L.DeEtte Walker

 

Research Scientist

Research Interests:

  • Ovarian cancer
  • Evolutionary biology

315 Ferst Drive NW
Atlanta, GA-30332, U.S.A.
Office: IBB 3217
Email: dwalker(at)gatech(dot)edu
Phone: 404.385.6629
Fax: 404.894.2219
Professional Experience
Research Scientist School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA ( 2004 – Present )
Research Coordinator Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA ( 2000 – 2004 )
Post Doctoral Fellow Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA ( 1998 – 2000 )

Education

PhD, Genetics Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA ( 1998 )

Selected Publications

Zang, X., C. Jones, T. Long, M. Monge, M. Zhou, Manshui, L.D.Walker, R. Mezencev, A. Gray, J. F. McDonald, and F. Fernandez. 2014.  Feasibility of detecting prostate cancer by ultra performance liquid chromatography−mass spectrometry serum metabolomics. J Proteome Res 13:3444-3454. PubMed

Hill, C.G., L.V. Matyunina, L.D. Walker, B.B. Benigno, and J.F. McDonald. 2014. Transcriptional override: a network model of indirect responses to modulations in microRNA expression. BMC Systems Biology 8:36-44. PubMed

Lili, L.N., L.V. Matyunina, L.D. Walker, G.W. Daneker, and J.F. McDonald. 2014. Evidence for the importance of personalized molecular profiling in pancreatic cancer. Pancreas 43 (2):198-211. PubMed

Lili, L.N., L.V. Matyunina, L.D. Walker, S.L. Wells, B.B. Benigno, and J.F. McDonald. 2013. Molecular profiling supports the role of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in ovarian cancer metastasis. J Ovarian Res. 6:49. PubMed

Shahab, S., L.V. Matyunina, C.G. Hill, L. Wang, R. Mezencev, L.D. Walker, and J.F. McDonald. 2012The effects of microRNA transfections on global patterns of gene expression in ovarian cancer cells are functionally coordinated. BMC Med Genomics 5:33. PubMed