Spotlight on new faculty – Jenny Black, Ph.D.

Jenny Black, Ph.D., professor and program leader for a developing gastrointestinal cancer research program in the Eppley Institute, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.









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Jenny Black, Ph.D.
Name: Jenny Black, Ph.D.

Title: Professor and program leader for a developing gastrointestinal cancer research program

Expertise:

  • Cell signaling;
  • PKC isozymes;
  • Cell cycle regulation;
  • Intestinal epithelial self-renewal;
  • Colon cancer; and
  • Cellular morphology.

Education: Ph.D., biochemistry, Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, England, 1984

Previous position: Professor, department of pharmacology and therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, N.Y.

Professional Memberships:

  • American Association for Cancer Research; and
  • American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.