University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
I am a PhD candidate at MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences pursuing a degree in Cancer Biology, with a secondary affiliation in Therapeutics and Pharmacology, under the mentorship of Dr. Jason Huse. I received my BA in Biochemistry and MS in Medical Physiology from Case Western Reserve University. In the Huse lab, I am researching novel approaches to therapeutically intervene in ATRX-deficient glioma using in vitro and in vivo preclinical models. Specifically, I am working with pharmacological compounds called G4 stabilizers that have recently been shown to induce selective cytotoxicity in ATRX-deficient astrocytes. We aim to test this compound further, both alone and in combination with ionizing radiation.
