Matthew E. Burow PhD

Matthew E. Burow PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine Tulane Cancer Center Program Member

Dr. Burow received his B.S. in Biology in 1994 at the University of Southern Mississippi. He completed his Ph.D. in 1998 at Tulane University from the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Dr. Burow carried out his post-doctoral studies with Dr. John McLachlan at the Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research. He was appointed in 2000 as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology. In 2002 Dr. Burow accepted his current position as an Assistant Professor in the Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine with an appointment as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Burow's primary research interests focus on understanding the molecular mechanisms that control estrogen receptor mediated gene expression and anti-estrogen resistance in breast carcinoma cells and the way that cell survival and apoptotic signaling pathways regulate the progression of breast carcinoma to a hormone independent and drug resistant phenotype.

Publications  

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LCRC Faculty

Erik K. Flemington PhD
Genes X Environment
Tulane University School of Medicine
Maryam Foroozesh PhD
Translational Oncology
Xavier University
Omar Franco, PhD
Cancer Biology
LSU Health - Shreveport
Gloria Giarratano, PhD
Population Sciences
LSU Health - New Orleans
W T. Godbey PhD
Translational Oncology
Tulane University School of Medicine
Galina Goloverda PhD
Translational Oncology
Xavier University
Loren Gragert, PhD
Population Sciences
Tulane University School of Medicine
Stefan Grant MD
Translational Oncology
Tulane University School of Medicine
Tyra Gross PhD
Population Sciences
Xavier University