Research Bio
Gary Firestone is a Professor of the Graduate School in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology. Our overall goal the Firstone Lab is to characterize the cell signaling pathways that inhibit the uncontrolled growth of epithelial-derived tumor cells, the cell type of most human cancers. Molecular, genetic and cell biological experimental strategies are being utilized to explore the mechanisms by which extracellular signals (such as steroid hormones, growth factors and certain dietary compounds) coordinately regulate the proliferation and cell-cell interactions of reproductive tumor cells.
Research Expertise and Interest
cancer, steroid hormones, molecular endocrinology, tumor biology, growth factors, dietary compounds, tumor cells, glucocorticoids
Teaching
Supervised Internship [MCELLBI 197]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [MCELLBI 199]
Research [MCELLBI 292]
Stem Cell Biology, Ethics and Societal Impact [MCELLBI 38]
Supervised Independent Study [MCELLBI 99]
Honors Research [MCELLBI H196A]
Honors Research [MCELLBI H196B]
Thesis Course [INTEGBI H196A]
Topics in Cell and Developmental Biology: Molecular Endocrinology [MCELLBI 135A]
Supervised Internship [MCELLBI 197]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [MCELLBI 199]
Research [MCELLBI 292]
Supervised Independent Study [MCELLBI 99]
Honors Research [MCELLBI H196A]
Honors Research [MCELLBI H196B]
Supervised Internship [MCELLBI 197]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [MCELLBI 199]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [MCELLBI 199]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [MCELLBI 199]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [MCELLBI 199]
Supervised Independent Study [MCELLBI 99]
Senior Research Thesis [MCELLBI 191]
Supervised Internship [MCELLBI 197]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [MCELLBI 199]
Research [MCELLBI 292]
Stem Cell Biology, Ethics and Societal Impact [MCELLBI 38]
Supervised Independent Study [MCELLBI 99]
Honors Research [MCELLBI H196A]
Honors Research [MCELLBI H196B]