Suranganie Dharmawardhane
Associate Professor
Ph.D. 1987, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Academic Department(s)
Anatomy and Cell Biology
Research Area
Cell and Molecular Biology
Research Interest
Resveratrol in breast cancer cell survival or apoptosis
Role of soy phytoestrogens in breast cancer progression
Publications
Calabria LM, Piacente S, Kapusta I, Dharmawardhane SF, Segarra FM, Pessiki PJ, Mabry TJ. Triterpene saponins from Silphium radula.
Phytochemistry. 2007 Nov 24; [Epub ahead of print]
Azios NG, Krishnamoorthy L, Harris M, Cubano LA, Cammer M, Dharmawardhane SF. Estrogen and resveratrol regulate Rac and Cdc42 signaling to the actin cytoskeleton of metastatic breast cancer cells.
Neoplasia. 2007 Feb;9(2):147-58.
Sokolov K, Nida D, Descour M, Lacy A, Levy M, Hall B, Dharmawardhane S, Ellington A, Korgel B, Richards-Kortum R. Molecular optical imaging of therapeutic targets of cancer. Adv Cancer Res. 2007;96:299-344. Review.
Carlson AL, Hoffmeyer MR, Wall KM, Baugher PJ, Richards-Kortum R, Dharmawardhane SF. In situ analysis of breast cancer progression in murine models using a macroscopic fluorescence imaging system.
Lasers Surg Med. 2006 Dec;38(10):928-38.
Hoffmeyer MR, Wall KM, Dharmawardhane SF. In vitro analysis of the invasive phenotype of SUM 149, an inflammatory breast cancer cell line. Cancer Cell Int. 2005 Apr 27;5(1):11.
Contact Information
Universidad Central del Caribe
P.O. Box 60327
Bayamón, PR 00960-6032
Tel: (787) 798-3001 ext. 2152
Fax: (787) 740-4390
e-mail: surangi@uccaribe.edu
