Angela Hartley Brodie
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Angela Hartley Brodie, Ph.D. is professor of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She works in the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
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Responsive Cancer
s research program. Dr. Brodie is renowned for her groundbreaking work in the development of aromatase inhibitors used in the treatment of breast cancer
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In June 2005, she received the prestigious Charles F. Kettering Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research Awards. The international prize recognizes the most recent contribution to the diagnosis or treatment of cancer. Dr. Brodie was the first woman to receive the $250,000 award.
Post Doctoral Degree: Ph.D. Manchester University, UK
Fellowship: NIH Fellowship in Steroid Biochemistry, Clark University, MA
University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center located in Baltimore, Maryland.- Quick Facts :* 2,500 Admissions* 45,000 Outpatient visits* 125 Clinical trials...
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Hormone
A hormone is a chemical released by a cell or a gland in one part of the body that sends out messages that affect cells in other parts of the organism. Only a small amount of hormone is required to alter cell metabolism. In essence, it is a chemical messenger that transports a signal from one...
Responsive Cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
s research program. Dr. Brodie is renowned for her groundbreaking work in the development of aromatase inhibitors used in the treatment of breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
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In June 2005, she received the prestigious Charles F. Kettering Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research Awards. The international prize recognizes the most recent contribution to the diagnosis or treatment of cancer. Dr. Brodie was the first woman to receive the $250,000 award.
Education and Training
College Degree: B.Sc. (Hons) Sheffield University, UKPost Doctoral Degree: Ph.D. Manchester University, UK
Fellowship: NIH Fellowship in Steroid Biochemistry, Clark University, MA