Gastrointestinal Cancer Program (GICP)

GICP Mission: To understand the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of GI cancers, identify and validate new diagnostic and prognostic tools for GI cancer management, and develop new therapeutic options for patients with GI malignancies

To address this mission, the GICP has been organized into three interactive themes with the following goals:

 

GICP THEMES

  

Mechanisms of GI Tumorigenesis

  

Biomarkers

  

Novel Treatment Approaches

Understand basic mechanisms of GI tumorigenesis and identify abnormalities that may serve as novel biomarkers or therapeutic targets

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Develop and validate biomarkers for GI cancer detection, prognosis, and risk stratification

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Explore novel treatment approaches for GI cancers in preclinical models and clinical trials

Program Leaders:

Jennifer Black, PhD

Jennifer Black, PhD 
Professor, Eppley Institute

402-559-6097 
jennifer.black@unmc.edu
Chi Lin

Chi Lin, MD, PhD
 Professor and Vice Chair of Research

402-552-3844 
clin@unmc.edu