Joanna Burdette

Joanna Burdette

Joanna Burdette’s research has helped to develop 3D models of the fallopian tube to define the early events responsible for the formation of ovarian cancer.

Burdette uses organ-on-chip technology and imaging mass spectrometry to investigate the origin of ovarian cancer and the role of ovulation in oncogenesis, the process through which healthy cells become cancer cells.

Burdette also is actively screening natural products for anti-cancer activity, with a focus on ovarian cancer. She also is the co-leader of the Cancer Biology Program of the UIC Cancer Center.