Katherine Loree Cook, PhD

Associate Professor, Cancer Biology

Research Interests

Obesity
Diet
Breast Cancer
Microbiome
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Estrogen

About Me

Educational Program Involvement

Cancer Biology PhD
Program Research Interest: Cellular defense and metabolism, Aberrant signaling pathways in tumor cells, Cell growth and survival, Molecular cancer epidemiology, Gene-environment interactions, Cancer control

Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology PhD
Program Research Interest: Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Cardiovascular Physiology and Hypertension, Regenerative Medicine, Neuro- and Behavioral Pharmacology, Cancer Therapeutics Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Lifespan Physiology.

Education: BS, SUNY, Oswego, 2006; PhD, Wake Forest University, 2010
Fellowship: Georgetown University, 2014
Memberships: American Association of Cancer Research
Positions: Associate Professor, Cancer Biology; Associate Professor, Hypertension
Departments and Affiliations: Cancer Biology; Hypertension; Comprehensive Cancer Center; Center on Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism; Cardiovascular Sciences Center; Center for Redox Biology and Medicine

Research

Publications

Visceral Adiposity Is Associated With Shifts in the Gut Bacterial and Phage Microbiome in Postmenopausal Women. Current Developments in Nutrition. Katherine Cook, Heather Ochs-Balcom, Kathleen Hovey, Jean Wactawski-Wende. . 2022 Jun; 14; 6(Suppl_1):Page 1001.
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation shifts the gut and breast microbiome to influence inflammation. Cancer Res. Katherine L. Cook; Adam S Wilson; David R Soto-Pantoja; Bruce F. Kimler; Shahid Umar; Carol J. Fabian. . 2022 Feb; 15; 28(4_Suppl):P1-09-03.
Diet, obesity, and the gut microbiome as determinants modulating metabolic outcomes in a non-human primate model. Newman TM, Shively CA, Register TC, Appt SE, Yadav H, Colwell RR, Fanelli B, Dadlani M, Graubics K, Nguyen UT, Ramamoorthy S, Uberseder B, Clear KYJ, Wilson AS, Reeves KD, Chappell MC, Tooze JA, Cook KL. Microbiome. 2021 05; 9(1):100.
AACR; Cancer Res. Isheeta Madeka, Rohin Gawdi, Katherine L Cook, Akiko Chiba. Impact of Cholecystectomy in Breast Cancer Recurrence. 2021 Feb; 1; 81(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PS6-59.
Current Developments in Nutrition. Carol Shively, Kenysha Clear, Katherine Cook. Detangling Diet from Obesity Effects on the Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Parameters Using a Non-Human Primate Model. 2020 May; 29; Suppl_2(4):1583.

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Research Interests

Breast Cancer
Cardiotoxicities
Diet
Endocrine Therapy
Estrogen
Metabolic Syndrome
Microbiome
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Obesity

Technology Transfer and Commercialization

Research Focus Areas

Translation to Care

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Katherine Loree Cook, PhD

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About Me

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