Cosimo Commisso is a Canadian cell biologist and cancer researcher who has made significant advances in the field of cellular trafficking and cancer metabolism. Among his most notable contributions are the discovery and study of how

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supports tumor cell growth and survival by serving as an amino acid supply route in

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-mutated

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s. He is currently an associate professor in the Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program at the

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in La Jolla, California, USA.

External links

Faculty profile at SBPdiscovery.org

Commisso lab homepage

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Commisso, Cosimo Living people Canadian medical researchers Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian people of Italian descent