Amelia C. Grover, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology
E-mail: acgrover@vcu.edu
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers
in Women’s Health (BIRCWH)
BIRCWH Scholars
Amelia Grover, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology. She received her medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and her residency at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. She completed a research fellowship at the University Of Michigan. Her BIRCWH research project examines the modifications that can silence gene expression and ways to prevent these in order to prevent the development of cancer.
Mentors
- Gordon Ginder, M.D.
Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Human and Molecular Genetics
Director, Massey Cancer Center - Harry Bear, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology
Walter Lawrence, Jr. Distinguished Professor in Oncology
Chair, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery
Aylin Rizki, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Molecular Radiobiology. She received the Ph.D. degree in the Department of Biochemistry at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX and had postdoctoral training at the Life Sciences Division in the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. Her BIRCWH research project explores the interactions between extracellular matrix (ECM) signaling and maintenance of genome stability, as these relate to breast cancer progression and radiation therapy.
Mentors
- Kristoffer Valerie, Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Radiation Oncology, Microbiology and Immunology, Biochemistry and Physics
Director, Massey Cancer Center Virus Vector Shared Resource
Program Leader, Radiobiology and Oncology Program, Massey Cancer Center - Harry Bear, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology
Walter Lawrence, Jr. Distinguished Professor in Oncology
Chair, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery - David Gewirtz, Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Internal Medicine
Kazuaki Takabe, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Surgery, Surgical Oncology
E-mail: ktakabe@mcvh-vcu.edu
Kazuaki Takabe, M.D., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery. He received his medical degree from Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata City, Japan. He was awarded the Ph.D. degree in Gastroenterology and Endocrinology from Yokohama City University, Yokohama City, Japan and did post-doctoral training at the University of California, Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA. He completed general surgery training at the University of California, San Diego, CA and a Surgical Oncology fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University, MCV Campus, Richmond, VA. His BIRCWH research project explores the molecular and cellular mechanisms of the novel lipid mediator, sphingosine-1-phosphate in the regulation of cell growth, motility, prevention of apoptosis, angiogenesis and its role in breast cancer.
Mentors
- Sarah Spiegel, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mann T. and Sara D. Lowry Professorship in Oncology, Massey Cancer Center - Harry Bear, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology
Walter Lawrence, Jr. Distinguished Professor in Oncology
Chair, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery
