Michael Henry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: 6-510 Bowen Science Building
Lab: 6-509 Bowen Science Building
Phone: (319) 335-7886
Lab: (319) 335-7887
FAX: (319) 335-7330
Email: michael-henry@uiowa.edu
Education and Other Appointments
- 1995 - Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 1995-1999 - Postdoc, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- 1999-2003 - Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cambridge, MA
- Associate Professor: Pathology
- Faculty: Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Faculty: Cardiovascular Center
Research Interests
The long term research goals of my laboratory are to understand the molecular and cellular basis of prostate cancer progression and metastasis in order to develop new methods for the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. Current efforts are focused on the role of a cell-matrix receptor dystroglycan and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in this process. We approach this problem using both cell-based and animal models of disease progression. Emerging interests include how physiological and environmental components interact with central genetic pathways related to disease progression.