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Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) 445 North 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Assistant Research Professor, Research Series
Assistant Research Professor, Research Series - Basic Medical Sciences
Faculty
Basic Medical Sciences
Education
- PhD: Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, 2000
Publications
- Whatcott CJ, Ng S, Barrett MT, Hostetter G, Von Hoff DD & Han H (2017). Inhibition of ROCK1 kinase modulates both tumor cells and stromal fibroblasts in pancreatic cancer. PLoS One. Vol. 12, e0183871., 08/25/2017 - Article, Refereed Journal -
- Noel P, Muñoz RMM, Rogers GW, Neilson A, Von Hoff DD & Han H (2017). Preparation and metabolic assay of 3-dimensional spheroid co-cultures of pancreatic cancer cells and fibroblasts. J Vis Exp. Vol. 126, 56081., 08/23/2017 - Article, Refereed Journal -
- Bapat A, Muñoz RMM, Hoff DD & Han H (2016). Blocking nerve growth factor signaling inhibits perineural invasion in pancreatic cancer. PLoS One. Vol. 11(10), e0165586., 10/28/2016 - Article, Refereed Journal -
- Whatcott CJ, Diep CH, Jiang P, Watanabe A, LoBello J, Sima C, Hostetter G, Shepard HM, Von Hoff DD & Han H (2015). Desmoplasia in primary tumors and metastatic lesions of pancreatic cancer. Clin Cancer Res. Vol. 21(15), 3561-8., 08/01/2015 - Article, Refereed Journal -
- Han H & Von Hoff DD (2013). SnapShot: pancreatic cancer . Cancer Cell. Vol. 23(3), 424., 03/18/2013 - Article, Refereed Journal -
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Research Interests
- Tumor Microenvironment - Pancreatic Cancer - Anticancer Drug Discovery
Research Summary
Dr. Han's research involves the development of early detection makers and novel therapeutics for the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal cancer types with few effective treatments. We seek to discover basic genetic, molecular, and biochemical abnormalities and help translate the findings into practical and effective diagnostic markers and therapies.