"Our laboratory is based on an interdisciplinary, participatory team science approach aimed at scientific discovery for the benefit of cancer patients, our community and mankind".                                                                    - Dr. Jaime L. Matta
During the last decade we have been primarily focused on the field of translational cancer research, studying the role of DNA repair as a risk factor for breast and skin cancer.
a)  Define the role of DNA repair capacity (DRC) in breast and skin      cancer susceptibility and response to chemotherapeutic agents. b)  Identify DNA repair genes that are associated with  breast and      skin cancer. c)  Study how epigenetic and nutritional (e.g. antioxidants) factors      regulate  DNA repair capacity in humans. d)  Develop active research collaborations with other laboratories      with complementary expertise in cancer research.		Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology Ponce School of Medicine P.0. Box 7004 Ponce, Puerto Rico, 00732 Tel. 787-259-7025 Fax. 787-259-7085 jmatta@psm.edu