Kelly Watson Hurst, PhD
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Program:
Cellular and Molecular Pathology
Graduated:
12/2006
Mentor:
Dorothea Becker
Thesis:
The role of the cell adhesion molecules N-cadherin, MCAM, and beta 3 integrin in human melanoma
Previous Institutions Attended:
Carnegie Mellon University
BS Biological Sciences
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After completing my PhD, I took a position with Immunetrics, an early-stage bio-simulation company in the Pittsburgh area. In my position, I perform surveys of scientific literature, and serve as one of our company's "consultants" regarding concepts in molecular biology and clinical development. My research helps provide the foundation for the development of Immunetrics mathematical models.
Publications while a graduate student at Pitt:
Watson-Hurst, K and Becker, D. The role of N-cadherin, MCAM, and ß3 integrin in melanoma progression, proliferation, migration, and invasion. Cancer Biology & Therapy 5(10): 1375, 2006.
Moschos S, Smith A, Mandic M, Athanassiou H, Watson-Hurst, K, Jukic D, Edington H, Kirkwood J, Becker D. SAGE and antibody array analysis of melanoma-infiltrated lymph nodes: identification of Ubc9 as an important molecule in advanced-stage melanomas Oncogene Epub ahead of print, Feb 2007.
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