadea B, Wang H, Gocheva V, Hunter K, Tang L, Joyce J. (2012) Deficiency of the macrophage growth factor CSF-1 disrupts pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor development. Oncogene, 31, 1459-1467.

Gocheva V, Wang H, Gadea B, Shree T, Hunter K, Garfall A, Berman T, Joyce J. (2010) IL-4 induces cathepsin protease activity in tumor-associated macrophages to promote cancer growth and invasion. Genes Dev, 24, 241-255.

Williams BR, Prabhu VR, Hunter KE, Glazier CM, Whittaker CA, Housman DE, Amon A. (2008) Aneuploidy affects proliferation and spontaneous immortalization in mammalian cells. Science. 322, 703-9. PMCID: PMC2701511

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