I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology. I am a cancer pharmacologist who uses molecular characterization methods to determine personalized approaches to treat rare bone and muscle cancers in adolescents and young adults.
I am from Tennessee and married a cowgirl from Wyoming. The common denominator is that her family raised Tennessee Walking horses, hence everything from Tennessee was amazing! We have one girl and four boys.
I obtained an undergraduate degree and masters degree from BYU-Idaho and BYU, before going back east to Duke University to earn my PhD in Pharmacology and Cancer Biology. Our family are die hard Blue Devils every basketball season after experiencing Duke basketball at Cameron Indoor, but we love to support our BYU cougars in all sports.
Research Interests
Personalized medicine in oncology relies on extracting molecular information from the tumor to understand the vulnerabilities that attacked with targeted therapies. Sarcomas are a rare classification of cancer that is understudied and has limited targeted therapy options. In the Barrott lab, we create models of bone and muscle cancers to test novel therapies. We use traditional cancer cell lines as well as innovative patient-derived 3D tumor organoid models to test anti-cancer therapies. Once therapies have shown promise in these models, we advance the most promising candidates to test in genetically engineered mouse models where we can assess safety and efficacy before going into people. One class of anti-cancer therapy that we are particularly interested in is antibody-drug conjugates. Using antibodies as a homing beacon, we can deliver precise therapies that target unique antigens expressed on the cancers.
Teaching Interests
I teach introductory cell biology courses and provide experiential opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students in the lab. I look forward to teaching more advanced cancer biology classes in the future. In my previous academic appointment, I taught genetics and pharmacogenomics in a pharmacy program to help students better understand how genetics influence how patients respond to drugs.
Honors and Awards
Silver Medal, International Genetic Engineering Machine Competition
(2024 - 2024)
Faculty of the Month, Rho Chi Students at Idaho State University
(2023 - 2023)
Memberships
Association of Molecular Pathology (2023 - Present)
Biohive (2023 - Present)
Society for Functional Precision Medicine (2019 - Present)
Connective Tissue Oncology Society (2015 - Present)
American Association for Cancer Research (2014 - Present)
Professional Citizenship
Grant Proposal Reviewer, External, NIH (2025 - 2025)
Grant Proposal Reviewer, External, University of Arizona (2024 - 2025)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Bone Oncology (2024 - 2024)
Grant Proposal Reviewer, External, NIH (2024 - 2024)
Guest Speaker, Society for Functional Precision Medicine (2024 - 2024)
Grant Proposal Reviewer, External, NIH (2023 - 2023)
Courses Taught
Publications
Kaniz FatemaYangliang WangAdriene PavekZachary LarsonChristopher NartkerShawn PlylerAmanda JeppsonBreanna MehlingMario CapecchiKevin JonesJared James BarrottJeffrey OkojieNicole O'NealMackenzie BurrPeyton WorleyIsaac PackerDeLaney AndersonJack DavisBridger KearnsKaniz FatemaKen DixonJared James BarrottAmir PoznerShiv P VermaLi Li Shuxin WangJared BarrottM L NelsonJamie YuG L NegriS ColborneC S HughesJ F ZhuS L LambertL S CarrollK Smith-FryM G StewartSarmishta KannanBrodie JensenK L MortensonC JohnS SikdarH LiuN H DangJ BourdageJ Li J M VahrenkampJ S GroundlandR WustrackD L SengerF J ZempD J MahoneyJ GertzX ZhangA J LazarM HirstG B MorinT O NielsenP S ShenKevin B JonesBenjamin B OzenbergerLi Li Emily R WilsonAlexander J LazarJared BarrottKevin B JonesJeffrey OkojieSarah McCollumJared BarrottFarjana AfrinSameena MateenJordan OmanJames Lai Jared BarrottSrinath PashikantiSana Khajeh PourSameena MateenSrinath PashikantiJared BarrottAli Aghazadeh-HabashiKaniz FatemaZachary LarsonJared BarrottSarah McCollumAustin KalivasMatt KirkhamKaden KunzJeffrey OkojieAdriene PavekJared BarrottCynthia A BlantonJared BarrottKaden KunzElla BundeH M StreffC A SparksD W WilliamsA M GabaldόnKaniz FatemaJared BarrottJ Li T S MulvihillL Li Jared James BarrottM L NelsonL WagnerI C LockA PoznerS L LambertB B OzenbergerM B WardA H GrossmannT LiuA BanitoB R CairnsK B JonesE PanzaB B OzenbergerK M StraesslerJared James BarrottL Li Y WangM XieA BouletS W TitenC C MasonA J LazarL DingM R CapecchiK B JonesA PavekC NartkerM SalehM KirkhamS Khajeh PourA Aghazadeh-HabashiJared James BarrottJ StegelmeierC NartkerC BarnesH RayoR HooverJ BoyleS O'ConnorJared James BarrottM KirkhamA KalivasK FatemaS LuellingB H DubanskyB DubanskyK B JonesJared James BarrottS PashikantiF AfrinT C MeldrumJ L StegelmeierA PavekY A HabashiK FatemaJared James BarrottA MikaS E LuellingA PavekC NartkerA L HeynemanK B JonesJared James BarrottJ W PotterK B JonesJared James BarrottJared James BarrottB E IllumH JinM L HedbergY WangA GrossmannM HaldarM R CapecchiK B JonesA N LaporteN M PoulinJared James BarrottX Q WangA LorzadehR Vander WerffK B JonesT M UnderhillT O NielsenH JinJared James BarrottM G CableM J MonumentD M LermanK Smith-FryD NollnerK B JonesJared James BarrottJ F ZhuK Smith-FryA M SuskoD NollnerL D BurrellA PoznerM R CapecchiJ T YapL A Cannon-AlbrightX DengK B JonesA N LaporteJared James BarrottR J YaoN M PoulinB A BrodinK B JonesT M UnderhillT O NielsenJared James BarrottL A KafchinskiH JinJ W PotterS D KannanR KennedyT MosbrugerW L WangJ W TsaiD M AraujoT LiuM R CapecchiA J LazarK B JonesL HorneF R AviluceaH JinJared James BarrottK Smith-FryY WangB H HoangK B JonesK B JonesJared James BarrottM XieM HaldarH JinJ F ZhuM J MonumentT L MosbrugerE M LangerR L RandallR K WilsonB R CairnsL DingM R CapecchiJared James BarrottB E IllumH JinJ F ZhuT MosbrugerM J MonumentK Smith-FryM G CableY WangA H GrossmannM R CapecchiK B JonesJared James BarrottP F HughesT OsadaX Y YangZ C HartmanD R LoiselleN L SpectorL NeckersN RajaramF HuN RamanujamG VaidyanathanM R ZalutskyH K LyerlyT A HaysteadJared James BarrottT A HaysteadP F HughesJared James BarrottD A CarlsonD R LoiselleB L SpeerK BodoorL A RundT A HaysteadJared James BarrottG M CashAaron Jeffrey SmithJeffery Richard BarrowL C Murtaugh
Presentations
Jeffrey OkojieJared James Barrott
Jeffrey OkojieBridger KearnsMelanie l'anson-HoltonJared James Barrott
DeLaney AndersonKen DixonJared James Barrott
Jeffrey OkojieBridger KearnsMelanie l'anson-HoltonJared James Barrott
Chad HeyerJordan MooreParker SmithWesley EdwardsLauren KimballMiles AndersonJared James Barrott
Jared James Barrott
Jared James BarrottDavid BookerKen Dixon
Jared James BarrottNiki O'NealJeffrey OkojieDavid BookerKen Dixon
Peyton WorleyJared James Barrott
Mackenzie BurrJeffrey OkojieBridger KearnsMelanie l'anson-HoltonJared James Barrott
DeLaney AndersonJeffrey OkojieMackenzie BurrPeyton WorleyIsaac PackerJack DavisBridger KearnsJared James Barrott
Mackenzie BurrJared James Barrott
Jack DavisMackenzie BurrJeffrey OkojieDeLaney AndersonKen DixonJared James Barrott
Jeffrey OkojieJared James Barrott
Jared James BarrottNiki O'NealDavid BookerKaniz FatemaKen Dixon