Hematology/Oncology

  • Melissa Accordino, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2024

    • Adjuvant ovarian function suppression (OFS) use in premenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer in the US: Real-world trends in clinical practice, adherence, and quality of life in the post-SOFT/TEXT era, Scholarly Project

    2023

    • Racial and Ethnic Care Disparities in Anthracycline and HER2-Targeted Cardiotoxicity in Patients with Breast Cancer Using Global Longitudinal Strain Imaging Techniques, Scholarly Project
  • Jennifer Effie Amengual, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2024

    • Epigenetic Priming of Bispecific Antibodies for Follicular Lymphoma, Summer Research

    2023

    • Retrospective cohort study of novel biologic agent exposure and outcomes in patients with peripheral T-cell lymphomas, Summer Research
  • Mary Elizabeth Callahan, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2023

    • Mental Health Service Integration in Hospice Organizations, Scholarly Project
  • Katherine D. Crew, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2024

    • Chemoprevention Uptake Before and After the Release of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Low-Dose Tamoxifen Among Patients with Atypical Hyperplasia, Lobular or Ductal Carcinoma In Situ, Summer Research

    2023

    • Comparing risk of breast cancer and cardiovascular disease and uptake of chemoprevention and statins among racially/ethnically diverse women with atypical hyperplasia or lobular carcinoma in situ, Scholarly Project

    2022

    • Association between Abnormal Mammography and Subsequent Benign Breast Biopsy on Future Screening Patterns Among a Racial and Ethnically Diverse Cohort, Dawn LaurynHershmanMD, MS, FASCO, Scholarly Project
  • Dawn Lauryn Hershman, MD, MS, FASCO

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2022

    • Disparities in Breast Cancer: Assessing the Toxicity of Oral Antineoplastic Agents, Summer Research
  • Benjamin Izar, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2024

    • Interrogating the relationship of chromosomal instability-induced chronic cGAS-STING signaling and cancer cell immune evasion, Scholarly Project

    2021

    Single-cell seq of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in solid organ transplant recipients, Summer Research

  • Megan Sykes, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2023

    • Treg engineering to promote tolerance for xenotransplantation, Scholarly Project

    2022

    • Immune profiling of γδ T cells after human intestinal transplantation, Summer Research
  • Emmanuel Zorn, PhD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2021

    • Contribution of B Cells to Human Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy, Summer Research
  • Yoanna Pumpalova, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:
    2024

    • Early Colorectal Cancer Detection in South African Public Hospitals, Summer Research, Durban, South Africa

    2023

    • Fecal Immunohistochemistry Testing for Early Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis in South Africa, Summer Research, Durban, South Africa

    2022

    • The Association of HIV and Other Risk Factors with Triple Negative Breast Cancer in South African Women, Summer Research, New York City, NY, USA
  • Gulam A. Manji, MD, PhD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2024

    • A Phase II Study of Pexidartinib Plus Sirolimus in Unresectable Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors, Scholarly Project
  • Ran Reshef, MD, MSc

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2024

    • A Spatial Analysis of CAR-T Cell Treated Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Scholarly Project
  • Karie Runcie, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2024

    • Evaluation of plasma ctDNA and plasma exosomes as novel biomarkers of disease progression in prostate cancer, Scholarly Project
  • Juan-Manuel Schvartzman, MD, PhD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2024

    • The Role of Hypoxia and Replication stress on cell fate in Colorectal cancer, Summer Research
  • Neil Vasan MD, PhD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2024

    • Large Scale Functional Analysis of PIK3CA Mutations on Cell Growth and Drug Response in Cancer, Summer Research