Kendall Blumer, PhD

Medical School Department Biology
Research Program Mechanisms of Cancer Biology Program
Kendall Blumer

Researcher Background

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, WashU Medicine

Training

  • 1986 - 1989: Posdoctoral Fellow, Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA

Education

  • 1986: PhD, Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

Signal transduction by G protein and MAP kinase pathways and its control of gene expression, cell proliferation and cell morphogenesis/motility. Regulation of vascular function by G protein signaling pathways.

Research Publications

Inositol (1,4,5)-trisphosphate 5-phosphatase promotes survival of uveal melanoma by regulating oncogenic G protein-driven calcium oscillations.
Authors:

Onken MD, Makepeace CM, Kaltenbronn KM, one or more additional authors omitted Blumer KJ

Journal & Year:

J Biol Chem • 2025

Protein Kinase Signaling Networks Driven by Oncogenic Gq/11 in Uveal Melanoma Identified by Phosphoproteomic and Bioinformatic Analyses.
Authors:

Onken MD, Erdmann-Gilmore P, Zhang Q, one or more additional authors omitted Blumer KJ

Journal & Year:

Mol Cell Proteomics • 2023