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John David Norris

Associate Research Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
Duke Box 3813, Durham, NC 27710
Research Drive, LSRC Bldg, C251, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Manipulating normal estrogen physiology as a therapeutic approach in cancer

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2023 - 2028

Elucidation of the mechanisms by which cells recognize and respond to different levels of androgens

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2027

HOXB13 as a therapeutic target in prostate cancer

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by Prostate Cancer Foundation · 2020 - 2024

Cancer cell intrinsic and extrinsic actions of steroid hormones in breast tumors

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2018 - 2023

Role of ER RNA Binding Domain in Breast Cancer

ResearchAssistant Research Professor · Awarded by Ribometrix LLC · 2022 - 2022

Identification of Novel Targets in Treatment Resistant Prostate Cancer

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by Celgene Corporation · 2017 - 2022

Androgen Receptor Cofactor Profiling of Nido AR Ligands

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Nido Biosciences, Inc. · 2021 - 2022

Evaluation of G1 antiestrogens in models of estrogen action

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by G1 Therapeutics Inc. · 2018 - 2019

Evaluation of G1T48 in models of estrogen action

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by G1 Therapeutics Inc. · 2017 - 2018

Optimization of ERalpa-LBD-based CAR-T switch

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by Cell Design Labs, Inc · 2017 - 2018

Evaluation of the SERD XR5-28 in models of estrogen action

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by G1 Therapeutics Inc. · 2016 - 2017

Evaluation of the therapeutic potential of combining VT464 and G1T38 in treatment-resistant prostate and breast cancer models

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by Innocrin Pharmaceutical, Inc. · 2016 - 2017

Targeting the CDK 4/6 axis in Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by G1 Therapeutics Inc. · 2015 - 2016

Evaluation of VT-464 in AR positive and ER positive breast cancer models

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by Innocrin Pharmaceutical, Inc. · 2015 - 2016

Determination of the antiandrogenic properties of VT-464, a novel CYP17 lyase inhibitor

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by Viamet Pharmaceuticals · 2014 - 2015

Molecular Determinants of Androgen Receptor Pharmacology

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2013

Integrated instrument systems for maintenance and delivery of RNAi libraries

EquipmentCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2009

External Relationships


  • BMS Corporation
  • Nido

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