Izabela Podgorski

Izabela Podgorski is Professor of Pharmacology and Co-leader of the Prostate Cancer Research Team at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Her office is located at 540 East Canfield, 6312 Scott Hall, Detroit, MI 48201, and she can be reached at 313-577-0514 (office) or 313-577-0941 (lab).

Her laboratory investigates bone marrow microenvironments supporting metastatic cancers, focusing on lipid-mediated tumor-adipocyte interactions that promote chemoresistance in prostate, breast, and kidney cancers. Research employs 3D cultures, PDX models, and multi-omics approaches.

Publications demonstrate consistent focus on metabolic reprogramming in metastasis, particularly lipid-induced ER stress pathways. Recent work highlights racial disparities in metastatic progression and therapeutic vulnerabilities in bone-homing malignancies.