Ralf Kittler, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Endowed Title: John L. Roach Scholar in Biomedical Research

Department: Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth & Development, Pharmacology, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Graduate Programs: Cancer Biology

Education

Graduate School University of Leipzig - Germany (2002), Biochemistry
Graduate School Technical University of Dresden - Germany (2006), Molecular Biology

Research Interests

  • Cancer Biology
  • Genomics
  • Nuclear Receptors
  • Transcriptional Regulation

Publications

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Genomic antagonism between retinoic acid and estrogen signaling in breast cancer

Hua S, Kittler R, White KP Cell June 2009 137(7) 1259-71

A genome-scale RNAi screen for Oct4 modulators defines a role of the Paf1 complex for embryonic stem cell identity

Ding L, Paszkowski-Rogacz M, Nitzsche A, Slabicki MM, Heninger AK, de Vries I, Kittler R, Junqueira M, Shevchenko A, Schulz H, Hubner N, Doss MX, Sachinidis A, Hescheler J, Iacone R, Anastassiadis K, Stewart AF, Pisabarro MT, Caldarelli A, Poser I, Theis M, Buchholz F Cell Stem Cell May 2009 4(5) 403-15

HAUS, the 8-subunit human Augmin complex, regulates centrosome and spindle integrity

Lawo S, Bashkurov M, Mullin M, Ferreria MG, Kittler R, Habermann B, Tagliaferro A, Poser I, Hutchins JR, Hegemann B, Pinchev D, Buchholz F, Peters JM, Hyman AA, Gingras AC, Pelletier L Current Biology May 2009 19(10) 816-26

Comparative profiling identifies C13orf3 as a component of the Ska complex required for mammalian cell division

Theis M, Slabicki M, Junqueira M, Paszkowski-Rogacz M, Sontheimer J, Kittler R, Heninger AK, Glatter T, Kruusmaa K, Poser I, Hyman AA, Pisabarro MT, Gstaiger M, Aebersold R, Shevchenko A, Buchholz F. EMBO Journal May 2009 28(10) 1453-65

Systems biology of mammalian cell division

Kittler R, Pelletier L, Buchholz F Cell Cycle July 2008 7(14) 2123-8

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Honors/Awards

  • CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
    Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (2010)
  • John L Roach Scholar in Biomedical Research
    Endowed Scholars Program in Medical Research (2010)
  • Long-term Fellowship
    Human Frontier Science Program Organization (2007)
  • Otto Hahn Medal
    Max Planck Society (2007)
  • Undergraduate Fellowship
    German National Academic Foundation (1998)