Rachel Schiff, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

Rachel Schiff, Ph.D.Phone: 713-798-1676
Fax: 713-798-1659
Email: rschiff@breastcenter.tmc.edu


Publications

Education:
Undergraduate:
1983-1985 - B.Sc., Cum Laude Life Sciences Institute The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel Graduate:
1986-1991 - Ph.D., Department of Virology The Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School Jerusalem, Israel

Honors and Awards:
1983 - University Rector's Award
1984 - Dean of Faculty Award
1985 - Dean of Faculty Award
1990 - The Golda Mier Fellowship Fund Award
1993 - Postdoctoral Scholarship of the Israeli National Committee for Higher Education
2000 - Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation/AACR Young Investigator Scholar Award

Fellowships:
1993 - Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Experimental Medicine and Cancer Research The Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School Jerusalem, Israel
1994-1999 - Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio,Texas

Professional Associations and Affiliations:
American Association of Cancer Research

Brief Description of My Research:
My research interest lies in understanding the molecular action of various endocrine therapies and mechanisms of resistance in breast cancer in order to develop new strategies to improve current treatments and prevention strategies. The research in the laboratory focuses on:

Crosstalk between the estrogen receptor pathway and growth factor and cellular kinase networks.

Estrogen receptor coregulatory proteins.

Regulatory phosphorylation of estrogen receptor and its coregulators.

Identification of molecular profiles and new biomarkers of endocrine resistance.

Investigation of novel signal transduction inhibitors and combination therapies in various pre clinical models of breast cancer to optimize endocrine therapies and to overcome resistance.