Derek W. Laux

Biography

Derek W. Laux: B.A. Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh

After his graduate work, Derek was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Edinburgh where he became interested in the intricacies of the tumor microenvironment. His research has focused on the role of innate immune cells in early cancer development. Professor Laux has also served as a visiting assistant professor at Bates College and Washington College. At Eastern, Professor Laux teaches courses in Cell Biology.

Research Interests

• Role of Innate Immune Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment
• Oncogene-Induced Senescence

Teaching Interests

• Cell Biology
• Cell Structure and Function
• Immunology

Publications

Laux, D.W., Kelly, L., Ribeiro-Bravo, Feng, Y. (2017). Live Imaging the Earliest Host Innate Immune Response to Pre-Neoplastic Cells Using a Zebrafish Inducible KalTA4-ERT2/UAS System. Methods in Biology. (138): 137-150

Ramezani, T., Laux, D.W., Ribeiro-Bravo, I., Feng, Y. (2015). Live Imaging of Innate Immune and Transformed Cell Interactions by Use of an Inducible Gal4/UAS Expression System in Larval Zebrafish Skin. J. Vis. Exp. Feb. 3;(96)