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Julie Rose Hens, PhD, MS, BA

Research Scientist

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Research Scientist

Biography

Julie R. Hens, Ph.D., is presently a research scientist at Yale University and is an internationally recognized developmental biologist and cancer researcher. Previously, she was a Senior Scientist at the Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science (OFAS) where she specialized in studying methionine restriction and cancer. She was an Assistant Professor of Biology at St. Bonaventure University where she developed courses in Genetics, Developmental biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, and Aging. She established laboratories, and organized students to present their independent research at a University-wide Symposium. She has over 15 years of experience in the field of mammary gland physiology and development, and cancer biology Dr. Hens has contributed to the understanding of molecular mechanisms involved in embryonic mammary gland and bone development. More recently, she has expanded our understanding of how dietary methionine restriction can affect epigenetic mechanisms involved in cancer progression, bone development, and fatty liver disease. At Yale, she is examining the role of PTHrP, CASR, GABBR1, and GABBR2 in mammary gland function and during cancer.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Research Associate Scientist
Yale University (2007)
Postdoctoral associate
Yale University (2005)
PhD
University of Maryland @ College Park, Animal Science/Cell Biology (2001)
MS
Pennsylvania State University, Genetics intercollegiate program (1994)
BA
Canisius College, Biology (1991)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Breast Neoplasms; Methionine; Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Julie Rose Hens's published research.

Publications

2023

2022

2019

2017

2016

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry

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    Developmental Biology

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    Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

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    Protein & Peptide Letters Journal

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    American Society of Bone and Mineral Research

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