Scott Olejniczak

Assistant Professor
Department of Immunology
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
United States of America

Academician Oncology
Biography

Scott Olejniczak is working as Assistant Professor of Oncology in the Department of Immunology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. He has done his PhD in Immunology from Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY (2008) & MS in Natural Sciences at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY(2003). His research interests are: Cell growth and proliferation, mRNA translation, microRNA function, Intracellular signaling, Cellular metabolism, Hematological malignancies. He has the following fellowship: 1. 2015 - Research Scholar - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (Mentor: Craig B. Thompson, MD) 2. 2010 - Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA (Mentor: Craig B. Thompson, MD)

Research Intrest

Cell growth and proliferation, mRNA translation, microRNA function, Intracellular signaling, Cellular metabolism, Hematological malignancies

List of Publications
Olejniczak SH, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri F, Clements JL, Czuczman MS, (2008) Acquired Resistance to Rituximab Is Associated with Chemotherapy Resistance Resulting From Decreased Bax and Bak Expression. Clin Cancer Res 14: 1550-60
Olejniczak SH, Blickwedehl J, Belicha A, Bangia N, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ, et al. (2010) Distinct molecular mechanisms responsible for bortezomib-induced death of therapy-resistant versus -sensitive B-NHL cells. Blood 116: 5605-14
Gruber JJ, Olejniczak SH, Yong J, La Rocca G, Dreyfuss G, et al. (2012) Ars2 promotes proper replication-dependent histone mRNA 3’ end formation. Mol Cell 45: 87-98