Carmen Behrens, M.D.
Department of Thoracic-Head & Neck Med Onc, Division of Cancer Medicine
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1983 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, CHL, MD, Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 2002-2002 | Post Graduate Training, Pulmonary Medicine, Instituto Nacional del Torax (National Institute for Thoracic Diseases, Santiago |
| 1995-1999 | Research Fellowship, Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX |
| 1994-1995 | Clinical Fellowship, Nephrology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Instructor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2003 - 2011
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Prudkin L, Liu DD, Ozburn NC, Sun M, Behrens C, Tang X, Brown KC, Bekele BN, Moran C, Wistuba II. Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in the development and progression of adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Mod Pathol 22(5):668-78. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19270647.
- Behrens C., Lin HY, Lee JJ, Raso MG, Hong WK, Wistuba I, Lotan R.,. Immunohistochemical Expression of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor and Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors 1 and 2 in the Pathogenesis of Lung Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 14(19):6014-22, 2008. PMID: 18829480.
- Prudkin L, Behrens C, Liu DD, Zhou X, Ozburn NC, Bekele BN, Minna JD, Moran C, Roth JA, Ji L, Wistuba II. Loss and reduction of FUS1 protein expression is a frequent phenomenon in the pathogenesis of lung cancer. Clin Cancer Res 14(1):41-7, 2008. PMID: 18172250.
- Deus HF, Stanislaus R, Veiga DF, Behrens C, Wistuba II, Minna JD, Garner HR, Swisher SG, Roth JA, Correa AM, Broom B, Coombes K, Chang A, Vogel LH, Almeida JS. A Semantic Web management model for integrative biomedical informatics. PLoS One 3(8):e2946, 2008. PMID: 18698353.
- Jin Q, Feng L, Behrens C, Bekele BN, Wistuba II, Hong WK, Lee HY. Implication of AMP-activated protein kinase and Akt-regulated survivin in lung cancer chemopreventive activities of deguelin. Cancer Res 67(24):11630-9, 2007. PMID: 18089792.
- Shen J*, Behrens C*, Wistuba,, II, Feng L, Lee JJ, Hong WK, Lotan R (*equal contribution).. Identification and validation of differences in protein levels in normal, premalignant, and malignant lung cells and tissues using high-throughput Western Array and immunohistochemistry. Cancer Res 66(23):11194-206, 2006. PMID: 17145864.
- Tang X, Liu D, Shishodia S, Ozburn N, Behrens C, Lee JJ, Hong WK, Aggarwal BB, Wistuba,, II. Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) is frequently expressed in lung cancer and preneoplastic lesions. Cancer 107(11):2637-46, 2006. PMID: 17078054.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified January 20, 2022