Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy

Leon Levy Cancer Center 0954
P.O. Box 245024
Tucson AZ 85724-5024
Phone: 626-1384; Fax: 626-3764
E-Mail: jschroeder@azcc.arizona.edu

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1992 (B.S., Microbiology)
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 1998 (Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology)
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona. 2001 (Postdoctoral training, Molecular Biology)

PATENTS

(University of Arizona) International Patent, published under the World Intellectual Property Organization (U.S. Utility Patent #PCT/US2006/014485): "Therapeutic peptides for the treatment of metastatic cancer", International publication date, October 26, 2006. WO 2006113667.

MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:

Molecular mechanisms of breast cancer progression

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Lopez JI. Camenisch TD. Stevens MV. Sands BJ. McDonald J. Schroeder JA. CD44 attenuates metastatic invasion during breast cancer progression. Cancer Research. 65(15):6755-63, 2005.

Schroeder JA. Masri AA. Adriance MC. Tessier JC. Kotlarczyk KL. Thompson MC. Gendler SJ. MUC1 overexpression results in mammary gland tumorigenesis and prolonged alveolar differentiation. Oncogene. 23(34):5739-47, 2004.

Hattrup CL. Fernandez-Rodriguez J. Schroeder JA. Hansson GC. Gendler SJ. MUC1 can interact with adenomatous polyposis coli in breast cancer. Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications. 316(2):364-9, 2004.

Schroeder JA. Jackson LF. Lee DC. Camenisch TD. Form and function of developing heart valves: coordination by extracellular matrix and growth factor signaling. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 81(7):392-403, 2003.

NIH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM:

-Ana Casanova, Rincon High School, 2004
-Paulino Valerio, South Mountain High School (Phoenix), 2006

-Julieann (Julie) Madden, Window Rock High School, 2007

Last updated: 1/30/2008