Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
The Luis Parada Lab
Research

Professor
The Parada lab uses genetically engineered mouse models to recapitulate and study human disease. These mouse strains are used to understand the natural history of tumors of the nervous system, including glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST), neurofibromas, and other diseases associated with neurofibromatosis (NF1). We seek to develop mouse cancer models based on concrete hypotheses and to rapidly transfer findings for validation in human cancer samples.
Research Projects

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Publications
A quiescent human glioblastoma stem cell gene expression signature. 2020. Xuanhua P. Xie, Dan R. Laks, Daochun Sun, Zilai Wang, Tejus Bale, Viviane Tabar, Cameron Brennan, Xiuping Zhou, Luis F. Parada; Submitted.
Stem-like cells drive NF1-associated MPNST functional heterogeneity and tumor progression. 2020. Daochun Sun1, X. Peter Xie, Xiyuan Zhang, Zilai Wang, Sameer Farouk Sait, Swathi V. Iyer, Yu-Jung Chen, Rebecca Brown, Dan R. Laks, Mollie E. Chipman, Jack F. Shern, and Luis F. Parada. Submitted.
High resolution subventricular zone stem cell niche transcriptome reveals features of lineage, anatomy, and aging. Xie XP, Laks DR, Sun D, Poran A, Laughney AM, Wang Z, Sam J, Belenguer G, Fariñas I, Elemento O, Zhou X, Parada LF., 2020. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In Press.
People

Luis F. Parada, PhD
Director, Brain Tumor Center; Albert C. Foster Chair; American Cancer Society Research Professor
Professor
- Developmental biologist Luis F. Parada uses genetically engineered mouse models to study neurofibromatosis, brain tumors, cancer stem cells, and tumor progression.
- PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Paradal@mskcc.org
- Email Address
- 646-888-2055 (Assistant to Dr. Parada)
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- MD, National Yang Ming University
- MS, National Yang Ming University

- BS, Tufts University





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Lab Affilations
Achievements
- Member, National Academy of Science (2011)
- Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (2009)
- Member, National Academy of Medicine- Former Institute of Medicine (2007)
- The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Sciences of Texas (TAMEST) (2007)
- Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2007)
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- Member, Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives (2003)
- Professor, American Cancer Society Research (2002)
Open Positions
Career Opportunities
The Luis F. Parada laboratory currently has a position open for a postdoctoral research fellow.
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