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Suzanne E Wardell

Assistant Research Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
Box 3813 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
LSRC. C-248, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Ferroptosis and Ferroptotic Stress in Maladaptive Renal Repair - R01

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2023 - 2028

Manipulating normal estrogen physiology as a therapeutic approach in cancer

ResearchAssistant Research Professor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2028

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

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

Evaluation of the efficacy of a combined regimen including an ER targeted therapy and ICB

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Sermonix Pharmaceuticals · 2023 - 2024

HOXB13 as a therapeutic target in prostate cancer

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

Regulatory principles of the Warburg Effect

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by American Cancer Society, Inc. · 2017 - 2023

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

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

Evaluation of SGK as a therapeutic target in models of breast and prostate cancer

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by LQT Therapeutics · 2021 - 2022

Evaluation of estrogen receptor as a therapeutic target in melanoma, lung and colorectal cancer models

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Zentalis Pharmaceuticals · 2020 - 2022

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

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

Evaluation of novel CDK4/6/9 inhibitors in triple negative breast cancer

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by SPV Therapeutics, Inc · 2020 - 2020

Developing in vivo active probes for CAMKK2 to treat cancer

ResearchAssistant Research Professor · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2017 - 2020

Targeting precursor neural (N)-cadherin to eliminate chemotherapy-resistant triple-negative breast tumor cells

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2017 - 2020

Targeting differential apoptosis regulation in triple negative breast cancer

ResearchAssistant Research Professor · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2016 - 2019

Evaluation of G1 antiestrogens in models of estrogen action

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

Targeting the synthetic essential kinases of breast cancers

ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2015 - 2018

Evaluating the efficacy of targeting the AGR2 axis in breast and prostate cancer

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Viba Therapeutics · 2017 - 2018

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

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

Evaluation of G1T38 and SERD XR5-28 in hormone refractory breast cancer

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

Determination of the antiandrogenic properties of VT-464 in models of CRPC

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Innocrin Pharmaceutical, Inc. · 2016 - 2017

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

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

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

ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by G1 Therapeutics Inc. · 2015 - 2016

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

ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by Innocrin Pharmaceutical, Inc. · 2015 - 2016

Androgen receptor degradation as a therapeutic modality in castrate resistant prostate cancer

ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by Arvinas Inc. · 2015 - 2015

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

ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by Viamet Pharmaceuticals · 2014 - 2015

Molecular pharmacology of bazedoxifene and pipendoxifene in breast cancer

ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by Pfizer, Inc. · 2013 - 2014

External Relationships


  • Lumanity
  • Radius Health
  • SPV Therapeutics, Inc.
  • Zentalis Pharmaceuticals (formerly Zeno Pharma)

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