Frank C. Marini completed his PhD at the University of Texas Health Science Center- M.D.Anderson Cancer Center focused on elucidating the role of tissue resident progenitor cells on tumor formation and progression. During the past 15yrs his group were the first to report the tropism of adult mesenchyme for tumor microenvironments, and their function in tumors as fibrovascular, structural, and vascular elements. He has published over 70 papers and sits on numerous review boards and study sections focused on stem cells, adult stem cells, and pathobiology of tumors. He is currently a professor at Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine.         Frank C. Marini completed his PhD at the University of Texas Health Science Center- M.D.Anderson Cancer Center focused on elucidating the role of tissue resident progenitor cells on tumor formation and progression. During the past 15yrs his group were the first to report the tropism of adult mesenchyme for tumor microenvironments, and their function in tumors as fibrovascular, structural, and vascular elements. He has published over 70 papers and sits on numerous review boards and study sections focused on stem cells, adult stem cells, and pathobiology of tumors. He is currently a professor at Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine.      

Genetics and Molecular Biology