Therese Bocklage

Therese Bocklage, MD is a Professor in the Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine at the University of Kentucky. She holds leadership roles as Assistant Director for Shared Resource Facilities and Director of the Biospecimen Procurement and Translational Pathology Shared Resource Facility (SRF) at the Markey Cancer Center. Her research focuses on cancer biology, genomics, and translational pathology, with a particular interest in tumor progression and diagnostic biomarkers.

• Education:
  • Doctor of Medicine (1986), University of Toledo
  • Bachelor of Science (1982), Boston College

Her work contributes to cancer genomics and precision oncology, with recent studies on Folliculin in thyroid tumors, Hsp47 in breast cancer, and Ki-67 as a biomarker. She is actively involved in multi-institutional projects supported by the National Cancer Institute.

Current projects include

• The PLOD2/Succinate Axis in Cancer Cell Plasticity and Stemness
• Roles of Hsp47 in Breast Cancer Progression
• Markey Cancer Center Support Grants

Her clinical collaborations emphasize hereditary cancer predisposition, obesity-related cancer mechanisms, and diagnostic standardization.