Joanne Barnes Weidhaas MD/PhD
Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Departments & Organizations
Yale Medical GroupCancer Center, Yale: Breast Cancer Program | Gynecologic Oncology Program | Radiobiology & Radiotherapy Research
Center for RNA Science and Medicine, Yale
Therapeutic Radiology: Breast Cancer Service | Radiobiology | Clinical Faculty
Radiobiology and Radiotherapy
Research Interests
MicroRNAs; Genetics; Radiation and chemotherapy resistance
Clinical Interests
Breast Cancer; Partial Breast Irradiation (PBI); Gynecological Cancer; Cervical Cancer
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Education
- B.S., Yale University , 1990
- M.D./Ph.D., Tufts University School of Medicine , 1999
Selected Publication
- Kato M, Paranjape T, Ullrich R, Nallur S, Gillespie E, Keane K, Esquela-Kerscher A, Weidhaas JB, Slack FJ. The mir-34 microRNA is required for the DNA damage response in vivo in C. elegans and in vitro in human breast cancer cells. Oncogene. 2009 Jun 2528(25):2419-24. Epub 2009 May 4.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- Radiation Research Society/International Congress of Radiation Research(2003) , Student Travel Award
Articles
Spring 2009
Biomarker for lung cancer risk
A genetic variation could explain why some people have a greater risk of developing lung cancer, Yale scientists...
Autumn 2006
Can microRNAs put the brakes on cancer?
One of the basic premises of biology is that our genetic code lies in our DNA, which, in turn, relies on RNA to...
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