Jessie Villanueva
Wistar Institute Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology-Oncology)
Member, The Wistar Institute, Melanoma Research Center, University of Pennsylvania
Member, University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center, Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies Program, University of Pennsylvania
Member, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT), University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
The Wistar Institute
3601 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3601 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-898-3971
Fax: 215-898-3714
Fax: 215-898-3714
Email:
jvillanueva@wistar.org
jvillanueva@wistar.org
Publications
Education:
B.Sc. (Biology)
Univ. Peruana Cayetano Heredia , 1993.
PhD (Molecular and Developmental Biology)
University of Miami School of Medicine, 2003.
B.Sc. (Biology)
Univ. Peruana Cayetano Heredia , 1993.
PhD (Molecular and Developmental Biology)
University of Miami School of Medicine, 2003.
Post-Graduate Training
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2003-2005.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, 2005-2006.
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Wistar Institute , 2006-2008.
Permanent linkPostdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2003-2005.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, 2005-2006.
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Wistar Institute , 2006-2008.
Description of Research Expertise
My long-term research goal is to investigate the molecular basis of melanoma aiming at developing effective therapies that can lead to durable responses. To achieve this objective my laboratory is focusing on two main areas: i) evaluating novel therapeutic targets and ii) investigating the molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in melanoma.Description of Itmat Expertise
Targeted Therapy,Melanoma ,
drug resistance