Kendall Blumer, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology
- Phone: 314-362-1668
- Email: kblumer@wustl.edu
Research Interests
The Blumer lab currently studies signal transduction mechanisms that cause uveal melanoma, a highly aggressive and deadly cancer, with the ultimate goal of discovering avenues leading to effective therapy for this currently untreatable cancer.
Professional Education
- BA: Rice University, 1977, Biochemistry
- PhD: Duke University, 1986, Biochemistry
- Postdoc: University of California, Berkeley, 1989, Biochemistry
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Publications
Oncogenic Gq/11 signaling acutely drives and chronically sustains metabolic reprogramming in uveal melanoma (Links to an external site)
Onken MD, Noda SE, Kaltenbronn KM, Frankfater C, Makepeace CM, Fettig N, Piggott KD, Custer PL, Ippolito JE, and Blumer KJ