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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Translational Research in Malignancies Members

The Translational Research in Malignancies (TRIM) program is a highly interactive translational cancer research program. Its main objective is to conduct studies centered on molecular mechanisms of cancer progression and therapeutic resistance and to translate basic science and preclinical discoveries into early diagnosis, biomarkers, and cancer therapeutics.

Liu, Yan

Liu, Yan

Associate Professor

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Investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and acute myeloid leukemia (AML)... [more]

Longnecker, Richard

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Ultimately, studies by the Longnecker laboratory may provide insight for the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of herpesvirus infections in humans and better understanding of the her... [more]

Lorch, Jochen

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Dr Jochen Lorch is a medical oncologist caring for patients with head and neck cancer. He serves as the medical oncology director of the Head and Neck Cancer Program and the thyroid cancer program at... [more]

Lu, Janice

Lu, Janice

Professor

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I am a Clinical Investigator specializing in the management of breast cancer. My research primarily centers on developmental therapeutics and translational aspects of breast cancer, with a focus on im... [more]

Luchtel, Rebecca A

Luchtel, Rebecca A

Research Assistant Professor

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My work is focused on improving our understanding of epigenetic and transcriptional regulation mechanisms contributing to tumor development, tumor-immune cell interactions, and response to therapy. My... [more]

Ma, Shuo

Ma, Shuo

Professor

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Dr. Ma directs the clinical and translational research initiatives in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) to develop and study novel treatment agents for the treatment of CLL. Her translation... [more]

Mahalingam, Devalingam

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I dedicate 75% of my time to clinical research in early drug development with a focus in gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. Through my participation in these early clinical studies, I ... [more]

Matei, Daniela

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In the laboratory, specific interests have been investigating tumor-stroma interactions which regulate ovarian cancer metastasis, characterizing and targeting ovarian cancer stem cells, studying growt... [more]

Meeks, Joshua

Meeks, Joshua

Associate Professor

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My research laboratory is focused on the molecular pathways involved in the progression of urothelial carcinoma (bladder cancer). My research has two themes: 1) to investigate the ... [more]

Melo-Cardenas, Johanna

Melo-Cardenas, Johanna

Assistant Professor

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My research aims to understand the molecular mechanisms of immune cell mediated inflammation and the cellular relationships between the bone marrow microenvironment and malignant clones in myeloid blo... [more]