6/17/2025
The overarching goal of our research is functional understanding of molecular alterations in lung cancer. To that end, we determine impacts of genomic and transcriptomic alterations on tumor development and…
9/3/2025
Growth Factor and Adhesion Signaling. For the past 25 years my laboratory has been interested in how the activation of protein tyrosine kinases contributes to cancer progression and metastasis. In…
6/17/2025
Three major projects are currently underway in our lab. Two of them relate to breast cancer and one to prostate cancer. All of the studies have emanated from our original…
6/17/2025
Director of Graduate Studies for Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer BiologyPlease contact Dr. Pemberton for any information or guidance regarding our graduate program. Associate Director of Education, UVA Comprehensive Cancer CenterDr…
6/17/2025
Our research on viruses provides insight not only into the diseases they cause, but it also leads to the discovery of novel basic mechanisms that operate in eukaryotic cells. Over…
6/17/2025
Humans are colonized with trillions of microorganisms, collectively termed the microbiota. Aside from providing a first line of defense to invading pathogens or aiding in digestion and metabolism, commensal microbes…
6/17/2025
Peptides and proteins are coded for by genes but are often post-translationally modified at their termini or on specific amino acid side chains. These different 'chemical species' are responsible for…
9/3/2025
6/17/2025
The Spencer lab studies host-pathogen interactions of Gram-positive bacteria, focusing on the major neonatal pathobiont Group B Streptococcus (GBS). GBS can asymptomatically colonize the female genital tract, leading to transmission…
6/17/2025
My laboratory studies the biological conflict between bacteria and the viruses that infect them: bacteriophages (phages). Bacteriophages are the most abundant entity on the planet, and are crucial for controlling…
