Kris Cameron Wood

Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology

Appointments and Affiliations

• Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
• Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Member of the Duke Cancer Institute

Contact Information

• Email Address: kris.wood@duke.edu
• Websites:
  • Wood Lab

Education

• Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007
• B.S. University of Kentucky, Lexington, 2002

Courses Taught

• CMB 710E: Cell & Molecular Biology Module V
• MOLCAN 818: Molecular Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
• PHARM 393: Research Independent Study
• PHARM 394: Research Independent Study
• PHARM 493: Research Independent Study
• PHARM 494: Research Independent Study
• PHARM 495: Research Independent Study
• PHARM 818: Molecular Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
• UPGEN 778A: University Program in Genetics and Genomics Biological Solutions Module I

In the News

• Cancer Therapy Using Genetic Targeting and Gel Delivery Shows Promise (Sep 16, 2019 | Pratt School of Engineering)
• From Innovation to Impact (Oct 3, 2018 | Duke Med Alumni News)
• Faculty Startup Sold to Belgian Pharma for $30 Million (Apr 9, 2018)
• Why Do Perfectly Good Cancer Treatments Suddenly Stop Working? (Oct 25, 2017 | Duke Cancer Institute)
• The Challenges of Combating Cancer Drug Resistance (Nov 19, 2015 | Duke Research Blog)
• Researchers Map Paths to Cancer Drug Resistance (Jan 5, 2015)

Representative Publications

• Garcia, N; Del Pozo, V; Yohe, ME; Goodwin, CM; Shackleford, TJ; Wang, L; Baxi, K; Chen, Y; Rogojina, AT; Zimmerman, SM; Peer, CJ; Figg, WD; Ignatius, MS; Wood, KC; Houghton, PJ; Vaseva, AV, Vertical Inhibition of the RAF-MEK-ERK Cascade Induces Myogenic Differentiation, Apoptosis, and Tumor Regression in H/NRASQ61X Mutant Rhabdomyosarcoma., Mol Cancer Ther, vol 21 no. 1 (2022), pp. 170-183 [10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-21-0194] [abs].
• Luttman, JH; Hoj, JP; Lin, KH; Lin, J; Gu, JJ; Rouse, C; Nichols, AG; MacIver, NJ; Wood, KC; Pendergast, AM, ABL allosteric inhibitors synergize with statins to enhance apoptosis of metastatic lung cancer cells., Cell Reports, vol 37 no. 4 (2021) [10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109880] [abs].
• Joh, DY; Heggestad, JT; Zhang, S; Anderson, GR; Bhattacharyya, J; Wardell, SE; Wall, SA; Cheng, AB; Albarghouthi, F; Liu, J; Oshima, S; Hucknall, AM; Hyslop, T; Hall, AHS; Wood, KC; Shelley Hwang, E; Strickland, KC; Wei, Q; Chilkoti, A, Author Correction: Cellphone enabled point-of-care assessment of breast tumor cytology and molecular HER2 expression from fine-needle aspirates., Npj Breast Cancer, vol 7 no. 1 (2021) [10.1038/s41523-021-00335-4] [abs].
• Yellen, BB; Zawistowski, JS; Czech, EA; Sanford, CI; SoRelle, ED; Luftig, MA; Forbes, ZG; Wood, KC; Hammerbacher, J, Massively parallel quantification of phenotypic heterogeneity in single-cell drug responses., Science Advances, vol 7 no. 38 (2021) [10.1126/sciadv.abf9840] [abs].
• Joh, DY; Heggestad, JT; Zhang, S; Anderson, GR; Bhattacharyya, J; Wardell, SE; Wall, SA; Cheng, AB; Albarghouthi, F; Liu, J; Oshima, S; Hucknall, AM; Hyslop, T; Hall, AHS; Wood, KC; Shelley Hwang, E; Strickland, KC; Wei, Q; Chilkoti, A, Cellphone enabled point-of-care assessment of breast tumor cytology and molecular HER2 expression from fine-needle aspirates., Npj Breast Cancer, vol 7 no. 1 (2021) [10.1038/s41523-021-00290-0] [abs].