Alexandra Ciminera, Ph.D.
Graduated 2021
Current Position: Scientist
Prior Academic Affiliations: UCLA (B.S. Biochemistry)
PH.D. Mentor: John Termini
Thesis Title: Inhibition of DNA repair by hyperglycemia – a mechanistic link between metabolic disease and genomic instability
Fellowships, Honors, Awards etc: H. N. & Frances Berger Foundation Fellow; Norman and Melinda Payson Graduate Student Fellow; Rachmiel Scientific Communication Award
Publication list:
Ahrens, B., Li, L., Ciminera, A., Chea, J., Poku, E., Bading,J., Weist, M., Miller, M., Colcher, D., & Shively, J. (2017). Diagnostic PET imaging of mammary microcalcifications using 64Cu-DOTA-Alendronate in a rat model of breast cancer. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. PMID: 28450564
Ciminera, A. Jandial, R. Termini, J. Metabolic Advantages and Vulnerabilities in Brain Metastases. (2017) Clinical and Experimental Metastases.
Jandial, R., Neman, J., Lim, P., Tamae, D., Kowolik, C., Wuenschell, G., Shuck, S., Ciminera, A.,De Jesus, L., Ouyang, C., Chen, M., Termini, J. Inhibition of GLO1 in Glioblastoma Multiforme Increases DNA-AGEs, Stimulates RAGE Expression, and Inhibits Brain Tumor Growth in Orthotopic Mouse Models (2018) IJMS.
Vega-Crespo, A., Truong, B., Schoenberg, B., Ciminera, A., Larson, B., Anderson, D., Byrne, J. (2018) Adult Stem Cell Subsets from Adult Human Dermis. J Stem Cell Res Ther 8: 411. doi: 10.4172/2157-7633.1000411