Research Faculty
Donald J. Vander Griend, PhD
Associate Professor
Biographical Info
| I received my Ph.D. in Cancer Biology from the University of Chicago studying metastasis suppressor genes in prostate cancer. From there I joined the laboratory of Dr. John Isaacs at Johns Hopkins University to conduct a post-doctoral fellowship in Oncology, Urology, and Chemical Therapeutics. My post-doctoral research focused on prostate stem cells, prostate cancer stem cells, and Androgen Receptor biology in normal prostate development and prostate disease. My current research program focuses on transcription factors that serve important functions in prostate development, prostate cancer, and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), with the ultimate goal of developing more effective tools for staging and treating prostate cancer and BPH. |
| Clinical and Research Interests: Prostate Cancer Prostate Development Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Stem Cell Transcription Factors |
| Education: 1998: BS (Biology), Calvin College; Grand Rapids, MI 2005: PhD, Cancer Biology, The University of Chicago; Chicago, IL |
| PostGraduate Training: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Mentor: John Isaacs. The Chemical Therapeutics Program, Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore, MD |
| Awards and Honors: 2000 Young Investigator Award and Travel Grant, VIII International Congress of the Metastasis Research Society, London, England 2001 Most Outstanding Poster Presentation, The Charles Huggins Research Conference, The University of Chicago Department of Surgery 2002 Young Investigator Award, IXth International Congress of the Metastasis Research Society, Chicago, IL 2002 The Pathobiology of Cancer, The AACR Edward A. Smuckler Memorial Educational Workshop, Keystone, CO 2002 Most Outstanding Pre-Doctoral Oral Presentation, Vanderbilt University Host Tumor Retreat, Lake Barkley, KY 2004 Elaine Ehrman Award, University of Chicago Women’s Board Foundation for Cancer 2005 The Charles Huggins Lecture Series, The University of Chicago Committee on Cancer Biology and the Ben May Institute for Cancer Research. Eight Lectures Presented between January and March 2009 First Prize Poster, The Johns Hopkins University 4th Annual Department of Urology Prostate Cancer Research Day 2012 Travel Award, The Society for Basic Urologic Research, Miami FL 2014 Early Career Investigator Award, the Society for Basic Urologic Research, Dallas, TX 2015 Invitation to Present in the AUA Young Investigators Showcase, 3rd Place Presentation Recognition. New Orleans, LA. 2018 John D. Arnold, M.D. Mentor Award for Sustained Excellence in Mentoring; The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. |
| Recent Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iqy_ZYMAAAAJ&hl=enhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/browse/collection/9456430/?sort=date&direction=descending |
Categories: Pathology, Research Pathology