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Name UPENDER MANNE
Director, Translational Anatomic Pathology
Co-Director, UAB Tissue Bioreposity		  
Campus Address WTI 420A Zip 3300
Phone  (205) 934-4276
E-mail  upendermanne@uabmc.edu
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Faculty Appointment(s)
Appointment Type Department Division Rank
Primary  Clinical Pathology  Anatomic Pathology Professor
Secondary  Surgery - General Surgery  Surgery - Gen Surg Gastrointestinal Section Professor
Center  Comprehensive Cancer Center  Comprehensive Cancer Center Professor
Center  Minority Health & Research Center  Minority Health & Research Center Professor
Center  Nutrition Sciences Research  Nutrition Obesity Res Ctr (NORC) Professor

Graduate Biomedical Sciences Affiliations
Cancer Biology 
Integrative Biomedical Sciences 
Medical Scientist Training Program 
Molecular and Cellular Pathology Program 
Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine 

Biographical Sketch 
Dr. Manne obtained his M.S. (Biochemistry, Histochemistry, Parasitology, Zoonosis) and Ph.D. (energy metabolic pathways of endoparasites) degrees from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. His postdoctoral training was in molecular immunology and vaccine development for malaria (Malaria Research Center, Delhi, India); in helicobacter infections (School of Microbiology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia); and in histopathology, molecular tumor biology, cancer biomarker development, and preclinical translational research of human malignancies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He also received certification in bioinformatics at UAB. Dr. Manne’s research on racial disparity in colorectal and breast cancers has received considerable national and international recognition. In 2009, as part of the Presidents Cancer Panel, Dr. Manne focused on “Biologic differences between ethnic groups and their clinical implications in cancer care,” and devoted to the topic, “America’s demographic and cultural transformation: implications for the cancer enterprise.” Currently, he is the Principal Investigator of two Comprehensive Cancer Research Partnership between UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center and Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL and Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (U54); and Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL (P20) to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities by implementing innovative, multi-disciplinary, collaborative, population-based cancer control and prevention research and has contributed to education, training, and community outreach activities. These two programs are funded by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institute of Health.

Society Memberships
Organization Name Position Held Org Link
American Association for Cancer Research  Active member   
American Society of Clinical Oncology  Active member   
 



Research/Clinical Interest
Title
Translational research in grastrointestinal malignancies and breast cancer
Description
Dr. Manne’s present efforts are focused on population-based translational research for human neoplasias, with emphasis on colorectal and breast cancers. His laboratory, with projects funded by the National Cancer Institute and the Susan G. Komen Foundation, is evaluating molecular markers to identify aggressive phenotypic features of tumors to predict the efficacy of chemotherapeutic regimens and to assess clinical outcomes. Dr. Manne’s research and collaborative groups include experts in the fields of molecular biology, clinical oncology, pathology, epidemiology, statistics, and bioinformatics. For evaluating the clinical utility of genetic and phenotypic abnormalities in colorectal cancer, his group has developed strategies demonstrating that the utility of molecular biomarkers varies according to the anatomic location of tumors within the colorectum and with tumor stage, race/ethnicity, age, and gender. To validate the clinical utility of genetic and phenotypic markers, Dr. Manne’s laboratory is evaluating hundreds of colorectal cancer samples derived from African American and non-Hispanic Caucasian ethnic/racial backgrounds and collected from different institutions. Established molecular markers with be merged with other epidemiological, environmental, and socio-economic features to find the basis for racial disparities in colorectal and breast malignancies. Results from approaches involving biomarker discovery and bioinformatics will aid in developing predictive models specific for individual patients. The research interests of Dr. Manne also include use of genomics and proteomics for identification of early markers of cancers, specifically, identification of molecular signatures of benign colonic epithelium, which is at risk of developing colorectal neoplasias, and of other pre-malignant lesions. These studies will aid in the evaluation of molecular and pathologic characteristics of specimens and in the development of assays that relate to early detection, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of cancers.

Selected Publications 
Publication PUBMEDID
Chandrashekar DS, Chakravarthi BVSK, Robinson AD, Anderson JC, Agarwal S, Balasubramanya SAH, Eich ML, Bajpai AK, Davuluri S, Guru MS, Guru AS, Naik G, Della Manna DL, Acharya KK, Carskadon S, Manne U, Crossman DK, Ferguson JE, Grizzle WE, Palanisamy N, Willey CD, Crowley MR, Netto GJ, Yang ES, Varambally S, Sonpavde G.Therapeutically actionable PAK4 is amplified, overexpressed, and involved in bladder cancer progression. Oncogene. 2020 May;39(20):4077-4091. doi: 10.1038/s41388-020-1275-7.  32231273 
Chandrashekar DS, Chakravarthi BVSK, Robinson AD, Anderson JC, Agarwal S, Balasubramanya SAH, Eich ML, Bajpai AK, Davuluri S, Guru MS, Guru AS, Naik G, Della Manna DL, Acharya KK, Carskadon S, Manne U, Crossman DK, Ferguson JE, Grizzle WE, Palanisamy N, Willey CD, Crowley MR, Netto GJ, Yang ES, Varambally S, Sonpavde G. Therapeutically actionable PAK4 is amplified, overexpressed, and involved in bladder cancer progression. Oncogene. 2020 Mar 30. doi: 10.1038/s41388-020-1275-7.  32231273 
Davis M, Martini R, Newman L, Elemento O, White J, Verma A, Datta I, Adrianto I, Chen Y, Gardner K, Kim HG, Colomb WD, Eltoum IE, Frost AR, Grizzle WE, Sboner A, Manne U, Yates C.Identification of Distinct Heterogenic Subtypes and Molecular Signatures Associated with African Ancestry in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Using Quantified Genetic Ancestry Models in Admixed Race Populations
Cancers (Basel). 2020 May 13;12(5):1220. doi: 10.3390/cancers12051220. 		 32414099 
Agarwal S, Chakravarthi BVSK, Kim HG, Gupta N, Hale K, Balasubramanya SAH, Oliver PG, Thomas DG, Eltoum IA, Buchsbaum DJ, Manne U, Varambally S. PAICS, a De Novo Purine Biosynthetic Enzyme, Is Overexpressed in Pancreatic Cancer and Is Involved in Its Progression. Transl Oncol. 2020 Jul;13(7):100776. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.100776.  32422575 
Memon RA, Granada CNP, Patel C, Manne U, Heslin MJ, Gbolahan OB, Harada S, Diffalha SA. Gastric Sclerosing Epithelioid Fibrosarcoma Harboring a Rare FUS- CREM Fusion. Int J Surg Pathol. 2020 Sep 23:1066896920961174. doi: 10.1177/1066896920961174.  32964769 
Memon RA, Granada CNP, Patel C, Manne U, Heslin MJ, Gbolahan OB, Harada S, Diffalha SA. Gastric Sclerosing Epithelioid Fibrosarcoma Harboring a Rare FUS-CREM Fusion. Int J Surg Pathol. 2021 Aug;29(5):565-570. doi: 10.1177/1066896920961174. Epub 2020 Sep 23.  32964769 
Agarwal S, Behring M, Kim HG, Chandrashekar DS, Chakravarthi BVSK, Gupta N, Bajpai P, Elkholy A, Al Diffalha S, Datta PK, Heslin MJ, Varambally S, Manne U. TRIP13 promotes metastasis of colorectal cancer regardless of p53 and microsatellite instability status. Mol Oncol. 2020 Dec;14(12):3007-3029. doi: 10.1002/1878-0261.12821.   33037736 
Stokes Iii J, Vinayak S, Williams J, Malik S, Singh R, Manne U, Owonikoko TK, Mishra MK.
Optimum health and inhibition of cancer progression by microbiome and resveratrol. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2021 Jan 1;26:496-517.  		 33049680 
Gibson JT, Orlandella RM, Turbitt WJ, Behring M, Manne U, Sorge RE, Norian LA. Obesity-Associated Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Promote Apoptosis of Tumor-Infiltrating CD8 T Cells and Immunotherapy Resistance in Breast Cancer.
Front Immunol. 2020 Oct 6;11:590794. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.590794. 		 33123173 
Mishra NK, Niu M, Southekal S, Bajpai P, Elkholy A, Manne U, Guda C. Identification of Prognostic Markers in Cholangiocarcinoma Using Altered DNA Methylation and Gene Expression Profiles. Front Genet. 2020 Oct 20;11:522125. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.522125.  33193605  
Espinoza I, Agarwal S, Reddy A, Shenoy V, Subramony C, Sakiyama M, Fair L, Poosarla T, Zhou X, Shannon Orr W, Lahr C, Bae S, Al Diffalha S, Manne U, Gomez CR. Expression of trefoil factor 3 is decreased in colorectal cancer.
Oncol Rep. 2021 Jan;45(1):254-264. doi: 10.3892/or.2020.7829. 		 33210724  
Shanmugam C, Behring M, Luthra V, Leal SM, Diffalha SA, Varambally S, Netto GJ, Manne U.Meta-Analysis of Robustness of COVID-19 Diagnostic Kits During Early Pandemic. MedRxiv. 2021 Jan 20:2021.01.16.21249937. doi: 10.1101/2021.01.16.21249937.  33501458  
Saleh M, Chandrashekar DS, Shahin S, Agarwal S, Kim HG, Behring M, Shaikh AJ, Moloo Z, Eltoum IA, Yates C, Varambally S, Manne U. Comparative analysis of triple-negative breast cancer transcriptomics of Kenyan, African American and Caucasian Women.Transl Oncol. 2021 Jul;14(7):101086. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2021.101086. Epub 2021 Apr 8.  33839593  
Robinson AD, Chakravarthi BVSK, Agarwal S, Chandrashekar DS, Davenport ML, Chen G, Manne U, Beer DG, Edmonds MD, Varambally S.Collagen modifying enzyme P4HA1 is overexpressed and plays a role in lung adenocarcinoma. Transl Oncol. 2021 Aug;14(8):101128. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2021.101128. Epub 2021 May 25.  34049151  
Behring M, Ye Y, Elkholy A, Bajpai P, Agarwal S, Kim HG, Ojesina AI, Wiener HW, Manne U, Shrestha S, Vazquez AI. Immunophenotype-associated gene signature in ductal breast tumors varies by receptor subtype, but the expression of individual signature genes remains consistent. Cancer Med. 2021 Aug;10(16):5712-5720. doi: 10.1002/cam4.4095. Epub 2021 Jun 29.  34189853  
Chandrashekar DS, Athar M, Manne U, Varambally S. Comparative transcriptome analyses reveal genes associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection of human lung epithelial cells.Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 10;11(1):16212. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-95733-w  34376762 
Burkett A, McElwee S, Margaroli C, Bajpai P, Elkholy A, Manne U, Wille K, Benson P. Positive Retrospective SARS-CoV-2 Testing in a Case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome of Unknown Etiology. Case Rep Pulmonol. 2021 Aug 28;2021:5484239. doi: 10.1155/2021/5484239. eCollection 2021.
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Vu T, Datta A, Banister C, Jin L, Yuan G, Samuel T, Bae S, Eltoum IE, Manne U, Zhang B, Welner RS, Mitra K, Buckhaults P, Datta PK. STRAP is a Critical Mediator of APC Mutation-Induced Intestinal Tumorigenesis through a Feed-Forward Mechanism. Gastroenterology. 2021 Sep 11:S0016-5085(21)03489-2. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.09.010.  34520730 
Katkoori VR, Basson MD, Bond VC, Manne U, Bumpers HL.Nef-M1, a peptide antagonist of CXCR4, inhibits tumor angiogenesis and epithelial‑to‑mesenchymal transition in colon and breast cancers.Oncotarget. 2015;6(29):27763-77.   6318034 
Doidge C, Crust I, Lee A, Buck F, Hazell S, Manne U: Therapeutic immunisation against helicobacter infection. LANCET,1994; 343 (8902):914-5.  7908372 
Matthews KS, Estes JM, Conner MG, Manne U, Whitworth JM, Huh WK, Alvarez RD, Straughn JM Jr, Barnes MN, Rocconi RP.Lynch syndrome in women less than 50 years of age with endometrial cancer. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 May;111(5):1161-6.  8448750 
Manne U, Myers RB, Srivastava S, Grizzle WE. Loss of tumor marker-immunostaining intensity on stored paraffin slides of breast cancer. J. NATL. CANCER. INST., 1997; 89(8): 585-6.  9106651 
Manne U, Myers RB, Moron C, Poczatek RB, Dillard S, Weiss HL, Brown D, Srivastava S, Grizzle WE. Prognostic significance of Bcl-2 expression and p53 nuclear accumulation in colorectal adenocarcinoma. INT. J. CANCER, 1997;74(3): 346-58.  9221816 
Manne U, Weiss HL, Myers RB, Danner OK, Moron C, Srivastava S, Grizzle WE. Nuclear accumulation of p53 in colorectal adenocarcinoma: prognostic significance differs with race and location of the tumor. CANCER, 1998; 83(12): 2456-67.  9874449 
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Keywords
Colorectal Cancer, GI malignancies, Breast Cancer, Molecular Biomarkers, Racial/Ethnic Disparities, Cancer Control & Prevention