Tony Mertz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (Research Scholar Track)
PRONOUNS he/him
tony.mertz@med.uvm.edu
Firestone Medical Research Building (FMRB) 351
149 Beaumont Avenue
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
Pronouns
he/him
Affiliated Department(s)
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
- UVM Cancer Center member
Area(s) of expertise
- DNA damage and mutagenesis.
- Cancer genetics and therapeutics.
BIO
- Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology, 2002) from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
- Ph.D. (Cancer Research, 2015) from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. My dissertation topic was focused on the study of replicative polymerase variants found in human cancer.
- Post-doctoral fellowship (2015-2022) at Washington State University under the mentorship or Dr. Steven Roberts.
Faculty Scientist (2023-2024) at the University of Vermont.
Publications
Bio
- Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology, 2002) from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
- Ph.D. (Cancer Research, 2015) from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. My dissertation topic was focused on the study of replicative polymerase variants found in human cancer.
- Post-doctoral fellowship (2015-2022) at Washington State University under the mentorship or Dr. Steven Roberts.
Faculty Scientist (2023-2024) at the University of Vermont.
Publications
Lab Team
Undergraduates: Laura Brooks, Dana Barrington, and Sophie Venman
Overall Goal of Our Research
Discover & characterize molecular changes in tumor cells that modulate DNA damage and mutagenesis, which is important because elevated mutagenesis in tumor cells promotes metastasis and therapeutic resistance while increased DNA damage and defective DNA repair pathways.