{"id":1049,"date":"2015-08-19T15:29:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T15:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/extra\/?p=1049"},"modified":"2015-09-29T16:34:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T16:34:58","slug":"pharmacy-microbiologist-identifies-biomarker-genes-that-predict-prostate-breast-cancers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/research\/pharmacy-microbiologist-identifies-biomarker-genes-that-predict-prostate-breast-cancers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacy microbiologist identifies biomarker genes that predict prostate, breast cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2015\/08\/Trobridge-Grant_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1054\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2015\/08\/Trobridge-Grant_1-396x264.jpg\" alt=\"Grant Trobridge WSU Spokane\" width=\"528\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2015\/08\/Trobridge-Grant_1-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2015\/08\/Trobridge-Grant_1-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2015\/08\/Trobridge-Grant_1-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2015\/08\/Trobridge-Grant_1-1188x792.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Grant Trobridge, WSU Spokane<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Grant Trobridge, a microbiologist\u00a0in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pharmacy.wsu.edu\/?utm_source=about&amp;utm_medium=undefined&amp;utm_campaign=undefined&amp;utm_term=undefined&amp;utm_content=undefined\" target=\"_blank\">WSU College of Pharmacy<\/a> on the WSU Spokane campus, has identified biomarker genes that can predict prostate cancer survival and breast cancer recurrence.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='640' height='390' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OlC8sOmM8_A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Trobridge has formed a partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/datarpgx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Datar Genetics<\/a> in India to offer gene tests. Datar will conduct validation studies to look at the efficacy of the gene tests and work with patients and clinics to develop individual treatment plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cGenes express differently in each individual, and so each person has a different genetic profile or signature,\u201d Trobridge said in <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/2015\/08\/18\/genetic-tests-to-be-offered-for-prostate-breast-cancers\/#.VdOh-SxVhBe\" target=\"_blank\">a WSU news release<\/a>. \u201cThe clinical data will be analyzed for patterns to see what treatment best fits each of the profiles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This news hits on two subjects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research as a problem solver<\/li>\n<li>Commercialization of research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Research as a problem solver<br \/>\n<\/strong>Prostate cancer and breast cancer affect many. Thanks to Trobridge and his team,\u00a0we may someday be able to get a test to find out our chances of prostate cancer survival or breast cancer recurrence, and even better, receive the kind of treatment best suited for our individual biological makeup. These are serious problems in our world and this is a serious breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commercialization of research<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen research is commercialized, its economic impact reaches further. The <a href=\"http:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/extra\/2015\/05\/07\/research-impact-is-growing\/\" target=\"_blank\">economic impact of research<\/a> can transform a community. <a href=\"http:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/extra\/2015\/05\/22\/partnerships-key-in-commercialized-research\/\" target=\"_blank\">It takes partnerships<\/a> for research to be commercialized, and that&#8217;s what has happened here. Trobridge worked with the <a href=\"http:\/\/commercialization.wsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">WSU Office of Commercialization<\/a> to find a partnership and hammer out a deal. Datar was one of a number of companies from Europe, Asia, Canada and the U.S. that were seen as potential partners.<\/p>\n<p>Good things continue to come out of WSU Spokane. <a href=\"http:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/extra\/2015\/03\/19\/wsu-college-of-pharmacy-discovers-possible-fight-against-prostate-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\">This isn&#8217;t the first time<\/a> a WSU Spokane researcher has made a prostate cancer research breakthrough, and let&#8217;s hope it&#8217;s not the last.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\">More on WSU Spokane research<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grant Trobridge, WSU Spokane Grant Trobridge, a microbiologist\u00a0in the WSU College of Pharmacy on the WSU Spokane campus, has identified biomarker genes that can predict prostate cancer survival and breast [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":[],"featured_media":1054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[437],"tags":[982,981,551,983,447],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1049"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/528"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1049"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1197,"href":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1049\/revisions\/1197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1049"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author?post=1049"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=1049"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=1049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}