The Georgia Cancer Coalition - Cancer Research Awards

Haian Fu., PhD
Georgia Cancer Coalition
Cancer Research Fund Awardee

Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology
Director, Emory Chemical Biology Discovery Center
Co-Director, Discovery & Developmental Therapeutics Program, Emory Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University School of Medicine
1510 Clifton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30322

Website:	http://www.pharm.emory.edu/hfu/index.html
Email:	hfu@emory.edu
Phone:	404-727-0368
Fax:	404-727-0365

Title of Project:
Enhancing Chemosensitivity of Lung Cancer Cells by Targeting Antiapoptotic Signaling

Aims of Project:

To study protein-protein interactions involved in intracellular signal transduction and apoptosis
To determine cell survival signaling pathways in normal and cancer cells
To research mechanism-based high throughput screening technologies for chemical biology investigation and drug discovery
To develop novel therapeutic strategies for cancer prevention & treatment, especially lung caner