Annelise Nguyen

Annelise Nguyen is a Professor of Toxicology and Associate Dean for Research at Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine, with affiliations to the Institute for One Health Innovation. She holds a PhD in Toxicology from Texas A&M University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Eye Institute. Her career spans nearly two decades in cancer biology, focusing on gap junctional intercellular communication and the development of 3D human tumor-like organoids using PGMatrix technology.

• PhD in Toxicology, Texas A&M University
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Eye Institute

Her research interests center on cancer biology with a One Health perspective, exploring hormone regulation in cancer and metabolic pathways. Recent work includes 3D organoid systems for tumor modeling and pharmacological enhancement of gap junctions (e.g., PQ1 compounds) to improve chemotherapeutic efficacy. Articles highlight her contributions to cell communication modulation, veterinary oncology, and interdisciplinary applications like biomedical device engineering.

While no scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided texts, her leadership role at Texas Tech underscores her institutional impact. She has no students listed in the scraped data. Her institutional affiliations include Texas Tech University and former positions at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.