Liza Makowski
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Professor Liza Makowski is a faculty member at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the United States. Her research focuses on the interplay between obesity, cancer, and metabolic processes, as highlighted in her recent articles on GLP-1 receptor agonists, murine models of cancer risk associated with obesity, and the effects of microbiome and bile acids on anti-tumor immunity. She also explores innovative therapeutic approaches to breast cancer, including the role of bariatric surgery-induced weight loss and the application of fecal microbial transplants.
Recent Grants
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Obesity and Macrophage Metabolism in Breast Oncogenesis
Open Date: 2015-01-01
Close Date: 2015-05-01
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The Role of Fuel Metabolism and Macrophage Activation in Atherosclerosis
Open Date: 2013-09-01
Close Date: 2017-08-01
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(PQA2) Reversing carcinogenic effect of obesity on basal-like breast cancer
Open Date: 2013-08-01
Close Date: 2015-08-01
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The Role of Macrophage Substrate Metabolism in Atherosclerosis
Open Date: 2013-07-01
Close Date: 2015-06-01
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The Breast Cancer Puzzle: Using Interactive Media to Help Younger African American Women Understand and Reduce Risks for Breast Cancer.
Open Date: 2013-06-01
Close Date: 2014-05-01
Articles (11)
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Collaborators (11)
Barbara Fingleton
Associate Professor
Vanderbilt University
Kathryn E. Wellen
University of Pennsylvania
Tigist Tamir
Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joseph Pierre
Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mary Playdon
Assistant Professor
University of Utah
Madeline Pye
Teaching Assistant
Southeastern Louisiana University
Laura Sipe
Assistant Professor
University of Mary Washington
Matthew Davis
Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Katherine Cook
Associate Professor
Wake Forest University
James Hebert
Professor/ Director
University of South Carolina
Jeffrey C. Rathmell
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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