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Marina Sharifi

Assistant Program Director · University of Wisconsin–Madison Physician-Scientist Training Program

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History

University of Wisconsin–Madison Physician-Scientist Training Program
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her own lab Division · University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine
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University of Wisconsin–Madison, Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care
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Research

Autophagy in cancer metastasis
Review · Oncogene · 2017 · 400 citations
Mitophagy defects arising from BNip3 loss promote mammary tumor progression to metastasis
EMBO Reports · 2015 · 293 citations
Autophagy Promotes Focal Adhesion Disassembly and Cell Motility of Metastatic Tumor Cells through the Direct Interaction of Paxillin with LC3
Cell Reports · 2016 · First of 8 authors · 272 citations

Shuang Zhao
19 papers
Joshua Lang
15 papers
David Kosoff
10 papers · 2 as a fellow
Grace Blitzer
9 papers · 9 as a resident
AT
Amy Taylor
8 papers · 7 as a resident
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Nicholas Rydzewski
8 papers
Ruth O’Regan
8 papers
Hamza Bakhthiar
7 papers
Kari Wisinski
7 papers
Christos Kyriakopoulos
6 papers
Erin Mowers
6 papers · 1 as a resident
HE
Hamid Emamekhoo
6 papers

Grants

The Molecular Drivers and Therapeutic Susceptibilities in Lineage State Transitions of Metastatic Prostate Cancer
National Cancer Institute · P01
Project lead · $311.9K · University of Wisconsin-Madison
2025–2030

Clinical trials

Biomarkers to Detect Endocrine Therapy Resistance
Principal investigator · Recruiting · Phase 2
University of Wisconsin, Madison
2024–2026
Alpelisib (BYL719) in Combination With Continued Endocrine Therapy Following Progression on Endocrine Therapy in Hormone Receptor Positive, HER2 Negative, PIK3CA Mutant Metastatic Breast Cancer
Principal investigator · Active not recruiting · Phase 2
Marina N Sharifi
2021–2026
Neoadjuvant Weekly Paclitaxel and Biomarkers of Therapy Response
Principal investigator · Recruiting · Phase 4
University of Wisconsin, Madison
2017–2027