Researcher Spotlight: Thomas M. Habermann, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochester Dr. Thomas Habermann is Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester and current Chair-Elect of the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). His career as a lymphoma researcher…
Researcher Spotlight: Gita Thanarajasingam, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochester Dr. Thanarajasingam’s LCRMP project proposes a new way of looking at side effects (toxicity) of lymphoma therapies. Many standard lymphoma treatment plans now include therapies that are taken continuously over long…
Researcher Spotlight: Alex Herrera, MD Beckman Research Institute at the City of Hope Dr. Herrera’s project for the Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP) tests a combination of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and vorinostat (Zolinza), a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDAC), in…
Researcher Spotlight: Natalie Galanina, MD The University of Chicago Though ibrutinib (Imbruvica) has helped a large number of lymphoma patients, many patients treated with ibrutinib eventually develop a resistance to the therapy and relapse. Dr. Galanina’s Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
