Yvonne Mowery, MD, PhD

Summary

I am a physician scientist specializing in radiation therapy for the treatment of head and neck cancer and cutaneous malignancies. My laboratory utilizes genetically engineered mouse models, orthotopic syngeneic transplant mouse models, and patient samples to study the development and progression of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), as well as to evaluate biomarkers and new therapeutic combinations for head and neck cancer. We are particularly interested in molecular characteristics of radiation resistance and immune dysregulation within the tumor microenvironment of HNSCC.