Eric Alexander

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Research Faculty

Research Assistant Professor

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About

  • 2021–present: Research Assistant Professor, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
  • 2013–2021: Scientist, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research

Publications

  • Loss of Anti-Tumor Efficacy by Polyamine Blocking Therapy in GCN2 Null Mice. Alexander ET, Fahey E, … Gilmour SK. Biomedicines. 2023 Oct 5;11(10):2703. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11102703
  • Immunomodulatory role of thrombin in cancer progression. Alexander ET, Gilmour SK. Mol Carcinog. 2022 Jun;61(6):527-536.
  • Harnessing the polyamine transport system to treat BRAF inhibitor-resistant melanoma. Alexander ET, El Naggar O, Fahey E, Mariner K, Donnelly J, Wolfgang K, Phanstiel O, Gilmour SK. Cancer Biol Ther. 2021 Mar 4;22(3):225-237.
  • Polyamine Blocking Therapy Decreases Survival of Tumor-Infiltrating Immunosuppressive Myeloid Cells and Enhances the Antitumor Efficacy of PD-1 Blockade. Alexander ET, Mariner K, Donnelly J, … Gilmour SK. Mol Cancer Ther. 2020 Oct;19(10):2012-2022.
  • Polyamine-Stimulation of Arsenic-Transformed Keratinocytes. Alexander ET, Mariner K, Borodyanskaya Y, Minton A, Gilmour SK. Carcinogenesis 2019 Jun 12.

Education and training

Education

  • BS, Biology
    Ohio State University
  • PhD, Molecular Genetics
    Wake Forest University School of Medicine
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship
    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Academic titles

  • 2021–present: Research Assistant Professor, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
  • 2013–2021: Scientist, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research