Personal profile
CV
Research Interests
- Cancer Biology
- Metastasis
- Tumor Vasculature (Angiogenesis, Angiocrine Signaling & Vascular Mimicry)
- Biomarker & Drug Discovery
- Science Communication
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor (Marie Curie Co-Fund Programme), Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (Erler Group): 2024-Present
Marie Curie Co-Fund LEADer Postdoc Fellow, Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (Erler Group): 2022-2024
Postdoctoral Fellow, Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (Kveiborg Group): 2021-2022
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Yale Cancer Center, Yale University (Jilaveanu Group): 2019-2021
Education
Ph.D (Molecular Medicine), University of Freiburg, Germany: 2018
MSc. (Medical Diagnostics), Cranfield University, England: 2014
BSc. (Biochemistry), Kenyatta University, Kenya: 2011
Education/Academic qualification
Molecular Medicine, Ph.D, University of Freiburg
31 Jan 2001 → 30 Nov 2026
Award Date: 26 Nov 2018
Medical Diagnostics, Master of Science, Cranfield University
1 Oct 2012 → 30 Sept 2013
Award Date: 30 Jan 2014
Biochemistry, Bachelor of Science, Kenyatta University
27 Aug 2007 → 8 Apr 2011
Award Date: 9 Dec 2011
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Crosstalk between tumor endothelial cells and cancer cells is important for metastasis initiation
Oria, V. O., Castro, J. L., de Pina Roque, J., Martinez, A. G., Jørgensen, F. I., Lukassen, M. V., Rib, L., Høg, M. K. G., Mygind, K. J. & Erler, J. T., 2025, In: Cell Communication and Signaling. 23, 1, 21 p., 443.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Exercise boost after surgery improves survival in model of metastatic breast cancer
Stagaard, R., Jensen, A., Schauer, T., Bay, M. L., Tavanez, A. R., Wielsøe, S., Peletier, M., Strøbech, J. E., Oria, V. O., Zornhagen, K. W., Albrechtsen, R., Christensen, J. F. & Erler, J. T., 2025, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 16, 13 p., 1533798.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Murine Cell Line Models for Vascular Mimicry: The Role of YAP/TAZ Signaling
Righetti, M., Primorac, A. M., Erler, J. T. & Oria, V. O., 2025, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26, 18, 17 p., 9129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Cultivating the next generation of leaders: How postdocs, principal investigators and institutes can nurture and select for leadership competencies
Bryson, J. W., Uzun, Ü., Oria, V. O., Auxillos, J. Y., Safari, I., Lopresti, A. M., Krzyzanowska, A. & Sonne-Hansen, K., 2024, In: EMBO Reports. 25, 12, p. 5232-5235 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Vascular mimicry as a facilitator of melanoma brain metastasis
Provance, O. K., Oria, V. O., Tran, T. T., Caulfield, J. I., Zito, C. R., Aguirre-Ducler, A., Schalper, K. A., Kluger, H. M. & Jilaveanu, L. B., 2024, In: Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS. 81, 19 p., 188.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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ADAM12 expression is upregulated in cancer cells upon radiation and constitutes a prognostic factor in rectal cancer patients following radiotherapy
Piotrowski, K. B., Blasco, L. P., Samsøe-Petersen, J., Eefsen, R. L., Illemann, M., Oria, V. O., Campos, K. I. A., Lopresti, A. M., Albrechtsen, R., Sørensen, C. S., Sun, X. F., Kveiborg, M. & Gnosa, S., 2023, In: Cancer Gene Therapy. 30, p. 1369-1381 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Lenvatinib or anti-VEGF in combination with anti-PD-1 differentially augments anti-tumor activity in melanoma
Tran, T. T., Caulfield, J. I., Zhang, L., Schoenfeld, D. A., Djureinovic, D., Chiang, V. L., Oria, V. O., Weiss, S. A., Olino, K., Jilaveanu, L. B. & Kluger, H. M., 23 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: JCI insight.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Tumor Angiocrine Signaling: Novel Targeting Opportunity in Cancer
Oria, V. O. & Erler, J. T., 2023, In: Cells. 12, 20, 14 p., 2510.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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