Member Biography
Kenneth Nephew, Ph.D.
1001 E. 3rd St.
Jordan Hall 302
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: (812) 855-9445
Research Program Membership
Full member:
Jerry W. and Peggy S. Throgmartin Professor of Oncology
Professor
Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, & Physiology
IU School of Medicine
Assistant Director of Research-Bloomington
IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Co-program leader, Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis
IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Nephew's research interests include:
• Examining epigenetic changes in cancer (solid tumors) • Translational research and clinical trials testing epigenetic therapies against ovarian, breast, germ cell and lung cancers, performing correlative analyses, and testing new hypotheses in the laboratory (bench-bedside-bench) • Characterizing and targeting ovarian cancer stem cells (OCSCs) using epigenetic drugs • Understanding and overcoming endocrine resistance in breast cancer using epigenetic approaches
Post-doctoral Fellowship - University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 1992-1996
Post-doctoral Fellowship - University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 1991-1992
Ph.D. - The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1991
