Alissa Weaver
Professor , Cell and Developmental Biology & Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology
Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair
AAAS Fellow 2016
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Alissa M. Weaver, M.D., Ph.D., is the Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology. She was appointed as AAAS fellow in 2016. The overall goal of her research is to understand cellular and molecular mechanisms of tumor progression. Her laboratory has a particular focus on the role of membrane trafficking and cytoskeletal rearrangements in promoting tumor invasion and metastasis, especially the role of exosomes and other extracellular vesicles in driving those and other tumor-relevant processes. In this project, her laboratory will focus on the role of secretion in driving SCLC cell-cell interactions, phenotype dynamics, and aggressiveness.