Dr. Sendurai Mani

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Biography

Sendurai Mani is a Dean's Professor of Translational Oncology and a Professor of Medicine at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School. His research focuses on the mechanisms behind metastasis and drug resistance in cancer. He investigates the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a process that enhances the migratory and invasive capabilities of cancer cells, allowing them to become metastatic. His work has demonstrated that tumors at metastatic sites often mirror the characteristics of primary tumors, and that EMT provides cancer cells with stem cell-like properties. Mani's lab aims to delineate the molecular mechanisms of EMT that endow cancer cells with metastatic competence and to develop early detection markers for cancer cells exhibiting EMT stem cell properties. Additionally, he is characterizing the interactions between innate and adaptive immune cells and tumor cells during cancer progression using advanced techniques such as single-cell transcriptomics.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University • Providence, Rhode Island

Teaching and conducting research in the field of Translational Oncology.

Director, Stem Cell Center

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Warren Alpert Medical School • Providence, Rhode Island

Leading initiatives in stem cell research and applications.

Director, Translational Research Disease Groups

— Present

Warren Alpert Medical School • Providence, Rhode Island

Overseeing translational research initiatives in various disease areas.

Associate Director, Translational Oncology

— Present

Legorteta Cancer Center, Warren Alpert Medical School • Providence, Rhode Island

Managing translational oncology research efforts.

Awards

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V-Scholar

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American Cancer Society Research Scholar

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Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Dr. Sir L. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar Endowment Lecture

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Full Member, Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Honor Society

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics