Alan K. Howe
Professor, Pharmacology/Molecular Psysiology and Biophysics
Associate Director of Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination, UVM Cancer Center
149 Beaumont Ave.
HSRF 322
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- Ph.D., Tumor Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- B.S., Biochemistry, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
- Postdoctoral, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (secondary)
UVM Cancer Center
Cancer Host and Environment (CHE), Full Member
Areas of expertise
cell biology, signal transduction, cell migration, cell adhesion, extracellular matrix, cancer biology, metastasis.
BIO
Alan Howe is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and the Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, and is also the University of Vermont Cancer Center Associate Director of Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination. His research focuses on the mechanisms through which cells sense and interpret the extracellular micro-environment and how this regulates cell behavior, with a specific interest in how this regulation contributes to the invasion and spread of metastatic tumors.
Courses
- CLBI 6010, Cell & Molecular Biology - Course Director
- CLBI 7010 Critical Reading in Cell Biology - Course Director
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- 2024 LCOM Graduate Education Committee
- 2024-present Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering, Grant Subcommittee
- 2023-present Associate Editor, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
- 2023-present Associate Director for Cancer Research Training & Education Coordination, UVM Cancer Center
- 2023-present UVMCC Senior Leadership Committee (ex officio)
- 2022-present Guest Editor, Special Issue of Role of Extracellular Matrix (ECM) and Intracellular Metabolism in Cancers, Cancers
- 2016-present UVMCC ACS IRG Advisory & Review Committee
- 2012-present Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee, UVM Cancer Center
- 2010-2011 Nominee, Silver Stethoscope Award for Teaching Excellence, UVM College of Medicine
- 2001 Howard Temin Career Award
Bio
Alan Howe is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and the Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, and is also the University of Vermont Cancer Center Associate Director of Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination. His research focuses on the mechanisms through which cells sense and interpret the extracellular micro-environment and how this regulates cell behavior, with a specific interest in how this regulation contributes to the invasion and spread of metastatic tumors.
Courses
- CLBI 6010, Cell & Molecular Biology - Course Director
- CLBI 7010 Critical Reading in Cell Biology - Course Director
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- 2024 LCOM Graduate Education Committee
- 2024-present Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering, Grant Subcommittee
- 2023-present Associate Editor, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
- 2023-present Associate Director for Cancer Research Training & Education Coordination, UVM Cancer Center
- 2023-present UVMCC Senior Leadership Committee (ex officio)
- 2022-present Guest Editor, Special Issue of Role of Extracellular Matrix (ECM) and Intracellular Metabolism in Cancers, Cancers
- 2016-present UVMCC ACS IRG Advisory & Review Committee
- 2012-present Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee, UVM Cancer Center
- 2010-2011 Nominee, Silver Stethoscope Award for Teaching Excellence, UVM College of Medicine
- 2001 Howard Temin Career Award