Advancing Research, Innovation, and Mentorship in Support of Patients Affected by Disease
Dr. Carmelo Nucera, MD, PhD
Message From Dr. Carmelo Nucera
Welcome to Nucera Lab and Research Team!
I'm an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School (HMS) in the field of Endocrinology and Thyroid Cancer, and I was awarded from the American Thyroid Association (ATA), from the NIH/NCI, and DOD for Thyroid Cancer Research.
My research program at the Center for Vascular and Biomedical Research (CVBR) at the BIDMC/HMS, focused on patient-derived models of human thyroid cancer with an emphasis on mechanisms of of metastasis, tumor angiogenic and immune microenvironment, metabolic regulations, and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) using and dissecting new targeted therapies anti-BRAFV600E and other oncogenes.
In particular, my research interests are in elucidating mechanisms by which the oncogene BRAFV600E leads to the invasive behavior in aggressive, metastatic, and iodine-refractory thyroid cancers and tumor cell evolution.
Our Human Thyroid Cancers Preclinical and Translational Research Program is open to accept medical students, PhD students, experienced basic researcher, as well as international MD and/or PhD students to be mentored from me on different advanced research projects on human thyroid cancers.
Minorities are encouraged to apply as well.
I am deeply committed to translating my research into patient care, fostering innovation to address unmet clinical needs, and improving public health.
Regards,
Carmelo Nucera, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Principal Investigator and Leader, Human Thyroid Cancers Preclinical and Translational Research
Board Director in the International Thyroid Oncology Group (ITOG)
Board Director Liaison Leader in the Correlative Science Committee at ITOG
Past Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee at the American Thyroid Association (ATA)
Member of the Steering Committee at the Center for Vascular Biology and Biomedical Research (CVBR), BIDMC/Harvard Medical School, Boston
Associate Member at the BROAD Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA
