Contact Information

Office 
(631) 216-2927

Email 
david.montrose@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Stony Brook Medicine
Department of Pathology
101 Nicolls Road
Stony Brook, NY 11794

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Montrose Research Lab

David C. Montrose, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology,
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Research Program

Lipid Signaling and Metabolism in Cancer

Department

Department of Pathology

Research Interest

Dr. Montrose's lab is focused on understanding and modulating host intrinsic and extrinsic factors in the GI tract to prevent and treat colorectal cancer (CRC) and  inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Projects include: 1) Disrupting tumor cell metabolism through targeting synthesis and exogenous availability of nutrients for CRC prevention and treatment; 2) Dietary and pharmacological approaches to alter the influence of gut luminal factors on intestinal tumor development; 3) Modulating immune cell metabolism to ameliorate IBD; 4) Understanding the pathogenesis of the gut injury response to enhance wound healing.

Education

B.A., Biology, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY, 2001
Ph.D., Biomedical Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 2010
Postdoctoral Associate, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY, 2010-2014
Research Associate, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY, 2014-2016

Publications

A complete list of publications can be found HERE.