Anirban Maitra: Gene on new preprint from Lowy Lab, UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center
Anirban Maitra shared on X:
“New preprint from Lowy Lab, UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center.
MICAL2 Is a Super Enhancer Associated Gene that Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Growth and Metastasis.
All the heavy hitters (KRAS, EMT, macropinocytosis) are influenced by MICAL2.”
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Dr. Anriban Maitra serves as Professor of Pathology and Translational Molecular Pathology at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center since August 2013, and directs the Sheikh Ahmed Pancreatic Cancer Research Center.
He leads an NCI-funded laboratory dedicated to pancreatic cancer research, focusing on genetics and molecular pathology in human and mouse models. His research aims to advance early detection and interception strategies to enhance patient survival rates in pancreatic cancer.