Pawel K Mazur, PhD
Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
2011 | Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry and Technical University, Munich, DEU, PHD, Molecular Biology / Cancer Research |
2005 | Warsaw University, Warszawa, POL, MSc, Molecular Biology |
2003 | Warsaw University, Warszawa, POL, BSc, Molecular Biology |
Postgraduate Training
2015-2016 | Instructor, Stanford University, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford, CA |
2011-2015 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular mechanisms of the MAPK signaling regulation in pancreatic cancer, Stanford University, Departments of Genetics and Pediatrics, Stanford, CA |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Mello SS, Sinow C, Raj N, Mazur PK, Bieging-Rolett K, Broz DK, Imam JFC, Vogel H, Wood LD, Sage J, Hirose T, Nakagawa S, Rinn J, Attardi LD. Neat1 is a p53-inducible lincRNA essential for transformation suppression. Genes Dev 31(11):1095-1108, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28698299.
- Vallejo A, Perurena N, Guruceaga E, Mazur PK, Martinez-Canarias S, Zandueta C, Valencia K, Arricibita A, Gwinn D, Sayles LC, Chuang CH, Guembe L, Bailey P, Chang DK, Biankin A, Ponz-Sarvise M, Andersen JB, Khatri P, Bozec A, Sweet-Cordero EA, Sage J, Lecanda F, Vicent S. An integrative approach unveils FOSL1 as an oncogene vulnerability in KRAS-driven lung and pancreatic cancer. Nat Commun 8:14294, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28220783.
- Jahchan NS, Lim JS, Bola B, Morris K, Seitz G, Tran KQ, Xu L, Trapani F, Morrow CJ, Cristea S, Coles GL, Yang D, Vaka D, Kareta MS, George J, Mazur PK, Nguyen T, Anderson WC, Dylla SJ, Blackhall F, Peifer M, Dive C, Sage J. Identification and Targeting of Long-Term Tumor-Propagating Cells in Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cell Rep 16(3):644-56, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27373157.
- Reynoird N, Mazur PK, Stellfeld T, Flores NM, Lofgren SM, Carlson SM, Brambilla E, Hainaut P, Kaznowska EB, Arrowsmith CH, Khatri P, Stresemann C, Gozani O, Sage J. *equally contributed. Coordination of stress signals by the lysine methyltransferase SMYD2 promotes pancreatic cancer. Genes Dev 30(7):772-85, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26988419.
- Krampitz GW, George BM, Willingham SB, Volkmer JP, Weiskopf K, Jahchan N, Newman AM, Sahoo D, Zemek AJ, Yanovsky RL, Nguyen JK, Schnorr PJ, Mazur PK, Sage J, Longacre TA, Visser BC, Poultsides GA, Norton JA, Weissman IL. Identification of tumorigenic cells and therapeutic targets in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 113(16):4464-9, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27035983.
- Mazur PK, Herner A, Mello SS, Wirth M, Hausmann S, Sánchez-Rivera FJ, Lofgren SM, Kuschma T, Hahn SA, Vangala D, Trajkovic-Arsic M, Gupta A, Heid I, Noël PB, Braren R, Erkan M, Kleeff J, Sipos B, Sayles LC, Heikenwalder M, Heßmann E, Ellenrieder V, Esposito I, Jacks T, Bradner JE, Khatri P, Sweet-Cordero EA, Attardi LD, Schmid RM, Schneider G, Sage J*, Siveke JT*. *corresponding authors. Combined inhibition of BET family proteins and histone deacetylases as a potential epigenetics-based therapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Nat Med 21(10):1163-71, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26390243.
- Baumgart A, Mazur PK, Anton M, Rudelius M, Schwamborn K, Feuchtinger A, Behnke K, Walch A, Braren R, Peschel C, Duyster J, Siveke JT, Dechow T. *equally contributed. Opposing role of Notch1 and Notch2 in a Kras(G12D)-driven murine non-small cell lung cancer model. Oncogene 34(5):578-88, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24509876.
- Mazur PK, Reynoird N, Khatri P, Jansen PW, Wilkinson AW, Liu S, Barbash O, Van Aller GS, Huddleston M, Dhanak D, Tummino PJ, Kruger RG, Garcia BA, Butte AJ, Vermeulen M, Sage J, Gozani O. SMYD3 links lysine methylation of MAP3K2 to Ras-driven cancer. Nature 510(7504):283-7, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24847881.
- Chen R, Khatri P, Mazur PK, Polin M, Zheng Y, Vaka D, Hoang CD, Shrager J, Xu Y, Vicent S, Butte AJ, Sweet-Cordero EA. A meta-analysis of lung cancer gene expression identifies PTK7 as a survival gene in lung adenocarcinoma. Cancer Res 74(10):2892-902, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24654231.
- Jagielski T, van Ingen J, Rastogi N, Dziadek J, Mazur PK, Bielecki J. Current methods in the molecular typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria. Biomed Res Int 2014:645802, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24527454.
- Jahchan NS, Dudley JT, Mazur PK, Flores N, Yang D, Palmerton A, Zmoos AF, Vaka D, Tran KQ, Zhou M, Krasinska K, Riess JW, Neal JW, Khatri P, Park KS, Butte AJ, Sage J. A drug repositioning approach identifies tricyclic antidepressants as inhibitors of small cell lung cancer and other neuroendocrine tumors. Cancer Discov 3(12):1364-77, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24078773.
- Jameson KL, Mazur PK, Zehnder AM, Zhang J, Zarnegar B, Sage J, Khavari PA *equally contributed. IQGAP1 scaffold-kinase interaction blockade selectively targets RAS-MAP kinase-driven tumors. Nat Med 19(5):626-30, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23603816.
- Mazur PK, Siveke JT. Genetically engineered mouse models of pancreatic cancer: unravelling tumour biology and progressing translational oncology. Gut 61(10):1488-500, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21873467.
- Ardito CM, Grüner BM, Takeuchi KK, Lubeseder-Martellato C, Teichmann N, Mazur PK, Delgiorno KE, Carpenter ES, Halbrook CJ, Hall JC, Pal D, Briel T, Herner A, Trajkovic-Arsic M, Sipos B, Liou GY, Storz P, Murray NR, Threadgill DW, Sibilia M, Washington MK, Wilson CL, Schmid RM, Raines EW, Crawford HC, Siveke JT. EGF receptor is required for KRAS-induced pancreatic tumorigenesis. Cancer Cell 22(3):304-17, 2012. PMID: 22975374.
- Aichler M, Seiler C, Tost M, Siveke J, Mazur PK, Da Silva-Buttkus P, Bartsch DK, Langer P, Chiblak S, Dürr A, Höfler H, Klöppel G, Müller-Decker K, Brielmeier M, Esposito I. Origin of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma from atypical flat lesions: a comparative study in transgenic mice and human tissues. J Pathol 226(5):723-34, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 21984419.
- Mazur PK, Riener MO, Jochum W, Kristiansen G, Weber A, Schmid RM, Siveke JT. Expression and clinicopathological significance of notch signaling and cell-fate genes in biliary tract cancer. Am J Gastroenterol 107(1):126-35, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21931375.
- Grüner BM, Hahne H, Mazur PK, Trajkovic-Arsic M, Maier S, Esposito I, Kalideris E, Michalski CW, Kleeff J, Rauser S, Schmid RM, Küster B, Walch A, Siveke JT. MALDI imaging mass spectrometry for in situ proteomic analysis of preneoplastic lesions in pancreatic cancer. PLoS One 7(6):e39424, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22761793.
- Viatour P, Ehmer U, Saddic LA, Dorrell C, Andersen JB, Lin C, Zmoos AF, Mazur PK, Schaffer BE, Ostermeier A, Vogel H, Sylvester KG, Thorgeirsson SS, Grompe M, Sage J. Notch signaling inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma following inactivation of the RB pathway. J Exp Med 208(10):1963-76, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21875955.
- Heid I, Lubeseder-Martellato C, Sipos B, Mazur PK, Lesina M, Schmid RM, Siveke JT. Early requirement of Rac1 in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer. Gastroenterology 141(2):719-30, 730.e1-7, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21684285.
- Mazur PK, Grüner BM, Nakhai H, Sipos B, Zimber-Strobl U, Strobl LJ, Radtke F, Schmid RM, Siveke JT. Identification of epidermal Pdx1 expression discloses different roles of Notch1 and Notch2 in murine Kras(G12D)-induced skin carcinogenesis in vivo. PLoS One 5(10):e13578, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21042537.
- Mazur PK, Einwächter H, Lee M, Sipos B, Nakhai H, Rad R, Zimber-Strobl U, Strobl LJ, Radtke F, Klöppel G, Schmid RM, Siveke JT. Notch2 is required for progression of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia and development of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107(30):13438-43, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20624967.
- Nakhai H, Siveke JT, Klein B, Mendoza-Torres L, Mazur PK, Algül H, Radtke F, Strobl L, Zimber-Strobl U, Schmid RM. Conditional ablation of Notch signaling in pancreatic development. Development 135(16):2757-65, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18635610.
- Geisler F, Nagl F, Mazur PK, Lee M, Zimber-Strobl U, Strobl LJ, Radtke F, Schmid RM, Siveke JT. Liver-specific inactivation of Notch2, but not Notch1, compromises intrahepatic bile duct development in mice. Hepatology 48(2):607-16, 2008. PMID: 18666240.
- Siveke JT, Lubeseder-Martellato C, Lee M, Mazur PK, Nakhai H, Radtke F, Schmid RM. Notch signaling is required for exocrine regeneration after acute pancreatitis. Gastroenterology 134(2):544-55, 2008. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 18242220.
Editorials
- Mazur PK, Sage J. Pancreatic cancer takes its Toll. J Exp Med 212(12):1988, 2015. PMID: 26573583.
Book Chapters
- Mazur PK, Herner A, Neff F, Siveke JT. Current methods in mouse models of pancreatic cancer. In: Methods Mol Biol, 185-215, 2015.
Grant & Contract Support
Title: | The SMYD3-ERK5 Signaling Module in Pancreatic Cancer |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Principal Investigator |
Title: | Recruitment of First-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty Members |
Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
Role: | Principal Investigator |
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified December 22, 2023