Marja Nevalainen, MD, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized leader in the field of cytokine and steroid hormone signaling in prostate cancer. The focus of her laboratory is on translational research on prostate cancer and pancreatic cancer to develop and improve diagnostics and develop new therapies. Dr. Nevalainen holds the title of Eminent Scholar at MCW. She is also the Director of Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence at MCW Cancer Center, which is a multi-disciplinary hub for prostate cancer research within the institution with an international collaborative network. Dr. Nevalainen serves as Assistant Dean for Research at MCW, and Associate Director of Education for the MCW Cancer Center. Her primary appointment is in the Department of Pathology, and a secondary appointment in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
Pharmacological profiling of amino acid signaling in neuronal and non-neuronal cells using molecular biological techniques, development of dietary supplements beneficial for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of different diseases