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Kim helps open Young Onset Colorectal Cancer Program at Siteman Cancer Center (Links to an external site)
Robinson receives Dean’s Impact Award
Cliff Robinson, MD has been selected to receive a 2024 Dean’s Impact Award from Washington University School of Medicine!
This award recognizes faculty who have demonstrated enduring commitment to advancing the careers of others through exceptional mentorship and/or sponsorship.
Schwarz and Robinson are leading a new center, backed by a five-year, $7.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Links to an external site)
Curiel named fellow of National Academy of Inventors (Links to an external site)
David T. Curiel, MD, PhD has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The recognition represents the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
Bergom lab collaborates with WashU cardiology on exciting research (Links to an external site)
Hall shares warning signs for pancreatic cancer (Links to an external site)
Remembering Compton’s Discovery – 100 years later
In 1920, Arthur Holly Compton was appointed Wayman Crow Professor of Physics and head of the department of physics at Washington University in St. Louis. During that time, Compton did the experimental work that resulted in his being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927. His discovery, known as the “Compton effect” or “Compton […]
Thorstad is co-leader of new Siteman Head and Neck Tumor Center (Links to an external site)
Wade Thorstad, MD, our Chief of Head & Neck Cancer Service, co-leads the Siteman comprehensive Head & Neck Tumor Center. It is a collaborative, multispecialty practice of Washington University physicians and researchers whose mission is to provide cutting-edge care for patients with head and neck cancers as well as benign tumors and masses of the head and neck.
Pedersen Awarded ASTRO Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Biology Seed Grant (Links to an external site)
Lauren Pedersen, PhD, a researcher in the Carmen Bergom Lab has been awarded a seed grant from the ASTRO Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Biology.
Zhang awarded second R01 this year
Jin Zhang, PhD, has been awarded an NCI R01 Research Project Grant in the amount of $1,663,760 over a period of 5 years. The title of his work is “Integrating multi-omics, imaging, and longitudinal data to predict radiation response in cervical cancer”. This is the second R01 grant Dr. Zhang has been awarded during 2023.
Perkins named S. Lee Kling Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology (Links to an external site)
Stephanie M. Perkins, MD, accomplished expert in pediatric and proton radiation, has been named the S. Lee Kling Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology at The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Obituary: Carlos A. Perez, MD, emeritus professor of radiation oncology (Links to an external site)
In a medical career spanning 50 years, Dr. Perez made many contributions to radiation oncology research and is highly regarded for clinical management of patients with gynecologic tumors and cancers of the prostate, breast, and lung. He is an advocate of the human aspect of medicine, providing patients with a sense of compassion and understanding of their psychological and emotional needs.
Darafsheh awarded Siteman grant (Links to an external site)
Arash Darafsheh, PhD, has been awarded a grant for his work “High Spatiotemporal Resolution Radioluminescent Dosimetry of Proton FLASH Radiotherapy for Pre-Clinical Studies” from the Siteman Investment Program.
Zoberi elected to AAPM Board (Links to an external site)
Professor Jacqueline Esthappan Zoberi, PhD, has been elected to the AAPM Board of Directors. Her term begins on January 1, 2024.
Chaudhuri and Semenkovich receive ASTRO award
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Aadel Chaudhuri, MD, PhD & lead author, PSTP Fellow, Nick Semenkovich, MD, PhD, have just been selected to receive a 2023 ASTRO Annual Meeting Abstract Award, in the Clinical Category.
Their abstract is entitled “Circulating tumor DNA for early risk stratification of oligometastatic lung cancer”.
Wieczorek Villas Boas receives travel award
Cristian Wieczorek Villas Boas, PhD has been awarded a travel award from iSRS for his work titled “PET/CT Imaging of αvβ6 Integrin to Monitor Radiation-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis”. He will travel to Hawaii to present his work. Cristian is a member of the Dr. Buck Rogers Lab.
Curiel honored with award
David Curiel, MD, PhD, Professor of radiation oncology, has been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year from the Washington University Office of Technology Management for his development of the Covid vaccine for nasal administration.
Zhang highlighted in St. Louis Business Journal (Links to an external site)
Earland awarded NIH F30 grant
Noah Earland, MSTP student at Washington University School of Medicine and a member of the Chaudhuri Lab in the Cancer Biology Department, was awarded an NIH F30 with a perfect score: Impact score = 15, Percentile = 1.
Zhang awarded NCI R01 grant
Jin Zhang, PhD, has been awarded an NCI R01 Research Project Grant in the amount of $1,621,283 over a period of 5 years. The title of his work is “HPV genomic structure in cervical cancer radiation response and recurrence detection”.
Barnes announced as a Conquer Cancer 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting Merit Award Recipient (Links to an external site)
Chaudhuri selected as a 2023 Public Voices Fellow by the Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation (Links to an external site)
Barnes named an ASTRO EAGL (Emerging Advocacy Grassroots Leadership) Award winner (Links to an external site)
From first in the world to another milestone
The department of radiation oncology at Siteman Cancer Center has treated its 2,000th patient using the MRIdian, MRI-guided radiation therapy system by ViewRay. Patients treated at Siteman Cancer Center benefit from MRI on-table adaptive radiotherapy, real-time tissue tracking, and automated beam control which allows for delivering the prescribed dose to the target while sparing surrounding healthy tissue and critical structures, and results in minimizing toxicities. In January 2014, Siteman Cancer Center became the first in the world to treat patients using the MRI-guided radiation therapy system. Over the past nine years, the clinical team at Washington University has been a leader in publishing clinical evidence related to treating using the MRI-guided system. They were the first to publish prospective clinical trial data in MRI-guidance with pancreatic cancer and the first to publish prospective data on CT simulation-free MRI-guided treatment of palliative treatments. The department currently completes over 100 adaptive treatments per month.