Jessie Yanxiang Guo, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Chemical Biology

Lab Affiliation: The Cancer Metabolism and Growth Research Program

Grants/Funding

2015 - 2018 - The NCI Transition Career Development Award (K22)

Education & Training

MD - Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
PhD - Duke University, Durham, NC
MS - Institute of Basic Science, Beijing, China
BS - Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Eileen White Lab, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Research Interests

My general research interests are to elucidate the mechanisms of tumorigenesis and identify potential targets for cancer therapy. Currently, research in my lab is focused on the field of cancer metabolism in KRAS-driven lung tumorigenesis. We expect to identify metabolic vulnerabilities in KRAS-driven lung tumor and determine if we can improve lung cancer treatment by targeting tumor specific metabolic pathways. Combination of genetically engineered mouse models, the state-of-the-art metabolomic and lipidomic analysis, and in vivo isotope tracing and metabolic flux analysis studies are being utilized to achieve these goals.

Publications

Other Academic/Clinical Appointment

Associate Professor, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, RBHS - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick