Area of interest: Molecular Oncology
Educational Background
Radiation Oncology Residency, University of California San Francisco (2011-2015)
Transitional Internship, University of Texas Southwestern, Austin (2011)
M.D., Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (2010)
Ph.D., Cell and Developmental Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York (2009)
B.S., Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin, magna cum laude (1998)
Awards & Honors
NIH Medical Scientist Training Program, Tri-institutional MD-PhD program, Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Memorial Sloan Kettering, 2001-2010
Dean’s Honored Graduate, University of Texas at Austin, 1998
Special Honors in Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin, 1998
Endowed Presidential Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin, 1997
Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 1996, 1997
Selected Publications and Abstracts
Tinkle CL, Pasolli HA, Stokes N, Fuchs E.. New insights into cadherin fuction in epidermal sheet formation and maintenance of tissue integrity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 105(40):15405-10 (2008)
Tinkle, CL & Fuchs, E.. Development of a novel tissue-specific transgenic RNAi technique. Poster session presented at The Rockefeller University Research Symposium, New York, N .(2007)
Tinkle, CL & Fuchs, E.. Epidermal response to loss of E-cadherin is dependent on compensatory changes specific to each epidermal appendage. Poster session presented at The Rockefeller University Research Symposium, New York, N .(2006)
Tinkle CL*, Lechler T*, Pasolli HA, Fuchs E.. Conditional targeting of E-cadherin in skin: insights into hyperproliferative and degenerative responses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 101(2):552-7 (2004)
Coussens LM, Tinkle CL, Hanahan D, Werb Z.. MMP-9 supplied by bone marrow-derived cells contributes to skin carcinogenesis. Cell. 103(3):481-90 (2000)