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Peter Karl Sorger, Ph.D.

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Biography
Harvard College, Cambridge MAA.B1984Biochemistry
Cambridge University, Cambridge UKPhD1987Biochemistry
UCSF-Varmus Lab, San FranciscoPosdoc1993Cancer Biology
1984
A.B. Summa Cum Laude, Hoopes Prizes for Undergraduate Thesis
1988
Ph.D. in Biochemistry
2003
Director, Cell Decision Processes Center

Overview
Research in the Sorger Lab focuses on signal transduction networks controlling cell proliferation and death, dysregulation of these networks in cancer and inflammation and mechanisms of action of therapeutic drugs targeting signaling proteins. His group uses mathematical and experimental approaches to construct and test computational models of oncogenic and signaling networks in cell lines, patient-derived cells and murine disease models. The Sorger Lab also develops open-source software for analyzing biological networks and drug mechanism of action and it participates in multiple collaborative programs working to improve data access and reproducibility. Recent research extends a systems pharmacology approach to high-dimensional analysis of biopsy samples and the interpretation of clinical trials.

As founding head of the Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science (HiTS) and its Laboratory Systems Pharmacology (LSP) Peter leads a multi-institutional effort to advance the basic and translational science used to develop new medicines, create novel drug combinations and identify responsive patients. The LSP applies systems approaches to understanding and mitigating adverse drug effects and to designing new clinical trials. The recently established Harvard-MIT Center of Regulatory Sciences focuses on improving how drugs are evaluated, brought to market and used in patients. HiTS includes faculty from seven institutions.

Research
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  1. U2CCA233262 (SORGER, PETER KARL) Sep 30, 2018 - Jun 30, 2023
    NIH
    Pre-cancer atlases of cutaneous and hematologic origin (PATCH Center)
    Role: Principal Investigator
  2. R01AG058063 (ALBERS, MARK W) Sep 30, 2018 - May 31, 2023
    NIH
    Harnessing Diverse BioInformatic Approaches to Repurpose Drugs for Alzheimers Disease
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  3. U54CA225088 (SORGER, PETER KARL) Mar 8, 2018 - Feb 28, 2023
    NIH
    Systems Pharmacology of Therapeutic and Adverse Responses to ImmuneCheckpoint and Small Molecule Drugs
    Role: Principal Investigator
  4. R56AG058063 (ALBERS, MARK W) Sep 30, 2017 - Sep 29, 2018
    NIH
    Harnessing Diverse BioInformatic Approaches to Repurpose Drugs for Alzheimer's Disease
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  5. U54HL127365 (SORGER, PETER KARL) Sep 10, 2014 - Jun 30, 2021
    NIH
    Pharmaco Response Signatures and Disease Mechanism
    Role: Principal Investigator

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  1. Jain A, Gyori BM, Hakim S, Bunga S, Taub DG, Ruiz-Cantero MC, Tong-Li C, Andrews N, Sorger PK, Woolf CJ. Nociceptor neuroimmune interactomes reveal cell type- and injury-specific