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Jessica McDermott, MD, Assistant Professor with the Division of Medical Oncology, has been named Deputy Associate Director for Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Research. This role was recently created to identify and address barriers clinical trial accrual.
Robert Lentz, MD, spearheads a new phase 2 clinical trial for patients with metastatic colon cancer for whom chemotherapy and biologic therapy are no longer effective options.
Co-director of the hereditary cancer program, Marie Wood, MD, aims to increase patient awareness surrounding the importance of genetic counseling and genetic testing relating to cancer.
Dr. Kabos discusses his recent study analyzing blood plasma to extract critical breast tumor information and disease progression instead of more invasive tissue biopsies.
Congratulations to Erin Schenk, MD, PhD, who has been selected from a highly competitive pool of junior faculty researchers to be awarded the 2022 Translational Research Scholars Program.