Email

katherine.pendleton@bcm.edu

Positions

Graduate Student

Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine

Education

BS from Georgia Institute of Technology

05/2018 - Atlanta, Georgia United States

Biology: Health and Medical Sciences

Professional Statement

I am broadly interested in metabolic adaptations and the immune microenvironment in chemoresistant triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). My goal is to improve our understanding of TNBC on the genomic level and apply this knowledge into developing targeted therapeutics.

Websites

Selected Publications

• "Rewiring of mitochondrial metabolism in therapy-resistant cancers: permanent and plastic adaptations." Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2023 Sep 13; Pubmed PMID: 37779896
• "FOXP1 Haploinsufficiency Contributes to the Development of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia." Journal of Pediatric Genetics. 2023 Mar 28; Pubmed PMID: 38567173
• "SOX7 deficiency causes ventricular septal defects through its effects on endocardial-to-mesenchymal transition and the expression of Wnt4 and Bmp2." Human Molecular Genetics. 2023 Mar 31; Pubmed PMID: 37000005
• "Mitochondrial structure and function adaptation in residual triple negative breast cancer cells surviving chemotherapy treatment." Oncogene. 2023; Pubmed PMID: 36813854

Funding

Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award - #F31CA275397

National Cancer Institute

T32 Predoctoral Training Grant - #T32GM139534

National Institutes of Health

Predoctoral Training Grant

The Cullen Foundation