Benjamin Spike

Benjamin Spike is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncological Sciences at the University of Utah. His research focuses on stem cells, tissue development, cellular plasticity, and the tumor microenvironment, utilizing single-cell transcriptomics and systems biology approaches.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., University of Chicago
  • M.S., University of California, San Diego

Key research themes include:

• Molecular mechanisms of stem cell stress responses
• Cripto signaling in cancer and tissue repair
• Cellular heterogeneity in breast and lung tumors
• Extracellular vesicle-mediated crosstalk in neoplastic systems

His lab employs mouse models, bioinformatics, and functional genomics to explore therapeutic strategies targeting cellular plasticity in cancer.