Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

Byeong-Chel Lee, PhD
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Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Division of Hematology/Oncology

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Office: University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
5150 Centre Avenue, Cancer Pavilion, 1A-106
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
 
Phone: 412-623-2285
Fax:
E-mail: leeb4@upmc.edu
Education
B.A., Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea, 1986
M.Sc., Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea, 1988
Ph.D., Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1998
Training
Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2000
Senior Research Fellow, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2003
Instructor, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, 2005
Area of Specialization/Research Interest  
Hematopoietic stem cell senescence
Breast cancer metastasis
Cancer stem cells
 
Profile
Our current research focuses on molecular mechanisms of hematopoietic stem cell senescence and breast cancer cell metastasis.
Recent Grants
Title: Csk Homologous Kinase, a Potential Regulator of CXCR4-mediated Breast Cancer Cell Metastasis.
Role: PI
Amount:
Funding Agency: Department of Defense
Start Year: 2009
End Year: 2011
Title: Purinergic Receptors in Quiescence and Localization of Leukemic Stem Cells.
Role: PI
Amount:
Funding Agency: Department of Defense
Start Year: 2009
End Year: 2012
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