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Robert Albero Gallego, PhD
Researcher Spotlight: Robert Albero Gallego, PhD COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphomas (AITLs) are aggressive forms of blood cancer and are often resistant to conventional chemotherapy. Certain mutations have been to be very common in AITLs, including mutations in the TET2…
Preteesh Jain, MD, PhD
Researcher Spotlight: Preteesh Jain, MD, PhD UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER Chemotherapy-sparing treatment regimens are of great interest for many patients with lymphoma due to the variety of short- and long-term toxicities associated with These therapies. To this…
Haopeng Yang, PhD
Researcher Spotlight: Haopeng Yang, PhD UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER Super-enhancers are regions of the genome responsible for regulating expression of an unusually high number of genes. For his Lymphoma Research Foundation-funded project, Dr. Yang is characterizing the…
Min Xia, PhD
Researcher Spotlight: Min Xia, PhD WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE Among the different subtypes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), ABC-DLBCL represents one of the most aggressive forms with low response rates to standard chemotherapeutic approaches. Improved treatment approaches in this space…
Christoph Weigel, PhD
Researcher Spotlight: Christoph Weigel, PhD THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous virus that infects many people across the globe without any serious or immediate symptoms. In certain circumstances, however, such as older age or after organ…
David Russler-Germain, MD, PhD
Researcher Spotlight: David Russler-Germain, MD, PhD WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Follicular lymphoma (FL) is typically a slow-growing disease with high response rates to initial therapy, but disease outcomes vary considerably from patient to patient. Dr. Russler-Germain, therefore, is researching…
Caitlin Gribbin, MD
Researcher Spotlight: Caitlin Gribbin, MD NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN/WEILL CORNELL The Kellie and Jeff Fellinge Scholar The follicular lymphoma (FL) tumor microenvironment is made up of a wide variety of non-lymphoma cells that contribute to the growth and progression of tumor cells.…
Danielle Wallace, MD
Researcher Spotlight: Danielle Wallace, MD UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER Mindy Camp Fedida Memorial Scholar Older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are often treated with lower doses of chemotherapy, which may contribute to an incomplete cure of the disease. Residual…