Igor Bado

Igor Bado, PhD

About Me

Igor Bado, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncological Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Igor Bado obtained his PhD at the University of Houston and completed his postdoctoral studies at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Bado works on various mechanisms of breast cancer metastasis and therapeutic resistance. In his recent studies, he helped identify the FGFR/EZH2 axis as a central driver of epigenetic reprogramming in the early stage of bone metastasis. Dr. Bado received multiple awards and honors and his laboratory is NCI funded. His research focuses on understanding the interconnection between breast cancer metastases and their microenvironment using a multidisciplinary approach.

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Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Oncological Sciences
Research Topics

Breast Cancer, Cancer, Epigenetics, Metastasis

Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas

Cancer Biology [CAB]