Kris DeMali, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Interim Chair & Departmental Executive Officer, Biochemistry
Program
Biochemistry
Research project title
Adhesion proteins in tumor cell invasion and metastasis
Research description
Several different cancer research projects are available. All focus on better understanding how defects in adhesion proteins contributes to breast cancer metastasis and/or melanoma resistance to chemotherapy.
Undergraduate minimum qualifications
Two years of undergraduate study in the sciences.
Undergraduate role
The undergraduate will work alongside a graduate student to help design and execute experiments.