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Research Interests

• Biochemistry and cell biology of sphingolipid metabolizing enzymes and their role in cancer and sensitivity to anticancer drugs.
• Proteomic studies of cancer.
• Using the model organism Dictyostelium discoideum to discover genes that function to determine sensitivity to drugs.
• Developmentally regulated protein secretion.

Contact Information

Stephen Alexander, Ph.D.
304 Tucker Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573.882.6670
Fax: 573.882.0123
AlexanderSt@missouri.edu