Category Researcher Spotlight

Anouchka Laurent, PhD

Researcher Spotlight: Anouchka Laurent, PhD Columbia University in the City of New York Understanding the mechanisms and molecules involved in the formation of T-cell lymphomas (TCL) can illuminate new potential targets for drug development. Dr. Laurent’s research is focused on…

Sanket Shah, PhD

Researcher Spotlight: Sanket Shah, PhD WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY DR. BRUCE D. CHESON FELLOW Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL) are a heterogeneous group of lymphomas associated with poor outcomes and high rates of mortality. Mutations in genes that…

Tayla Heavican-Foral, PhD

Researcher Spotlight: Tayla Heavican-Foral, PhD DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE DR. OLIVER PRESS MEMORIAL FELLOW HEALTH EQUITY INITIATIVE Despite treatment advances in the lymphoma space, many patients with T-cell lymphomas (TCL) still experience limited response rates, often lasting for short durations, with…

Patrizia Mondello, MD, PhD

Researcher Spotlight: Patrizia Mondello, MD, PhD MAYO CLINIC, ROCHESTER In most cases, follicular lymphoma (FL) is a slow-growing cancer associated with favorable outcomes. Some patients experience a more aggressive disease course, though, characterized by early relapse and poor outcomes. Crosstalk…

Elise Chong, MD

Researcher Spotlight: Elise Chong, MD University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Health Equity Initiative Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has become a life-saving treatment option for many people with large B-cell lymphoma. Some patients do not respond to…

Xialong (Alan) Zhou, MD

Researcher Spotlight: Xiaolong (Alan) Zhou, MD NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE The abscopal effect refers to the infrequent ability of radiation therapy (RT) to stimulate antitumor immune responses that result in the shrinkage of tumors outside of RT-targeted sites.…

Roni Shouval, MD, PhD

Researcher Spotlight: Roni Shouval, MD, PhD MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies have been a transformative advancement in the treatment of large B-cell lymphomas. However, many patients still experience relapse after CAR T-cell therapy. Using…

Laurianne Scourzic, PhD

Researcher Spotlight: Laurianne Scourzic, PhD JOAN & SANFORD I. WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY Dr. Joseph R. Bertino Memorial Scholar Cancer stem cells have been identified in a variety of tumor types, which contribute to the continuous repopulation of…