Carl Morrison, MD, DVM

Clinical Chief, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Director, Division of Molecular Pathology

Director, Pathology Resource Network

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Profile

Areas of Expertise:

Molecular Pathology

Biography:

Dr. Carl D. Morrison joined the faculty of Roswell Park Cancer Institute in January 2007, and is currently Executive Director of the Center for Personalized Medicine, Director of the Pathology Resource Network, Director Molecular Pathology, Associate Professor of Pathology, and program member in Cancer Genetics. Prior to coming to RPCI, Dr, Morrison spent five years at faculty at The Ohio State University Medical Center after completing his residency there in Anatomic Pathology. Dr. Morrison is a board-certified pathologist with a Certificate of Qualification in Oncology in NYS who has an interest in both clinical and research areas.

As Executive Director of the Center for Personalized Medicine, Dr. Morrison provides vision and integration with other resources at RPCI. Dr. Morrison continues to lead the Pathology Resource Network (PRN) at RPCI. The overall goal of the PRN is to facilitate access to human biospecimens for IRB-approved investigators with an emphasis on translational efforts. The services offered are quite diverse and serve a unique link between the research and clinical arena. Dr. Morrison started and previously directed the Clinical Data Network (CDN) at RPCI. The CDN is the organization of clinical data for research purposes utilizing a federated database approach. The primary goal of the CDN is the promotion of translational research at RPCI in a non-human subject research setting.

Research

Research Interests:

Genomic analysis of tumors

Research Profile:

Research Profile Link

Selected Publications:

Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network (Affiliated author). Comprehensive molecular portraits of human breast tumours. Nature. 2012 Sep 23. doi: 10.1038/nature11412. [Epub ahead of print]

Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network (Affiliated author). Comprehensive genomic characterization of squamous cell lung cancers. Nature. 2012 Sep 27;489(7417):519-25. doi: 10.1038/nature11404. Epub 2012 Sep 9.

Yang N, Morrison CD, Liu P, Miecznikowski J, Bshara W, Han S, Zhu Q, Omilian AR, Li X, Zhang J. TAZ induces growth factor-independent proliferation through activation of EGFR ligand amphiregulin. Cell Cycle. 2012 Aug 1;11(15):2922-30. Epub 2012 Aug 1.

Ademuyiwa FO, Bshara W, Attwood K, Morrison C, Edge SB, Ambrosone CB, O'Connor TL, Levine EG, Miliotto A, Ritter E, Ritter G, Gnjatic S, Odunsi K.NY-ESO-1 cancer testis antigen demonstrates high immunogenicity in triple negative breast cancer. PLoS One. 2012;7(6):e38783. Epub 2012 Jun 28.

Liu P, Morrison C, Wang L, Xiong D, Vedell P, Cui P, Hua X, Ding F, Lu Y, James M, Ebben JD, Xu H, Adjei AA, Head K, Andrae JW, Tschannen MR, Jacob H, Pan J, Zhang Q, Van den Bergh F, Xiao H, Lo KC, Patel J, Richmond T, Watt MA, Albert T, Selzer R, Anderson M, Wang J, Wang Y, Starnes S, Yang P, You M. Identification of somatic mutations in non-small cell lung carcinomas using whole-exome sequencing. Carcinogenesis. 2012 Jul;33(7):1270-6. Epub 2012 Apr 17.

Odunsi K, Matsuzaki J, Karbach J, Neumann A, Mhawech-Fauceglia P, Miller A, Beck A, Morrison CD, Ritter G, Godoy H, Lele S, duPont N, Edwards R, Shrikant P, Old LJ, Gnjatic S, Jäger E. Efficacy of vaccination with recombinant vaccinia and fowlpox vectors expressing NY-ESO-1 antigen in ovarian cancer and melanoma patients. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Apr 10;109(15):5797-802.

Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network (Affiliated author). Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma. Nature. 2011 Jun 29;474(7353):609-15.

Morrison C, Radmacher M, Mohammed N, Suster D, Auer H, Jones S, Riggenbach J, Kelbick N, Bos G, Mayerson J. MYC Amplification and Polysomy 8 in Chondrosarcoma: Array CGH, FISH, and Association with Outcome. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Dec 20;23(36):9369-76.

Smith LT, Mayerson J, Nowak NJ, Suster D, Nehad Mohammed N, Long S, Auer HA, Jones S, McKeegan C, Young G, Bos G, Plass C, Morrison C. 20q11.1 Amplification in Giant Cell Tumor of Bone: Array CGH, FISH, and Association with Outcome. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2006 Oct;45(10):957-66.

Edelman MJ, Watson D, Wang X, Morrison C, Kratzke RA, Jewell S, Hodgson L, Mauer AM, Gajra A, Masters GA, Bedor M, Vokes EE, Green MJ. Eicosanoid modulation in advanced lung cancer: cyclooxygenase-2 expression is a positive predictive factor for celecoxib + chemotherapy--Cancer and Leukemia Group B Trial 30203.J Clin Oncol. 2008 20;26:848-55.

Background Information

Education and Training:

MD - University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY

DVM - Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Residency:

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Board Certification:

Anatomic Pathology, American Board of Pathology

Fellowships:

Ohio State University (Cytopathology) Columbus, OH