Karen Strunk, Ph.D.

Karen Strunk, Ph.D.

karen_strunk@med.unc.edu

  • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
    21-235 LCCC
    CB# 7295

Education

  • Ph.D. Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University

Mentors

  • Shelly Earp, M.D. and Rebecca Cook, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Struck is currently at Postdoctoral Associate at UNC Chapel Hill

Courses

  • Spring 2008
    • Principles of Biology: University of North Carolina at Pembroke
    • Principles of Genetics: University of North Carolina at Pembroke
  • Fall 2007
    • General Biology: University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Publications

  • R.S. Muraoka-Cook, S. Feng, K.E. Strunk, and H.S. Earp III  (2008)  ErbB4/HER4: Role in mammary gland development, differentiation and growth inhibition. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia. 13(2): 235-246.
  • Karen E. Strunk, Carty Husted, Leah C. Miraglia, Melissa Sandahl, William A. Rearick, Debra M. Hunter, H. (2007) HER4 D-box sequences: Required for mitotic progression and degradation of the nuclear HER4 cleavage product s80HER4. Cancer Research. 67(14):6582-90.
  • Rebecca S. Muraoka-Cook, Laura S. Caskey, Melissa A. Sandahl, Debra M. Hunter, Carty Husted, Karen E. Strunk, Carolyn I. Sartor, William A. Rearick, Jr., Wesley McCall, Magdalene K. Sgagias, Kenneth H. Cowan, and H. Shelton Earp, III. (2006) Heregulin-Dependent Delay in Mitotic Progression Requires HER4 and BRCA1. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 26(17), 6412-6424.