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Christine Elissa Eyler

Butler Harris Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Box 103659, Durham, NC 27710
LSRC B327C, Box 103659, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Butler Harris Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology · 2023 - Present Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology · 2023 - Present Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2020 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published September 5, 2024
Targeting Tumors’ Achilles Heel
Published June 1, 2021
Six School of Medicine Physician-Scientists selected to receive Strong Start Awards

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Recent Publications


Rewiring cancer: 3D genome determinants of cancer hallmarks.

Journal Article Curr Opin Genet Dev · April 2025 In modern cancer biology, Hanahan and Weinberg's classic depiction of the Hallmarks of Cancer serves as a heuristic for understanding malignant phenotypes [1]. Genetic determinants of these phenotypes promote cancer induction and progression, and these mut ... Full text Link to item Cite

Circulating Tumor DNA Predicts Pathologic and Clinical Outcomes Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation and Surgery for Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer.

Journal Article JCO Precis Oncol · 2021 PURPOSE: This study was designed to assess the ability of perioperative circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) to predict surgical outcome and recurrence following neoadjuvant chemoradiation for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-n ... Full text Link to item Cite

Distribution of CD133 reveals glioma stem cells self-renew through symmetric and asymmetric cell divisions.

Journal Article Cell Death Dis · September 1, 2011 Malignant gliomas contain a population of self-renewing tumorigenic stem-like cells; however, it remains unclear how these glioma stem cells (GSCs) self-renew or generate cellular diversity at the single-cell level. Asymmetric cell division is a proposed m ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Harnessing treatment-induced tumor evolution and collateral sensitivities using a human rectal cancer co-clinical platform

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2022 - 2027

Epigenetic mechanisms of intestinal stem cell fate conversion in response to severe radiation injury

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2027

Deciphering Epigenetic Drivers of Concerted Cell Fate Changes in Rectal Cancer Radiation Response

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by V Foundation for Cancer Research · 2024 - 2027

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2012 M.D.
Duke University · 2010 Ph.D.
Duke University · 2004 B.S.