Matthew Vander Heiden

Matthew Vander Heiden

Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Director, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research

Matthew Vander Heiden is interested in the role that cell metabolism plays in mammalian physiology, with a focus on cancer.

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Education

PhD 2000, University of Chicago; MD 2002, University of Chicago

Research Summary

We study the biochemical pathways cells use and how they are regulated to meet the metabolic requirements of cells in different physiological situations. We focus on the role of metabolism in cancer, particularly how metabolic pathways support cell proliferation. We aim to translate our understanding of cancer cell metabolism into novel cancer therapies.

Awards

  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Scholar, 2016
  • SU2C Innovative Research Grant Recipient, 2016

Recent Publications

  1. Microenvironmental regulation of cancer cell metabolism: implications for experimental design and translational studies. Muir, A, Danai, LV, Vander Heiden, MG. 2018. Dis Model Mech 11, .
    doi: 10.1242/dmm.035758PMID:30104199
  2. Aspartate is an endogenous metabolic limitation for tumour growth. Sullivan, LB, Luengo, A, Danai, LV, Bush, LN, Diehl, FF, Hosios, AM, Lau, AN, Elmiligy, S, Malstrom, S, Lewis, CA et al.. 2018. Nat. Cell Biol. 20, 782-788.
    doi: 10.1038/s41556-018-0125-0PMID:29941931
  3. Altered exocrine function can drive adipose wasting in early pancreatic cancer. Danai, LV, Babic, A, Rosenthal, MH, Dennstedt, EA, Muir, A, Lien, EC, Mayers, JR, Tai, K, Lau, AN, Jones-Sali, P et al.. 2018. Nature 558, 600-604.
    doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0235-7PMID:29925948
  4. The nutrient environment affects therapy. Muir, A, Vander Heiden, MG. 2018. Science 360, 962-963.
    doi: 10.1126/science.aar5986PMID:29853672
  5. The redox requirements of proliferating mammalian cells. Hosios, AM, Vander Heiden, MG. 2018. J. Biol. Chem. 293, 7490-7498.
    doi: 10.1074/jbc.TM117.000239PMID:29339555
  6. PKM2 is not required for colon cancer initiated by APC loss. Lau, AN, Israelsen, WJ, Roper, J, Sinnamon, MJ, Georgeon, L, Dayton, TL, Hillis, AL, Yilmaz, OH, Di Vizio, D, Hung, KE et al.. 2017. Cancer Metab 5, 10.
    doi: 10.1186/s40170-017-0172-1PMID:29214019
  7. Targeting Metabolism for Cancer Therapy. Luengo, A, Gui, DY, Vander Heiden, MG. 2017. Cell Chem Biol 24, 1161-1180.
    doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2017.08.028PMID:28938091
  8. Environmental cystine drives glutamine anaplerosis and sensitizes cancer cells to glutaminase inhibition. Muir, A, Danai, LV, Gui, DY, Waingarten, CY, Lewis, CA, Vander Heiden, MG. 2017. Elife 6, .
    doi: 10.7554/eLife.27713PMID:28826492
  9. Metabolism and Congenital Malformations - NAD's Effects on Development. Vander Heiden, MG. 2017. N. Engl. J. Med. 377, 509-511.
    doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1707487PMID:28792881
  10. Nature and Nurture: What Determines Tumor Metabolic Phenotypes? Mayers, JR, Vander Heiden, MG. 2017. Cancer Res. 77, 3131-3134.
    doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-17-0165PMID:28584183
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