Omar Franco

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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Omar Franco is an Associate Professor and Principal Investigator at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, USA. His research primarily focuses on prostate cancer, with recent publications detailing the roles of DGAT1 and ephrin B signaling in cancer metabolism and microenvironmental interactions. Dr. Franco's work advances the understanding of tumor-stromal interactions and lipid metabolism in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Recent Grants

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Targeting Racial Disparities in Stromal DGAT to Suppress Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Open Date: 2020-09-30

Close Date: 2023-09-29

Grant: Close

Functional Consequences of Racially Associated Ephrin Alterations on the Prostate Tumor Microenvironment

Open Date: 2019-07-03

Close Date: 2024-06-30

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2020

Collaborators (3)

Luke Gaughan

Reader in Molecular Oncology

Newcastle University

UNITED KINGDOM
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Adriana Buskin

Newcastle University

UNITED KINGDOM
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Craig N. Robson

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UNITED KINGDOM
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