Deborah Lang, PhD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Lang, appointed as an Associate Professor of Dermatology, was recruited from the University of Chicago. Here at BU, she will continue her basic science research mission focusing on the molecular and cellular biology of melanoma. The lab’s research is centered on studying processes that occur during pigment cell development of the embryo and applying these findings toward melanoma. The premise is that pathways that are essential for development (such as growth, survival, and migration) are also important for melanoma progression (over-growth, inappropriate survival, and metastasis). She has mentored over twenty students and has served as an elected council member and plenary speaker of the Pan American Society for Pigment Cell Research.

Publications

  • Published 8/4/2026

    Yevdash JI, Robinson D, Moore R, Li Z, Campbell-Hanson KR, Gutelius D, Moore SPG, Friend D, O'Toole I, Harman BE, Montgomery C, Cornell RA, Birbrair A, Riordan JD, Dupuy AJ, Binkley EM, Mullins RF, Lang D, Weigel RJ, Kenny C. GNAQ Induces Melanomagenesis in Mitfa-Independent Melanocyte Progenitors in a Zebrafish Model of Uveal Melanoma. Cancer Res. 2026 Aug 04; 86(15):3687-3703. PMID: 42269083.

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  • Published 7/16/2026

    La J, Wang L, Corrigan JK, Lang D, Do NV, Brophy MT, Fillmore NR, Paller CJ. Abiraterone or Enzalutamide for Patients With Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer: A Nationwide Veterans Affairs Study. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2026; 10(3):e2500213. PMID: 42462188.

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  • Published 3/17/2026

    Prince NB, Liang JH, Rosato TM, Lang D. PAX3: A Driver of Normal Development and Disease. Biomolecules. 2026 Mar 17; 16(3). PMID: 41897383.

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  • Published 10/24/2025

    Moore SPG, Zou A, Zhang X, Jonathan OC, Lang D, Zhang C. VaMiAnalyzer: an open source, Python-based application for analysis of 3D in vitro vasculogenic mimicry assays. BMC Bioinformatics. 2025 Oct 24; 26(1):263. PMID: 41136932.

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  • Published 9/9/2025

    Yevdash JI, Robinson D, Moore R, Li Z, Campbell-Hanson KR, Gutelius D, Moore SPG, Friend D, O'Toole I, Montgomery C, Riordan JD, Dupuy AJ, Cornell RA, Binkley EM, Lang D, Weigel RJ, Kenny C. Mitfa-Independent Melanocyte Progenitors are Highly Susceptible to GNAQ-induced Uveal Melanoma in Adult Zebrafish. bioRxiv. 2025 Sep 09. PMID: 40950146.

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Other Positions

  • Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center
    Boston University

Websites

Education

  • Drexel University College of Medicine, PhD
  • Philadelphia University, BS

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