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Lillian Eichner grew up in Seattle, engrossed in mystery novels\u2014books starring Nancy Drew and, of course, tales by Agatha Christie. Eichner\u2019s innate inquisitiveness drew her to the stories\u2019 unanswered questions and led her to piece together clues to reveal the perpetrator or solve the crime.<\/h2>\n

Although Eichner isn\u2019t a private investigator, she is on the path to becoming the other type of PI\u2013a principal investigator. She pieces together molecular and genetic clues to reveal how cancer commits its crime. In the research laboratory, she looks for evidence, pursues leads and exhausts dead ends in an attempt to solve \u201cwhodunit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lillian Eichner
Senior Research Associate, Shaw Lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cCancer is one of biology\u2019s biggest mysteries; it is still so undefined, and the clues are not all known,\u201d Eichner says. \u201cIn a mystery novel, if you can\u2019t see the crime scene, and you don\u2019t know what the weapon was, how can you possibly ask the right questions to find the culprit? The intriguing part about studying lung cancer is following the questions and clues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eichner began studying cancer while pursuing her PhD at McGill University in Montreal. She was drawn to the Salk Institute for her postdoctoral studies because Reuben Shaw<\/a>, director of the Salk Cancer Center<\/a> and a professor in Salk\u2019s Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, has taken a new approach to cancer by studying the metabolic pathways of deadly tumors. Eichner\u2019s work at Salk focuses on an antitumor protein called LKB1, which is missing in 25 to 30 percent of patients who have lung cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we understood the mechanisms of how LKB1 functions, we could find new targets for therapies,\u201d Eichner says. \u201cUnlike many scientific inquiries, this question is a discrete, defined puzzle that we can genetically address. The ability to test hypotheses in living systems points to a clear route for eventual translation into the clinic to help patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eichner was the first author of a paper in Metabolismo celular<\/em><\/a>, published online this past November, that described the role of another important enzyme involved in lung cancer: AMPK. The Shaw lab has shown that this elusive protein supports tumor growth. In lung cancers, AMPK can supply tumors with the nutrients needed to grow; by blocking AMPK, researchers may be able to stop the growth of advanced tumors.<\/p>\n

After completing her postdoctoral studies at Salk, Eichner plans to start her own lab.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dream is to inform targeted therapies for cancer,\u201d Eichner says. \u201cIf we can understand exactly what goes wrong to cause tumor growth in a lung, then we can design effective therapeutic strategies targeting the molecular pathways that we identify.\u201d<\/p>\n

Outside of the lab, Eichner focuses on being a role model for her two daughters, a six-year-old and a ten-month-old. She\u2019s even brought her older daughter to the Shaw lab to gaze through a microscope at lung-tumor cells.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope my daughters grow up to do something they love. Science is not an easy career, but I want them to see that as a woman in science, you can not only be successful but also pursue what you love,\u201d Eichner says. \u201cI want science to be a choice they feel they can confidently consider.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Eichner continues to piece together clues at her bench in the Shaw lab.<\/p>\n

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Haz un impacto.<\/h2>\n

DONA HOY MISMO<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Although Eichner isn\u2019t a private investigator, she is on the path to becoming the other type of PI\u2013a principal investigator. She pieces together molecular and genetic clues to reveal how cancer commits its crime. 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