Eunyoung Choi
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Fatty acids rewire energy supply chain in stomach cancer development
A study by Vanderbilt researchers has revealed how metabolic changes spurred by fatty acids contribute to the transformation of cells into abnormal versions of themselves that are the precursors to stomach cancer. Read MoreJan 31, 2024
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Study reveals how gastric cancer forms, suggests preventive treatment
Eunyoung Choi, PhD, assistant professor of Surgery, and colleagues identified for the first time that Trop2+/CD133+/CD166+ dysplastic stem cells are a key source of clonal evolution of dysplasia to multiple types of gastric cancer. Read MoreJun 23, 2022
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Molecular ‘switch’ may illuminate stomach disorders
An international team that included researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center has discovered a molecular switch that induces rapid proliferation of zymogen granule-secreting chief cells in the stomach to regenerate damaged tissue. Read MoreMay 19, 2022
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Major grant to bolster research on inflammation-related cancers
Cancer Research UK has awarded a 20-million-pound grant (about $26 million U.S.) to a team of international investigators, including Vanderbilt’s James Goldenring, Eunyoung Choi and Jimin Min to study inflammation-related cancers. Read MoreJan 25, 2019