Julia N. Cheng
PhD CandidateJulia N. Cheng
PhD CandidateResearch Advisor:
Research Topic:
Tumor and bone microenvironment signaling interactions during breast cancer bone metastasis
Selected Publications:
Cheng JN, Frye FB, Whitman SA, and Funk JL. Skeletal impact of 17β‐estradiol in T cell‐deficient mice: age‐dependent bone effects and osteosarcoma formation. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis. 2019. Epub ahead of print.
Selected Awards/Honors:
Louise Foucar Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship (2019)
ARCS Foundation Phoenix Chapter Scholar (2018-2019)
Selected Presentations:
American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting; 2019; Atlanta, GA; "Modeling estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer bone metastasis to query osteolytic effects of tumor ER signaling"
University of Arizona Cancer Prevention and Control Seminar; 2019; Tucson, AZ; "Assessing therapeutic effects of dietary polyphenols in breast cancer bone metastasis: Models matter"
University of Arizona Department of Medicine, Endocrine Section Seminar; 2018; Tucson, AZ; "Elucidating TGFβ and estrogen crosstalk in bone metastatic ER+ breast cancer cells"
Degrees
- Arizona State University, BS, Microbiology, 2011