Nancy Du, PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Contact & profiles

Appointments

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory MedicinePrimary
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine · 2018–
Mildred L. and John F. Rasweiler Research Scholar in Cancer Research
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine · 2022–
Associate Professor
Weill Cornell Graduate School — Cell & Developmental Biology · 2010–

Past Appointments

Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine · 2010–2018

Centers

Education

Highlights

2 grants

PI
Bcl-xL in breast cancer metastasis and therapy
U.S. Department of Defense · 2024–2027
HT9425-24-1-0893
PI
Receptor for hyaluronan-mediated motility isoform B (RHAMM B) in Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis
National Cancer Institute · 2022–2027
R01CA266758-05

Completed grants (7)

PI
Carbon Monoxide-Based Approach for Metastatic Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy
Manhasset Women's Coalition Against Breast Cancer · 2023–2025
No publications yet
MWCABC 232690-01
PI
Beyond Apoptosis, Bcl-xL in Tumor Metastasis
National Cancer Institute · 2016–2022
R01CA204916-05
PI
The function and regulation of MiT/TFE activation in autophagy and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Starr Cancer Consortium · 2019–2021
I12-0043
PI
Beyond Apoptosis: Bcl-xL in Breast Cancer Metastasis
U.S. Department of Defense · 2016–2020
W81XWH-16-1-0619
PI
Autophagy in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Growth and Metastasis
National Cancer Institute · 2013–2015
R21CA173348-02
KP
Creating Human Beta Cell Lines Using hESCs Containing Doxycycline Inducible Polyoma Middle T Antigen
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2012–2014 · via Vanderbilt University
U01DK072473-09
MPI
Using Mouse Models to Probe the Relationship of Oncogenesis to Development and Oncogene Dependence
National Cancer Institute · 2010–2012 · via Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
U01CA105492-08

Metal-Free Carbon Monoxide Prodrugs May Help Prevent Cancer’s Deadly Spread
June 12, 2026
A carefully designed metal-free carbon monoxide prodrug—an inactive compound that is converted into its active form in the body—may help prevent some of the deadliest forms of cancer from spreading, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Research at Risk: Stopping Metastatic Cancer
June 24, 2025
Dr. Nancy Du highlights the goals of a recently paused Department of Defense grant—and the consequences of further inaction.

Northwell Health