Dr. Anderson's research focuses on small nanovesicles, called exosomes, which cells use to communicate with each other. Part of his work focuses on how cancer stem cells use exosomes to induce tumor recurrence and metastases. Dr. Anderson also investigates how certain stem cells utilize exosomes to regenerate and heal damaged tissue. This work indicates that concentrated doses of exosomes that have been purified from stem cells could be a potent and novel way to treat various inflammation-associated diseases. This work spans the fields of oncology, radiology, wound healing and neuroinflammatory diseases.  

Education

Ph.D., Molecular Genetics and Genomics, UC Davis, Davis CA 2015

B.S., UC Davis, Davis CA 2011

Internship: Pharmacology, Oxford University, Oxford, UK 2018

Honors and Awards

Dickenson Fellowship, 2017

NIH T32 Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship 2014, 2015, 2016

ASNTR 2016 Research Award, 2017

National Science Foundation GROW, 2013

Phi Sigma Biological Sciences Honor Society Fellow, 2013