Tag Researcher Spotlight

Connie Batlevi, MD, PhD

Researcher Spotlight: Connie Batlevi, MD, PhD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center   Dr. Batlevi’s Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP) project seeks to capitalize on the success of two classes of novel targeted therapies that have shown effectiveness in lymphoma…

Lapo Alinari, MD, PhD

Researcher Spotlight: Lapo Alinari, MD, PhD The Ohio State University Dr. Alinari’s Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP) project investigates the combination of ibrutinib (Imbruvica) and nivolumab (Opdivo) in relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients. Nivolumab, a PD-1 checkpoint…

Sean M. Post, PhD

Researcher Spotlight: Sean M. Post, PhD The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center   Dr. Sean M. Post is an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and a recipient of the Lymphoma Research Foundation’s…

Ashley D. Staton, MD

Researcher Spotlight: Ashley D. Staton, MD Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University   Dr. Staton is Chief Hematology and Oncology Fellow at Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University. Her Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP) project focuses on improving survival of patients…

Jacob Soumerai, MD

Researcher Spotlight: Jacob Soumerai, MD Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center   Dr. Soumerai is a doctor at of Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center. His Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Project (LCRMP) will test BGB-3111 and ME-401 as a combination therapy in…

Sarah Rutherford, MD

Researcher Spotlight: Sarah Rutherford, MD Weill Cornell Medicine Dr. Rutherford is Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine. Her Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP) project seeks to use imaging to tailor treatment plans for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients.…

Neha Mehta-Shah, MD

Researcher Spotlight: Neha Mehta-Shah, MD Washington University in Saint Louis Dr. Mehta-Shah is Assistant Professor at the Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis. Her Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP) project seeks to develop a method for identifying…

Justine M. Kahn, MD

Researcher Spotlight: Justine M. Kahn, MD Columbia University Medical Center Dr. Kahn is Instructor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center. Her Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP) project analyzes racial and ethnic disparities in the survival rates of children…

Hema Dave, MD

Researcher Spotlight: Hema Dave, MD Children’s Research Institute (Children’s National Medical Center)   Dr. Dave is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s National Health System, The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Her Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP)…

David Scott, MBChB, PhD

Researcher Spotlight: David Scott, MBChB, PhD British Columbia Cancer Agency   Correlative studies, in which data on patient outcomes is correlated with molecular biology data (such as biomarkers), are crucial to a full understanding of how a given therapy or…