Clayton C. Yates III

709 Scaife
Department of Pathology
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA  15261

412-624-9366

Ccy3@pitt.edu

Education

Institution Degree Conferred Field of study
Tuskegee University                         BS 1998 Biology
Tuskegee University                         MS May 2001 Biology
University of Pittsburgh PhD anticipated 2004 Pathology

Abstracts:

Collins, J., Yates, C. and Turner, T: “ In Vitro Analysis of Prostate Tumor Inhibition by LHRH Analogs” Abstract- National Minority Research Symposium, New York, Department of Biology, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee Inst. Al 36088 

Yates, C., Collins, J, Bailey, K., Yates, C. Wells, A. and Turner, T. “ In Vitro Analysis of Prostate Tumor Inhibition Via LHRH Antagonist, Cetrorelix” Abstract- National Minority Research Symposium, Phoenix AZ, Tuskegee University and University of Pittsburgh 

C. Yates*, K. J. Bailey†, A. Wells* and T.Turner†.  Cetrorelix, a Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone Antagonist, Influences the Cell Adhesion Profile of an Invasive DU-145 Human Prostate Cell Line.  †Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA and *University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Honors and Awards

1994              Tuskegee University Outstanding Academic Achievement Scholarship

1998                    Minority Biomedical Research Symposium Scholarship for Graduate Studies

1999                    MARC Travel Award (ASCB, San Francisco, CA)

2000                    American Association of Cancer Research, Student Participant, Pathobiology of Cancer Workshop Keystone, CO

Who’s Who Among American Graduate Students

2001                    Beta Kappi Chi, Scientific Honor Society

2002                    AACR Minority Scholar Travel Award

2002          Invited Guest Lecturer for  Endocrinology Short-course at HBCU colleges (Sponsored by Endo-Society Inc.)