{"id":414,"date":"2024-08-07T11:53:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T16:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/cio\/?page_id=414"},"modified":"2024-12-04T10:34:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:34:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/cio\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vision<\/h3>\n

At the Center for Inherited Oncogenesis (CIO), we see a future where our <\/span>genetic information <\/span><\/b>permeates all aspects of healthcare, bringing truly personalized medicine across all life stages. We see a future where expanding access to individualized cancer risk profiles reveals life-saving opportunities to <\/span>prevent <\/span><\/b>tumors from occurring. We see a future where understanding cancer risk in <\/span>South Texas<\/span><\/b> fuels the development of interventions that mitigate these risks\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The CIO at UT Health San Antonio is a hub for groundbreaking research focused on <\/span>identifying<\/span><\/b> genetic risk variants for cancer across diverse populations in our local community and globally. Researchers at the CIO are asking <\/span>how <\/span><\/b>these genes impact cancer risk, and in <\/span>collaboration <\/span><\/b>with world leading investigators the CIO is making ground-breaking discoveries into the structure and function of commonly mutated cancer risk genes, like <\/span>BRCA1<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>BRCA2, <\/span><\/i>to find novel approaches to <\/span>screening, diagnosis, prevention & treatment<\/span><\/b> of a multitude of cancers.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mission<\/h3>\n

The mission of the CIO is to <\/span>investigate the genetic and biological basis of inherited cancer syndromes to identify clinical strategies to screen for, diagnose, prevent and treat inherited cancers in South Texas and populations more globally.<\/span> The CIO also expects to provide educational opportunities for graduate students, postdoctoral scientists and interns at UT San Antonio. Ultimately, the CIO plans to translate research discoveries into innovative clinical approaches that save lives. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From basic science to clinical trials, research in the CIO will focus on the genetic epidemiology of multiple cancer types in Southern Texas, particularly genes and genetic syndromes involved with mutations in the <\/span>BRCA1<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>BRCA2<\/span><\/i> pathways and other DNA repair components; the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the initiation and early-stage development of cancers caused by inherited mutations; and clinical strategies that can improve screening, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancers caused by the inheritance of susceptibility gene mutations.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The CIO\u2019s mission will be attained by:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Building <\/span><\/b>collaboration between new and established investigators at UTHSA\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Creating <\/span><\/b>a research infrastructure to support genomics and population genetics\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Enhancing <\/span><\/b>trainee development\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Assisting <\/span><\/b>in the recruitment of new faculty with an outstanding track record of research\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Leadership<\/h3>\n

    [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”526″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” link=”https:\/\/directory.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/profile\/gayther”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css=””]Simon Gayther, PhD<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

    Professor, Med\/Hematology & Med Oncology<\/span>
    \n<\/span>Director, Center for Inherited Oncogenesis<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”530″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” link=”https:\/\/directory.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/profile\/lawrenson”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css=””]    Kate Lawrenson, PhD<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

    Co-Director, Center for Inherited Oncogenesis
    \nAssociate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    \nDirector, OB\/GYN Tissue Repository and Database
    \nAssociate Director, Postdoctoral Scientist Program[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

    Faculty<\/h3>\n

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    <\/td>Name<\/th><\/td>Position<\/th><\/td>Email Address<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    <\/td>Nur Yucer, PhD<\/td><\/td>Assistant Professor, Med\/Hematology & Med Oncology<\/td><\/td>yucer@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Marcela Haro, PhD<\/td><\/td>Associate Professor, OBGYN<\/td><\/td>harom@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

    Program Staff<\/h3>\n

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    <\/td>Name<\/th>Position<\/th>Email Address<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Soledad Ochoa, PhD <\/td>Research Scientist- Sr, OBGYN <\/td>ochoamendez@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Dean Bacich, PhD <\/td>Research Scientist-Sr, Med\/Hematology & Med Oncology <\/td>bacich@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Quentin Chartreux, PhD <\/td>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Med\/Hematology & Med Oncology <\/td>chartreux@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Sueanne Chear, PhD<\/td>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Med\/Hematology & Med Oncology<\/td>chear@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Luis Fernando Macedo di Cristofaro, PhD<\/td>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Med\/Hematology & Med Oncology<\/td>macedodicris@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Rosemary Lee, PhD<\/td>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Med\/Hematology & Med Oncology<\/td>leer8@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Simon Coetzee <\/td>Bioinformatician Consultant, Med\/Hematology & Med Oncology <\/td>coetzee@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Subash Dhungana<\/td>Research Area Spec \u2013 Sr, Med\/Hematology & Med Oncology <\/td>dhunganas@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Alyssa Okimoto<\/td>Research Area Spec \u2013 Int, Med\/Hematology & Med Oncology <\/td>okimoto@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Rebecca Webster <\/td>Research Assistant, Med\/Hematology & Med Oncology <\/td>websterr1@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Mia Pickens<\/td>Research Assistant, Senior Med\/Hematology & Med Oncology <\/td>pickensm@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Erick Reynero<\/td>Research Coordinator- Senior Med\/Hematology & Med Oncology <\/td>reynero@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Soha Wahab, MD<\/td>Postdoctoral Scientist, OBGYN <\/td>wahab@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Ghiara Lugo, MD<\/td>Clinical Fellow<\/td>lugodiaz@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/td>Terry Bakewell<\/td>Research Coordinator- Senior, OBGYN <\/td>bakewell@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

    Graduate Students<\/h3>\n

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    <\/td>Name<\/th>Position<\/th>Email Address<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Maya Modak <\/td>Visiting PhD Candidate<\/td>modakm@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"\"<\/td>Raghad Said<\/td>Graduate Student<\/td>saidr@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/td>Giovanna Regis <\/td>Visiting PhD Candidate<\/td>curciregis@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/td>Carly Tompkins<\/td>Graduate Student<\/td>tompkinsc1@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

    Administration<\/h3>\n

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    \"\"<\/td>Lissa Solares, MA<\/td>Manager<\/td>solares@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″] \n \n \n <\/i>\n <\/i>\n <\/span>

    Membership<\/h3>\n <\/a> \n \n \n <\/i>\n <\/i>\n <\/span>

    Current Members<\/h3>\n <\/a>[vc_single_image image=”573″ img_size=”full” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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