Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Appointments and Affiliations
- Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
- Associate Professor of Cell Biology
- Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Contact Information
- Email Address: kris.wood@duke.edu
Representative Publications
- Killarney, Shane T., Gabriel Mesa, Rachel Washart, Benjamin Mayro, Kerry Dillon, Suzanne E. Wardell, Madeline Newlin, et al. “PKN2 Is a Dependency of the Mesenchymal-like Cancer Cell State.” Cancer Discov 15, no. 3 (March 3, 2025): 595–615. https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.CD-24-0928.
- Stewart, Amy E., Derek K. Zachman, Pol Castellano-Escuder, Lois M. Kelly, Ben Zolyomi, Michael D. I. Aiduk, Christopher D. Delaney, et al. “Pathway Coessentiality Mapping Reveals Complex II is Required for de novo Purine Biosynthesis in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.” BioRxiv, March 2, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.26.640463.
- Wu, Xingyu, Sendi Rafael Adame-Garcia, Keiichi Koshizuka, Pham Thuy Tien Vo, Thomas S. Hoang, Kuniaki Sato, Hiroki Izumi, et al. “Data from Oncogenic HRAS Induces Metformin Resistance in Head and Neck Cancer by Promoting Glycolytic Metabolism,” December 3, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1158/1940-6207.c.7567747.
- Wu, Xingyu, Sendi Rafael Adame-Garcia, Keiichi Koshizuka, Pham Thuy Tien Vo, Thomas S. Hoang, Kuniaki Sato, Hiroki Izumi, et al. “Oncogenic HRAS Induces Metformin Resistance in Head and Neck Cancer by Promoting Glycolytic Metabolism.” Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 17, no. 12 (December 3, 2024): 571–83. https://doi.org/10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-24-0124.
- Wu, Xingyu, Sendi Rafael Adame-Garcia, Keiichi Koshizuka, Pham Thuy Tien Vo, Thomas S. Hoang, Kuniaki Sato, Hiroki Izumi, et al. “Supplementary Figure 2 from Oncogenic HRAS Induces Metformin Resistance in Head and Neck Cancer by Promoting Glycolytic Metabolism,” December 3, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1158/1940-6207.27951082.