Center for Cancer Epigenetics
Sharon Dent, Ph.D.
Director
The Center for Cancer Epigenetics (CCE) brings together faculty members focused on epigenetics, the study of heritable and acquired changes that affect gene expression and cellular differentiation without DNA sequence alteration. The CCE is directed by Sharon Dent, Ph.D.
Epigenetic changes are now thought to be just as important as gene mutations in cancer development. The ultimate goal of the center is to define the full spectrum of epigenetic changes that occur in cancers, to discover the molecular causes of these changes, and to translate that newly gained knowledge into the clinic in the form of novel, epigenetic-based therapies. Members of the center include faculty from several basic research and clinical departments at MD Anderson, including our Smithville campus, as well as Baylor College of Medicine. Information and ideas are exchanged through weekly seminars and a monthly Distinguished Lecturer Series. For more information about our research programs, use the faculty link on this page, then click on each member's name to see individual research interests.
CCE Scholars Program and Pilot Project Awards:
The Center for Cancer Epigenetics Scholar Program provides one year of salary support to outstanding Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows working in the laboratories of CCE faculty members.
2017-2018 Postdoctoral CCE Scholars:
- Xiao Wu (Bin Wang Lab)
- Lisa Mustachio (Sharon Dent Lab)
2017-2018 Ph.D. Student CCE Scholar:
- Pranavi Koppula (Boyi Gan Lab)
2017-2018 Pilot Project/NGS Awards:
The Center for Cancer Epigenetics also supports innovative pilot projects focused on epigenetics research that address important questions in epigenetics that are not currently funded by outside agencies but which have high likelihood of extramural funding in the near future.
- Blaine Bartholomew
- Michelle Barton
- Kapil Bhalla
- Taiping Chen
- Sharon Dent
- Marcos Estecio
- Boyi Gan
- Jian Hu
- Min Gyu Lee
- Kunal Rai (to Singh)
- Margarida Santos
- Xuetong "Snow" Shen
Contact Us
Director
Sharon Y. R. Dent, Ph.D.
Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
P.O. Box 389
Smithville, TX 78957
512-237-9401
sroth@mdanderson.org
Co-Directors:
Mark T. Bedford, Ph.D.
Department of Epigenetics Molecular Carcinogenesis
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
P.O. Box 389
Smithville, TX 78957
512-237-9539
mtbedford@mdanderson.org
Xiaobing Shi, Ph.D.
Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Unit Number: Unit 1000
Houston, TX 77030
xbshi@mdanderson.org