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Stacy Decker Entering Class - 2006 E-mail: decke120@umn.edu

Undergraduate Institution and Major/Degree:

• Gustavus Adolphus College, BA in Biochemistry and Chemistry, 2005 

Major Advisor(s):

• John Olhfest, Ph.D.

Research Description:

My research focuses on brain tumor biology. My lab has established a novel, clinically relevant murine model of human glioblastoma multiforme. I will be using this model to determine the role of extracellular matrix adhesion receptors in cancer stem cell renewal and mobility. I will also be looking at the role of these receptors in the maintenance of normal stem cell niche.

Lab Rotations:

• John Olhfest
• Guiseppe Pellizzer
• Donald Simone

Courses Taken Beyond the Core Courses:

• CMB 8361 Neuro-Immune Interactions
• NSC 5667 Neurobiology in Disease

• MICA 8003 Immunity & Immunopathology
• MICA 8004 Cellular & Cancer Biology

Abstracts:

• Decker S.A. , Wiesner S.M., Demorest Z.L., Zamora E.A., Largaespada D.A., and Ohlfest J.R. “De Novo Tumor Induction of Central Nervous System Tumors Using the Sleeping Beauty Transposon System for Somatic Cell Gene Transfer.” SNO Meeting, 2007 (abstract/poster)

Conferences Attended:

• Society for Neuroscience annual meeting - Fall 2006
• Society for Neuro-Oncology, Annual Meeting – 2007

Home Town:

• Crystal, MN