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Dr. Kerry Roby is a cancer biologist and is a project manager in the SoDa Lab. His primary research focus is on the tumor microenvironment and on understanding the molecular and functional properties of perivascular astrocyte and their contributions to blood brain barrier development and in cancer progression. Dr. Roby joined the SoDa Lab from the MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he completed his post doc fellowship in the McCarty Lab under the direction of Dr. Joseph McCarty.<\/p>\n

Researchers in the So Da Lab are investigating the contribution of membrane transport proteins to the development of brain cancers, and leveraging this understanding to develop approaches to aid brain cancer treatment.<\/p>\n

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Title<\/h3>\n

Project Manager<\/p>\n

Research Interests<\/h3>\n

Tumor microenvironment<\/p>\n

Research Lab<\/h3>\n

SoDa Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

Education<\/h3>\n

Postdoctoral Fellowship – MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024
\nPh.D. in Cancer Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 2021
\nB.S in Biology \u2013 Mississippi State University, 2012<\/p>\n

Recent Publications<\/h3>\n

For recent publications, visit\u00a0Dr. Kerry Roby’s PubMed listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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