Scientific Interest(s):
Dr. Brigitte Gomperts' research focuses on adult stem cells' involvement in repair and regeneration of the lungs. She has identified adult stem cells in the bone marrow and blood stream that are recruited to the lungs after injury and that contribute to normal repair of the lungs. One of the major goals of her research is to mobilize these circulating adult stem cells in order to help lung repair after injury.
Selected Cancer-Related Publications:
Gomperts BN, Strieter RM. Stem cells and chronic lung disease. Annu Rev Med. 2007; 58: 285-98.
Gomperts BN, Strieter RM. Chemokine-directed metastasis. Contrib Microbiol. 2006; 13: 170-90.
Strieter RM, Burdick MD, Mestas J, Gomperts B, Keane MP, Belperio JA. Cancer CXC chemokine networks and tumour angiogenesis. Eur J Cancer. 2006; 42(6): 768-78.
Gomperts BN, Belperio JA, Rao PN, Randell SH, Fishbein MC, Burdick MD, Strieter RM. Circulating progenitor epithelial cells traffic via CXCR4/CXCL12 in response to airway injury. J Immunol. 2006; 176(3): 1916-27.
Gomperts BN, Strieter RM. Chemokines and lung cancer. Clin Pulm Med. 2006;13:356-364.