Celia Chao, MD 
BIRCWH Scholar
2007-2009
Mentors
Mark Hellmich, PhD, Neuroscience and Cell Biology
Courtney Townsend, MD, Surgery
Research Topics
Gastrointestinal hormones and breast cancer
Funding Obtained
- Sponsor: NIH/NCI; Grant ID: K08CA125209 ($642,535); Bombesin-activated carcinoma associated fibroblasts in colorectal cancer (2009-2014).
- Sponsor: Society of Surgical Oncology Clinical Investigator Award; Grant: $100,000; Stromal biomarkers and colorectal cancer recurrence (2009-2011).
- Sponsor: John Sealy Memorial Endowment Fund; Grant: $50,000; Studies in metastatic phenotype of the colorectal cancer cell (2013-2014).
- Sponsor: UTMB Institute for Translational Sciences; Grant: $150,000;
Development of novel therapies for advanced colorectal cancer:
Targeting cystathion-β-synthtase-mediated intratumor H2S biosynthesis (2013-2015). Project Manager.