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Kaylee Ermine
Trainee
KAE71@pitt.edu
Education
B.S. Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
Advisor
Lin Zhang, PhD
Research Details
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Journal Articles
Tong J, Tan X, Song X, Gao M, Risnik D, Hao S,
Ermine K
, Wang P, Li H, Huang Y, Yu J, Zhang L. CDK4/6 Inhibition Suppresses p73 Phosphorylation and Activates DR5 to Potentiate Chemotherapy and Immune Checkpoint Blockade. Cancer Res. 2022 Apr 1;82(7):1340-1352. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-21-3062. PMID: 35149588; PMCID: PMC8983601.
Tong J, Tan X, Risnik D, Gao M, Song X,
Ermine K
, Shen L, Wang S, Yu J, Zhang L. BET protein degradation triggers DR5-mediated immunogenic cell death to suppress colorectal cancer and potentiate immune checkpoint blockade. Oncogene. 2021 Dec;40(48):6566-6578. doi: 10.1038/s41388-021-02041-8. Epub 2021 Oct 6. PMID: 34615996; PMCID: PMC8642302.
Ermine K
, Yu J, Zhang L. Role of Receptor Interacting Protein (RIP) kinases in cancer. Genes Dis. 2021 Nov 18;9(6):1579-1593. doi: 10.1016/j.gendis.2021.10.007. PMID: 36157481; PMCID: PMC9485196.
Awards and Honors
John S. Lazo Cancer Pharmacology Fellowship- September 1, 2020-August31, 2021
Molecular Pharmacology Predoctoral Training in Pharmacological Sciences, T32 GM133332 September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022