The Department of Human Oncology (DHO) is dedicated to mentoring undergraduate researchers. By working in the department’s labs, students learn from world-class scientists, contribute to the department’s research agenda, and gain experience that can have a lasting impact on their future careers. This year, four undergraduates who work with DHO scientists have recently been recognized for their research.
Three excellent junior undergraduate student researchers receive Hilldale Awards
Christine Glitchev, biochemistry and neurobiology major in the Wheeler Lab
Title: Understanding the metastasis mechanisms of Endoglin by MerTK in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Raad Allawi, biomedical engineering major in the Morris Lab
Title: Combining radiation therapy, tumor-specific antibody, and adoptive cell transfer to elicit in situ vaccination against pancreatic cancer
Shrey Ramesh, studying biomedical engineering in the Kimple/Baschnagel lab.
Title: Pre-clinical evaluation of Capmatinib in MET altered non-small cell cancer
Brilliant sophomore undergrad student wins Sophomore research fellowship
Pate Lantz, biology and life science communication majors in the Cosper Lab.
Title: Inhibiting Centrosome Clustering to Enhance Radiation Sensitivity.
Pate will be studying how we can manipulate extra centrosomes in cancer cells to promote cell death after radiation therapy.
AACR Recognizes Two Exceptional Kimple Lab Undergraduate Researchers
Shrey Ramesh, studying biomedical engineering.
AACR Undergraduate Scholar Award: Comparison of energy-dependent biological effect between X-rays and gamma-rays
Saahil Javeri, biology major.
AACR Poster Second Place Award in Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Presentation
Poster Title: MET inhibition enhances the effect of radiation in MET-dysregulated non-small cell lung cancer models
DHO Welcomes the Research Scholars through Rural and Urban Scholars in Community Health (RUSCH) Program
Estefania Alonso from UW-Parkside is joining the Morris laboratory through the Rural and Urban Scholars in Community Health (RUSCH) for this summer 2023.
Estefania Alonso is a first generation Mexican-American born in the urban city of Racine, WI. She is a recent graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and chemistry. She is very passionate about pursuing a career that incorporates science and healthcare.
