Ed Cho, PhD

Ed Cho is postdoctoral fellow studying cancer biology at The Scripps Research Institute. His research focuses on the mechanisms of metastasis and contextual analysis of circulating tumor cells.

Ed received his PhD in Molecular Medicine with a concentration in Cancer Biology in 2009 from the University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Medicine. His graduate worked focused on aberrant microtubule nucleation in breast cancer metastasis, and how dysregulation of microtubule nucleation associated with novel membrane protrusions (microtentacles), may contribute to reattachment and extravasation of circulating tumor cells.

Prior to his graduate work, Ed was a Research Assistant in the Image Analysis Laboratory at the National Cancer Institute at Frederick. There he managed the day-to-day operations of the laboratory and became an expert in immunofluorescence and live cell imaging techniques using optical, confocal, and fluorescent microscopy and image analysis. Ed trained and assisted scientists in the use of fluorescent, confocal, and multi-photon microscopes and collaborated with several labs which led to many high-impact publications in the fields of cancer biology, neurobiology, and virology. His passion for biomedical research began at an early age excelling in math and science courses leading to a passion in understanding the world around us and within us through thoughtful experimentation. He practices a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach to research.

Prior to his PhD, Ed graduated with a BA and MS from The Johns Hopkins University.