Research Interests
Breast Cancer
Assessing Individual Breast Cancer Risk
The vast majority of breast cancers are sporadic, yet current risk assessment tools do not identify individual risk. A major goal of the research in the Arcaro lab is to develop tools for assessing individual breast cancer risk. To this end, we study breastmilk. Human milk contains multiple cell types, including epithelial cells from the lining of the ducts and lobules. Because cancer-related DNA methylation may occur decades before disease diagnosis, we are interested in determining the extent to which DNA methylation patterns in the sloughed epithelial cells can inform future breast cancer risk. Accurately assessing individual risk would provide women the opportunity to make informed decisions regarding preventative treatments.
Lab Personnel
Name | Phone | Office | |
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Banas, Ashley Graduate Student - ABBS |
abanas [at] umass.edu | 413-545-0813 | LSL N540D |
Browne, Eva Research Associate |
ebrowne [at] vasci.umass.edu | 413-545-0813 | LSL N261 |
Davtyan, Elizabeth Lily Undergraduate Student/Research Assistant |
edavtyan [at] umass.edu | 413-545-0813 | LSL N540D |
Hoffenberg, Molly Undergraduate Student/Research Assistant |
mhoffenberg [at] umass.edu | 413-545-0813 | LSL N540D |
Mayo, Eliza Undergraduate Student/Research Assistant |
emayo [at] umass.edu | 413-545-0813 | LSL N540D |
Mosteiro, Madeleine Undergraduate Student/Research Assistant |
mmosteiro [at] umass.edu | 413-545-0813 | LSL N540D |
Nguyen, Van Undergraduate Student/Research Assistant |
vanhoangthao [at] umass.edu | 413-545-0813 | LSL N540D |
Smith, Maeve ABBS Graduate Student |
mosmith [at] umass.edu | 413-545-0813 | LSL N540D |
Taylor, Rachel Graduate Student |
rytaylor [at] umass.edu | 413-545-0813 | LSL N540D |
Veterinary and Animal Sciences