Adam G Sowalsky, Ph.D.
- Position:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Medicine
Hematology-Oncology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, MA)
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Degrees:
Ph.D., Biochemistry, Tufts University Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences (Boston, MA)B.S., Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
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Past Advisors:
Larry A. Feig (as Graduate Student - Ph.D.)Makkuni Jayaram (as Undergraduate Student)
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Research:
My research uses a bioengineered human tissue model to study the role of Ral GTPases in the progression of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
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Other Experience:
2003-2004 Ambion Diagnostics, Austin, TX
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Adam Sowalsky's Publications (1)
Adam Sowalsky's Posters and Presentations (2)
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RalA Suppresses Tumor Progression in a Bioengineered Human Tissue Model of Ras‐Induced Squamous Cell Carcinoma via Effects on E‐cadherin (poster)
Adam G Sowalsky
Gordon Research Conference on Cell Contact and Adhesion; 06/2009 -
RalA Suppresses Invasion by Ras‐Transformed Keratinocytes in a Bioengineered Human Tissue Model of Squamous Cell Carcinoma (poster)
Sowalsky, A., Alt‐Holland, A., Garlick, J., Feig, L.
FASEB Summer Research Conference, Regulation and Function of Small GTPases; 07/2008
One Figure
Bioengineered tissue model. Oncogenic Ras expression induces dysplasia, but additional perturbations, such as RNAi against Ral, are necessary to induce invasion into the dermal compartment, a requirement for the transition from pre-malignancy to cancer.
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