Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor in Medicine
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2021 - Present
Medicine, Medical Oncology,
Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2013 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Genetic ancestry concordant RNA splicing in prostate cancer involves oncogenic genes and associates with recurrence.
Journal Article NPJ Precis Oncol · January 29, 2025 Black men suffer disproportionately from prostate cancer (PCa) compared to men of other races and ethnicities. Comparing the molecular landscape of PCa among Black and White patients has the potential to identify targets for development of new precision me ... Full text Link to item CiteTargeting CaMKK2 Inhibits Actin Cytoskeletal Assembly to Suppress Cancer Metastasis.
Journal Article Cancer Res · September 1, 2023 UNLABELLED: Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) tend to become invasive and metastatic at early stages in their development. Despite some treatment successes in early-stage localized TNBC, the rate of distant recurrence remains high, and long-term surviv ... Full text Link to item CiteEditorial: Racial health disparity in cancer: assessments of need
Journal Article Frontiers in Oncology · January 1, 2023 Full text CiteRecent Grants
The Duke Preparing Research scholars In bioMEdical sciences (PRIME): Cancer Research Program
ResearchPreceptor · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2023 - 2028Duke Preparing Research Scholars in Biomedical Sciences- Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2022 - 2027Ancestry-related RNA splicing and immune expression in metastatic breast cancer
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation · 2022 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Emory University ·
2001
Ph.D.