Alison Arter - Doctoral Candidate
Alison L. Arter, BS
PhD Student (Integrative Physiology & Pharmacology Dept.)
Education: BS – Pharmacology & Toxicology, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (2009)
Laboratory Department: Physiology & Pharmacology, Hypertension and Vascular Research Center
Advisors: Dr. Ann Tallant & Dr. Patricia E. Gallagher
Current Research: My research focuses on determining the molecular mechanisms for the inhibition of triple negative breast cancer growth by the heptapeptide hormone Angiotensin-(1-7), [Ang-(1-7)]. In particular, my studies evaluate the signaling pathways targeted by Ang-(1-7) to produce anti-proliferative, anti-fibrotic, anti-angiogenic and anti-metastatic effects in triple negative breast cancer models, providing support for Ang-(1-7) to serve as a novel targeted therapeutic for these patients.
Publications:
Patricia E. Gallagher, Alison L. Arter, Bhavani Krishnan, Maria A. Garcia-Espinosa, and E. Ann Tallant; “Angiotensin II/Angiotensin-(1-7)” (2012); Section VII, Chapter 67, Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides: Cancer/Anticancer Peptides.
Conference Proceedings & Abstracts:
Arter A, Nautiyal M, Shaltout HA, Chappell MC, Diz DI; “Mas and AT1 Receptor Expression in Adult Sheep Dorsomedial Medulla,” (2009), Wake Forest University Department of Surgical Sciences Research Day, Poster Presentation.
Arter A, Nautiyal M, Shaltout HA, Chappell MC, Diz DI; “Mas and AT1 Receptor Expression in Adult Sheep Dorsomedial Medulla,” (2010), Experimental Biology Meeting, Anaheim, CA, Poster Presentation.
Arter AL, Tallant EA, Gallagher PE; “Molecular Mechanisms for the Angiotensin-(1-7)-Mediated Reduction in Triple Negative Breast Cancer,” (2010), Wake Forest University Department of Surgical Sciences Research Day, Poster Presentation.
Arter AL, Tallant EA, Gallagher PE; “Molecular Mechanisms for the Angiotensin-(1-7)-Mediated Reduction in Triple Negative Breast Cancer,” (2011), Wake Forest University 11th Annual Graduate Student Research Day, Poster Presentation.
Alison L. Arter, Katherine L. Cook, David R. Soto-Pantoja, Patricia E. Gallagher, E. Ann Tallant; “Molecular Mechanisms for the Angiotensin-(1-7)-Mediated Reduction in Triple Negative Breast Cancer”, (2011) AACR 102nd Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, Poster Presentation.
Allyson Marshall, Hossam A. Shaltout, Manisha Nautiyal, Alison Arter, Mark C. Chappell and Debra I. Diz; “Localization and Regulation of Angiotensin Receptor Subtypes in Sheep Solitary Tract Nucleus: Effects of In Utero Exposure to Glucocorticoid”, (2011) HBPR Meeting.
Alison L. Arter, Katherine L. Cook, David R. Soto-Pantoja, Patricia E. Gallagher, E. Ann Tallant; “Molecular Mechanisms for the Angiotensin-(1-7)-Mediated Reduction in Triple Negative Breast Cancer” (2011), Wake Forest University Department of Surgical Sciences Research Day, Poster Presentation.
Alison L. Arter, Linda Metheny-Barlow, Patricia E. Gallagher, and E. Ann Tallant; “Angiotensin-(1-7) Inhibits Proliferative and Fibrotic Signaling Mechanisms in Triple Negative Breast Cancer” (2012), Wake Forest University 12th Annual Graduate Student Research Day, Poster Presentation.
Alison L. Arter, Linda Metheny-Barlow, Patricia E. Gallagher, and E. Ann Tallant; “Angiotensin-(1-7) Inhibits Proliferative and Fibrotic Signaling Mechanisms in Triple Negative Breast Cancer” (2012), AACR 103rd Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Poster Presentation.
Alison L. Arter, Ann Tallant, and Patricia E. Gallagher; “Angiotensin-(1-7) as a First-in-Class, Targeted Inhibitor of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Growth” (2012), Charlotte Research Institute Life Sciences Conference, Charlotte, NC, Poster Presentation.
Alison L. Arter, Ann Tallant, and Patricia E. Gallagher; “Angiotensin-(1-7)-Mediated Inhibition of Triple Negative Breast Cancer” (2012), Wake Forest University Department of Surgical Sciences Research Day, Poster Presentation.
Honors & Awards:
10/2012
1st Place - Graduate Student Poster Competition
Charlotte Research Institute Life Sciences Conference
Charlotte, NC
4/2012
Wake Forest University Alumni Student Travel Award
4/2011
Wake Forest University Alumni Student Travel Award
4/2011
AACR Scholar-in-Training Award Finalist
4/2010
Wake Forest University Alumni Student Travel Award
2005-2009
University at Buffalo Scholarship for Academic Excellence