Joanne Barnes Weidhaas MD/PhD
Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Departments & Organizations
Yale Medical GroupCancer Center, Yale: Breast Cancer Program | Gynecologic Oncology Program | Radiobiology & Radiotherapy Research
Center for RNA Science and Medicine, Yale
Therapeutic Radiology: Breast Cancer Service | Radiobiology | Clinical Faculty
Radiobiology and Radiotherapy
Research Interests
MicroRNAs; Genetics; Radiation and chemotherapy resistance
Clinical Interests
Breast Cancer; Partial Breast Irradiation (PBI); Gynecological Cancer; Cervical Cancer
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Education
- B.S., Yale University , 1990
- M.D./Ph.D., Tufts University School of Medicine , 1999
Selected Publication
- Kato M, Paranjape T, Ullrich R, Nallur S, Gillespie E, Keane K, Esquela-Kerscher A, Weidhaas JB, Slack FJ. The mir-34 microRNA is required for the DNA damage response in vivo in C. elegans and in vitro in human breast cancer cells. Oncogene. 2009 Jun 2528(25):2419-24. Epub 2009 May 4.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- Radiation Research Society/International Congress of Radiation Research(2003) , Student Travel Award
Articles
March/April 2006
Can microRNAs put the brakes on cancer?
The complete sequence of the human genome, with its promise of new insights into disease and a host of novel drug...
Jan/Feb 2009
Genetic risk adds to dangers of smoking
Though lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, scientists have identified few genetic risk factors...
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