Paul Jedlicka, MD
Associate Professor, Pathology

Professional Titles

• Associate Professor

Recognition & Awards

• Summit Award for Resident Teaching, Dept of Pathology, UCD-AMC (2017)
• Gilbert-Barness Lectureship, University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Medicine (2015)
• Summit Award for Resident Teaching, Dept of Pathology, UCD-AMC (2014)
• Summit Award for Resident Teaching, Dept of Pathology, UCD-AMC (2012)
• Young Investigator Award, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (2010)
• Early-Career Investigator, Boettcher Foundation's Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program (2010)

Teaching

Publications

• Hughes CJ, Fields KM, Danis EP, Hsu JY, Neelakantan D, Vincent MY, Gustafson AL, Oliphant MJ, Sreekanth V, Zaberezhnyy V, Costello JC, Jedlicka P, Ford HL. SIX1 and EWS/FLI1 co-regulate an anti-metastatic gene network in Ewing Sarcoma. Nat Commun. 2023 Jul 19;14(1):4357. PubMed PMID: 37468459
• Collins CB, Nguyen TT, Leddy RS, Alula KM, Yeckes AR, Strassheim D, Aherne CM, Luck ME, Karoor V, Jedlicka P, Pierce A, de Zoeten EF. Heat shock factor 1 drives regulatory T-cell induction to limit murine intestinal inflammation. Mucosal Immunol. 2023 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37944754
• Hsu JY, Danis EP, Nance S, O'Brien JH, Gustafson AL, Wessells VM, Goodspeed AE, Talbot JC, Amacher SL, Jedlicka P, Black JC, Costello JC, Durbin AD, Artinger KB, Ford HL. SIX1 reprograms myogenic transcription factors to maintain the rhabdomyosarcoma undifferentiated state. Cell Rep. 2022 Feb 1;38(5):110323. PubMed PMID: 35108532
• Tyler CJ, Guzman M, Lundborg LR, Yeasmin S, Zgajnar N, Jedlicka P, Bamias G, Rivera-Nieves J. Antibody secreting cells are critically dependent on integrin a4ß7/MAdCAM-1 for intestinal recruitment and control of the microbiota during chronic colitis. Mucosal Immunol. 2022 Jan;15(1):109-119. PubMed PMID: 34433904
• Tyler CJ, Guzman M, Lundborg LR, Yeasmin S, Zgajnar N, Jedlicka P, Bamias G, Rivera-Nieves J. Antibody secreting cells are critically dependent on integrin a4ß7/MAdCAM-1 for intestinal recruitment and control of the microbiota during chronic colitis. Mucosal Immunol. 2021 Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34433904
• McCann TS, Parrish JK, Hsieh J, Sechler M, Sobral LM, Self C, Jones KL, Goodspeed A, Costello JC, Jedlicka P. KDM5A and PHF2 positively control expression of pro-metastatic genes repressed by EWS/Fli1, and promote growth and metastatic properties in Ewing sarcoma. Oncotarget. 2020 Oct 27;11(43):3818-3831. PubMed PMID: 33196691
• Sobral LM, Hicks HM, Parrish JK, McCann TS, Hsieh J, Goodspeed A, Costello JC, Black JC, Jedlicka P. KDM3A/Ets1 epigenetic axis contributes to PAX3/FOXO1-driven and independent disease-promoting gene expression in fusion-positive Rhabdomyosarcoma. Mol Oncol. 2020 Oct;14(10):2471-2486. PubMed PMID: 32697014
• Sobral LM, Sechler M, Parrish JK, McCann TS, Jones KL, Black JC, Jedlicka P. KDM3A/Ets1/MCAM axis promotes growth and metastatic properties in Rhabdomyosarcoma. Genes Cancer. 2020;11(1-2):53-65. PubMed PMID: 32577157
• Karuppuchamy T, Tyler CJ, Lundborg LR, Pérez-Jeldres T, Kimball AK, Clambey ET, Jedlicka P, Rivera-Nieves J. Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Lyase Inhibition Alters the S1P Gradient and Ameliorates Crohn's-Like Ileitis by Suppressing Thymocyte Maturation. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2020 Jan 6;26(2):216-228. PubMed PMID: 31807751
• Sanctuary MR, Huang RH, Jones AA, Luck ME, Aherne CM, Jedlicka P, de Zoeten EF, Collins CB. miR-106a deficiency attenuates inflammation in murine IBD models. Mucosal Immunol. 2019 Jan;12(1):200-211. PubMed PMID: 30327532
• Karuppuchamy T, Tyler CJ, Lundborg LR, Pérez-Jeldres T, Kimball AK, Clambey ET, Jedlicka P, Rivera-Nieves J. Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Lyase Inhibition Alters the S1P Gradient and Ameliorates Crohn's-Like Ileitis by Suppressing Thymocyte Maturation. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2019 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31807751
• McCann TS, Sobral LM, Self C, Hsieh J, Sechler M, Jedlicka P. Biology and targeting of the Jumonji-domain histone demethylase family in childhood neoplasia: a preclinical overview. Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2019 Apr;23(4):267-280. PubMed PMID: 30759030
• Aherne CM, Collins CB, Rapp CR, Olli KE, Perrenoud L, Jedlicka P, Bowser JL, Mills TW, Karmouty-Quintana H, Blackburn MR, Eltzschig HK. Coordination of ENT2-dependent adenosine transport and signaling dampens mucosal inflammation. JCI Insight. 2018 Oct 18;3(20). [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30333323
• Parrish JK, McCann TS, Sechler M, Sobral LM, Ren W, Jones KL, Tan AC, Jedlicka P. The Jumonji-domain histone demethylase inhibitor JIB-04 deregulates oncogenic programs and increases DNA damage in Ewing Sarcoma, resulting in impaired cell proliferation and survival, and reduced tumor growth. Oncotarget. 2018 Sep 4;9(69):33110-33123. PubMed PMID: 30237855
• Collins CB, Puthoor PR, Nguyen TT, Strassheim D, Jedlicka P, Friedman JE, de Zoeten EF. C/EBPß Deletion Promotes Expansion of Poorly Functional Intestinal Regulatory T Cells. J Crohns Colitis. 2018 Nov 28;12(12):1475-1485. PubMed PMID: 30085016
• Jedlicka P. The potential of KDM3A as a therapeutic target in Ewing Sarcoma and other cancers. Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2017 Nov;21(11):997-999. PubMed PMID: 29022407
• Leinwand KL, Jones AA, Huang RH, Jedlicka P, Kao DJ, de Zoeten EF, Ghosh S, Moaddel R, Wehkamp J, Ostaff MJ, Bader J, Aherne CM, Collins CB. Cannabinoid Receptor-2 Ameliorates Inflammation in Murine Model of Crohn's Disease. J Crohns Colitis. 2017 Oct 27;11(11):1369-1380. PubMed PMID: 28981653
• Moore C, Parrish JK, Jedlicka P. MiR-193b, downregulated in Ewing Sarcoma, targets the ErbB4 oncogene to inhibit anchorage-independent growth. PLoS One. 2017;12(5):e0178028. PubMed PMID: 28542597
• Neudecker V, Haneklaus M, Jensen O, Khailova L, Masterson JC, Tye H, Biette K, Jedlicka P, Brodsky KS, Gerich ME, Mack M, Robertson AAB, Cooper MA, Furuta GT, Dinarello CA, O'Neill LA, Eltzschig HK, Masters SL, McNamee EN. Myeloid-derived miR-223 regulates intestinal inflammation via repression of the NLRP3 inflammasome. J Exp Med. 2017 Jun 5;214(6):1737-1752. PubMed PMID: 28487310
• MacManus CF, Collins CB, Nguyen TT, Alfano RW, Jedlicka P, de Zoeten EF. VEN-120, a Recombinant Human Lactoferrin, Promotes a Regulatory T Cell [Treg] Phenotype and Drives Resolution of Inflammation in Distinct Murine Models of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Crohns Colitis. 2017 Sep 1;11(9):1101-1112. PubMed PMID: 28472424
• Sechler M, Parrish JK, Birks DK, Jedlicka P. The histone demethylase KDM3A, and its downstream target MCAM, promote Ewing Sarcoma cell migration and metastasis. Oncogene. 2017 Jul 20;36(29):4150-4160. PubMed PMID: 28319067
• Neff CP, Rhodes ME, Arnolds KL, Collins CB, Donnelly J, Nusbacher N, Jedlicka P, Schneider JM, McCarter MD, Shaffer M, Mazmanian SK, Palmer BE, Lozupone CA. Diverse Intestinal Bacteria Contain Putative Zwitterionic Capsular Polysaccharides with Anti-inflammatory Properties. Cell Host Microbe. 2016 Oct 12;20(4):535-547. PubMed PMID: 27693306
• Frasch SC, McNamee EN, Kominsky D, Jedlicka P, Jakubzick C, Zemski Berry K, Mack M, Furuta GT, Lee JJ, Henson PM, Colgan SP, Bratton DL. G2A Signaling Dampens Colitic Inflammation via Production of IFN-?. J Immunol. 2016 Aug 15;197(4):1425-34. PubMed PMID: 27402702
• Spoelstra NS, Cittelly DM, Christenson JL, Gordon MA, Elias A, Jedlicka P, Richer JK. Dicer expression in estrogen receptor-positive versus triple-negative breast cancer: an antibody comparison. Hum Pathol. 2016 Oct;56:40-51. PubMed PMID: 27260947
• Karuppuchamy T, Behrens EH, González-Cabrera P, Sarkisyan G, Gima L, Boyer JD, Bamias G, Jedlicka P, Veny M, Clark D, Peach R, Scott F, Rosen H, Rivera-Nieves J. Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor-1 (S1P(1)) is expressed by lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and endothelium and modulated during inflammatory bowel disease. Mucosal Immunol. 2016 Apr 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27049060
• Niemeyer BF, Parrish JK, Spoelstra NS, Joyal T, Richer JK, Jedlicka P. Variable Expression of PIK3R3 and PTEN in Ewing Sarcoma Impacts Oncogenic Phenotypes. PLoS One. 2015;10(1):e0116895. PubMed PMID: 25603314
• Masterson JC, Capocelli KE, Hosford L, Biette K, McNamee EN, de Zoeten EF, Harris R, Fernando SD, Jedlicka P, Protheroe C, Lee JJ, Furuta GT. Eosinophils and IL-33 Perpetuate Chronic Inflammation and Fibrosis in a Pediatric Population with Stricturing Crohn's Ileitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2015 Oct;21(10):2429-40. PubMed PMID: 26218140
• Aherne CM, Saeedi B, Collins CB, Masterson JC, McNamee EN, Perrenoud L, Rapp CR, Curtis VF, Bayless A, Fletcher A, Glover LE, Evans CM, Jedlicka P, Furuta GT, de Zoeten EF, Colgan SP, Eltzschig HK. Epithelial-specific A2B adenosine receptor signaling protects the colonic epithelial barrier during acute colitis. Mucosal Immunol. 2015 May;8(3):699. PubMed PMID: 25943416
• Barton VN, D'Amato NC, Gordon MA, Lind HT, Spoelstra NS, Babbs BL, Heinz RE, Elias A, Jedlicka P, Jacobsen BM, Richer JK. Multiple molecular subtypes of triple-negative breast cancer critically rely on androgen receptor and respond to enzalutamide in vivo. Mol Cancer Ther. 2015 Mar;14(3):769-78. PubMed PMID: 25713333
• McNamee EN, Masterson JC, Veny M, Collins CB, Jedlicka P, Byrne FR, Ng GY, Rivera-Nieves J. Chemokine receptor CCR7 regulates the intestinal TH1/TH17/Treg balance during Crohn's-like murine ileitis. J Leukoc Biol. 2015 Jun;97(6):1011-22. PubMed PMID: 25637591
• Niemeyer BF, Parrish JK, Spoelstra NS, Joyal T, Richer JK, Jedlicka P. Variable expression of PIK3R3 and PTEN in Ewing Sarcoma impacts oncogenic phenotypes. PLoS One. 2015;10(1):e0116895. PubMed PMID: 25603314
• Ogba N, Manning NG, Bliesner BS, Ambler S, Haughian JM, Pinto MP, Jedlicka P, Joensuu K, Heikkilä P, Horwitz KB. Luminal breast cancer metastases and tumor arousal from dormancy are promoted by direct actions of estradiol and progesterone on the malignant cells. Breast Cancer Res. 2014 Dec 5;16(6):489. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25475897
• Wellberg EA, Rudolph MC, Lewis AS, Padilla-Just N, Jedlicka P, Anderson SM. Modulation of tumor fatty acids, through overexpression or loss of Thyroid Hormone Responsive Protein Spot 14, is associated with altered growth and metastasis. Breast Cancer Res. 2014 Dec 4;16(6):481. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25472762
• Wang CA, Harrell JC, Iwanaga R, Jedlicka P, Ford HL. Vascular endothelial growth factor C promotes breast cancer progression via a novel antioxidant mechanism that involves regulation of superoxide dismutase 3. Breast Cancer Res. 2014 Oct 30;16(5):462. PubMed PMID: 25358638
• Wang CA, Drasin D, Pham C, Jedlicka P, Zaberezhnyy V, Guney M, Li H, Nemenoff R, Costello JC, Tan AC, Ford HL. Homeoprotein Six2 Promotes Breast Cancer Metastasis via Transcriptional and Epigenetic Control of E-Cadherin Expression. Cancer Res. 2014 Dec 15;74(24):7357-70. PubMed PMID: 25348955
• Masterson JC, McNamee EN, Fillon SA, Hosford L, Harris R, Fernando SD, Jedlicka P, Iwamoto R, Jacobsen E, Protheroe C, Eltzschig HK, Colgan SP, Arita M, Lee JJ, Furuta GT. Eosinophil-mediated signalling attenuates inflammatory responses in experimental colitis. Gut. 2014 Sep 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25209655
• Collins CB, Strassheim D, Aherne CM, Yeckes AR, Jedlicka P, de Zoeten EF. Targeted inhibition of heat shock protein 90 suppresses tumor necrosis factor-a and ameliorates murine intestinal inflammation. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2014 Apr;20(4):685-94. PubMed PMID: 24552830
• Cochrane DR, Bernales S, Jacobsen BM, Cittelly DM, Howe EN, D'Amato NC, Spoelstra NS, Edgerton SM, Jean A, Guerrero J, Gómez F, Medicherla S, Alfaro IE, McCullagh E, Jedlicka P, Torkko KC, Thor AD, Elias AD, Protter AA, Richer JK. Role of the androgen receptor in breast cancer and preclinical analysis of enzalutamide. Breast Cancer Res. 2014 Jan 22;16(1):R7. PubMed PMID: 24451109
• Campbell EL, Bruyninckx WJ, Kelly CJ, Glover LE, McNamee EN, Bowers BE, Bayless AJ, Scully M, Saeedi BJ, Golden-Mason L, Ehrentraut SF, Curtis VF, Burgess A, Garvey JF, Sorensen A, Nemenoff R, Jedlicka P, Taylor CT, Kominsky DJ, Colgan SP. Transmigrating neutrophils shape the mucosal microenvironment through localized oxygen depletion to influence resolution of inflammation. Immunity. 2014 Jan 16;40(1):66-77. PubMed PMID: 24412613
• Gustafson CE, Higbee D, Yeckes AR, Wilson CC, De Zoeten EF, Jedlicka P, Janoff EN. Limited expression of APRIL and its receptors prior to intestinal IgA plasma cell development during human infancy. Mucosal Immunol. 2014 May;7(3):467-77. PubMed PMID: 24045575
• Glover LE, Bowers BE, Saeedi B, Ehrentraut SF, Campbell EL, Bayless AJ, Dobrinskikh E, Kendrick AA, Kelly CJ, Burgess A, Miller L, Kominsky DJ, Jedlicka P, Colgan SP. Control of creatine metabolism by HIF is an endogenous mechanism of barrier regulation in colitis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Dec 3;110(49):19820-5. PubMed PMID: 24248342
• Gustafson CE, Higbee D, Yeckes AR, Wilson CC, De Zoeten EF, Jedlicka P, Janoff EN. Limited expression of APRIL and its receptors prior to intestinal IgA plasma cell development during human infancy. Mucosal Immunol. 2013 Sep 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24045575
• Collins CB, Aherne CM, Ehrentraut SF, Gerich ME, McNamee EN, McManus MC, Lebsack MD, Jedlicka P, Azam T, de Zoeten EF, Dinarello CA, Rivera-Nieves J. Alpha-1-antitrypsin therapy ameliorates acute colitis and chronic murine ileitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2013 Aug;19(9):1964-73. PubMed PMID: 23835442
• Borinstein SC, Beeler N, Block JJ, Gorlick R, Grohar P, Jedlicka P, Krailo M, Morris C, Phillips S, Siegal GP, Lawlor ER, Lessnick SL, COG Ewing Sarcoma Biology Committee. A Decade in Banking Ewing Sarcoma: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Front Oncol. 2013;3:57. PubMed PMID: 23519678
• Collins CB, Aherne CM, Yeckes A, Pound K, Eltzschig HK, Jedlicka P, de Zoeten EF. Inhibition of N-terminal ATPase on HSP90 attenuates colitis through enhanced Treg function. Mucosal Immunol. 2013 Sep;6(5):960-71. PubMed PMID: 23321985
• Linger RM, Cohen RA, Cummings CT, Sather S, Migdall-Wilson J, Middleton DH, Lu X, Barón AE, Franklin WA, Merrick DT, Jedlicka P, DeRyckere D, Heasley LE, Graham DK. Mer or Axl receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition promotes apoptosis, blocks growth and enhances chemosensitivity of human non-small cell lung cancer. Oncogene. 2013 Jul 18;32(29):3420-31. PubMed PMID: 22890323
• McNamee EN, Masterson JC, Jedlicka P, Collins CB, Williams IR, Rivera-Nieves J. Ectopic lymphoid tissue alters the chemokine gradient, increases lymphocyte retention and exacerbates murine ileitis. Gut. 2013 Jan;62(1):53-62. PubMed PMID: 22267601

Professional Memberships

• American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member
• College of American Pathologists, Fellow
• Academy of Genomic Pathology, Member
• Children's Oncology Group Ewing's Sarcoma Biology Committee, Member
• Cancer League of Colorado Scientific Advisory Board, Member