Jose Javier Bravo-Cordero, PhD
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Research Topics:
Cancer, Cell Adhesion, Cell Biology, Cell Motility, Chemokines, Chemotaxis, Cytoskeleton, Extracellular Matrix, Image Analysis, Imaging, Macrophage, Metastasis, Migration, Molecular Biology, Two-Photon Imaging
Dr. Bravo-Cordero was trained as a cell biologist and molecular biologist. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Autonoma University of Madrid (Spain) and his PhD in Cancer Biology at the Spanish National Cancer Institute (CNIO, Spain) working on mechanisms of tumor cell invasion in 3D collagen matrices by using high-resolution imaging.
During his postdoctoral training, he extended his expertise in breast cancer metastasis by applying unique imaging technologies such as FRET microscopy and intravital imaging at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He studied the spatiotemporal activation of RhoGTPases during invasion by using a series of imaging tools (FRET biosensors) to visualize GTPase activation in real time in living cells.
Dr. Bravo-Cordero's expertise ranges from microscopy (FRET microscopy, in vivo imaging) to cell biology and mouse models. His laboratory is investigating the mechanisms of tumor cell dissemination and metastasis of breast cancer by applying high-resolution imaging techniques.
In September 2015, he joined the Division of Hematology and Oncology, the Tisch Cancer Institute and the Microscopy CORE at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as an assistant professor.
Visit the Bravo-Cordero Laboratory here: https://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/bravo-cordero-lab/
Dr. Bravo-Cordero is on Twitter at @BravoCorderoLab
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Cancer Biology [CAB], Development Regeneration and Stem Cells [DRS], Genetics and Genomic Sciences [GGS]Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Bravo-Cordero during 2022 and/or 2023. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Other Activities: Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership.
- Collagen Matrix Inc; Department of Defense (DoD); Modern Meadow; National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.