Jesse Winter
Alexander Yu. Nikitin
Professor
Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
Contact Information
T6 018A Veterinary Research Tower
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
p:
(607) 253-4347
Alexander Yu. Nikitin
Professor
Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
Expertise
Stem cell and cancer research; genetically modified mouse models; comparative and stem cell pathology; reproductive biology and pathology
Current Research Interest
Stem cell niches and cancer; pathogenesis of epithelial ovarian, prostate, and gastroesophageal cancers; accurate gene targeting in mouse and human cells; early genetic determinants of cancer progression; stem cell pathology as discipline
Distinction
National Institutes of Health Midcareer Award in Mouse Pathobiology
Terry Fox Foundation Award
Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Award
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Award
Selected Publications
Fu, Dah-Jiun, Andrew D. Miller, Teresa L. Southard, Andrea Flesken-Nikitin, Lora H. Ellenson, and Alexander Yu. Nikitin. "Stem Cell Pathology.” Annual Review of Pathology 13 (2018):71-92.
Flesken-Nikitin, Andrea, Chang-Il Hwang, Chieh-Yang Cheng, Tatyana V. Michurina, Grigori N. Enikolopov, and Alexander Yu. Nikitin. “Ovarian Surface Epithelium at the Junction Area Contains Cancer-Prone Stem Cell Niche.” Nature 495 (2013): 241–245.