About Cancer Biology

The Cancer Biology Department is the home of a dynamic, collaborative and highly interactive faculty with cutting-edge research programs that span a wide range of cancer-related topics.

Every new discovery and success in our laboratories—big and small—is putting our dreams of eradicating (or controlling) cancer closer than ever to reality. We hope you will join us in our fight against cancer through basic and translational research at this most opportune and exciting time.

We invite you to learn more about:

• Our History
• Chair's Corner
• Faculty
• Graduate Program
• Seminars & Symposia

Recent Publications

The following publications have been recently published by Cancer Biology faculty:

• Huang, Huilin; Weng, Hengyou; Zhou, Keren; Wu, Tong; Zhao, Boxuan Simen; Sun, Mingli; Chen, Zhenhua; Deng, Xiaolan; Xiao, Gang; Auer, Franziska; Klemm, Lars; Wu, Huizhe; Zuo, Zhixiang; Qin, Xi; Dong, Yunzhu; Zhou, Yile; Qin, Hanjun; Tao, Shu; Du, Juan; Liu, Jun; Lu, Zhike; Yin, Hang; Mesquita, Ana; Yuan, Celvie L; Hu, Yueh-Chiang; Sun, Wenju; Su, Rui; Dong, Lei; Shen, Chao; Li, Chenying; Qing, Ying; Jiang, Xi; Wu, Xiwei; Sun, Miao; Guan, Jun-Lin; Qu, Lianghu; Wei, Minjie; Müschen, Markus; Huang, Gang; He, Chuan; Yang, Jianhua; Chen, Jianjun 2019. Histone H3 trimethylation at lysine 36 guides m6A RNA modification co-transcriptionally. Nature, 567 7748, 414-419
• Xu, Yichen; Poggio, Mauro; Jin, Hyun Yong; Shi, Zhen; Forester, Craig M; Wang, Ying; Stumpf, Craig R; Xue, Lingru; Devericks, Emily; So, Lomon; Nguyen, Hao G; Griselin, Alice; Gordan, John D; Umetsu, Sarah E; Reich, Siegfried H; Worland, Stephen T; Asthana, Saurabh; Barna, Maria; Webster, Kevin R; Cunningham, John T; Ruggero, Davide 2019. Translation control of the immune checkpoint in cancer and its therapeutic targeting. Nature Medicine.
• Su, Rui; Dong, Lei; Li, Chenying; Nachtergaele, Sigrid; Wunderlich, Mark; Qing, Ying; Deng, Xiaolan; Wang, Yungui; Weng, Xiaocheng; Hu, Chao; Yu, Mengxia; Skibbe, Jennifer; Dai, Qing; Zou, Dongling; Wu, Tong; Yu, Kangkang; Weng, Hengyou; Huang, Huilin; Ferchen, Kyle; Qin, Xi; Zhang, Bin; Qi, Jun; Sasaki, Atsuo T; Plas, David R; Bradner, James E; Wei, Minjie; Marcucci, Guido; Jiang, Xi; Mulloy, James C; Jin, Jie; He, Chuan; Chen, Jianjun 2018. R-2HG Exhibits Anti-tumor Activity by Targeting FTO/m6A/MYC/CEBPA Signaling. Cell, 172 1-2, 90-105.e23
• Yang, Yongguang; Leonard, Marissa; Zhang, Yijuan; Zhao, Dan; Mahmoud, Charif; Khan, Shugufta; Wang, Jiang; Lower, Elyse E; Zhang, Xiaoting 2018. HER2-Driven Breast Tumorigenesis Relies upon Interactions of the Estrogen Receptor with Coactivator MED1. Cancer Research, 78 2, 422-435

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Latest News/Events

Distinguished Larsen Lecture
Cancer Biology hosts
Dr. Beth Levine 
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Rieveschl Auditorium, Vontz Center, 12:00 - 1:00 pm

Dr. Levine is internationally recognized as a leading authority in the field of autophagy. Her laboratory has made fundamental discoveries that have helped to open up a new field of biomedical research – the role of autophagy in human health and disease.

Congratulations to CoM Cancer Biology graduate students Chrystelle Vilfranc and Camille Sullivan on their election to the Yale Ciencia Academy for 2019.

3/13/19: The Yale Ciencia Academy is a year-long program that provides graduate students from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds with opportunities for mentoring, peer support, and networking; for developing skills that are important for career advancement; and for contributing to their communities through science outreach.

Congratulations, Dr. Jiajie Diao!

Cancer Biology faculty member, Jiajie Diao, PhD, has been selected to receive the College of Medicine Research Rising Star Award for his outstanding commitment and impressive top tier career benchmark achievements. Congratulations and thank you for your exceptional service to the College of Medicine.

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Open Faculty Positions in Cancer Biology

The College of Medicine, Department of Cancer Biology at the University of Cincinnati is seeking highly qualified researchers to fill faculty positions.  The rank of the appointment (Assistant/Associate/Professor) is open and will be commensurate with the experience and professional accomplishments of the selected applicant.  Requisition#: 33424  https://career8.successfactors.com/career?company=UCPROD