Julie K. Schwarz, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator
Professor of Radiation Oncology
Vice-Chair, Research
Cancer Biology Division Chief
Alumni
Jennifer A Stanley, MD, PhD
Project: Targeting DNA damage and immune checkpoint signaling with radiation therapy in preclinical models of ovarian cancer
Award: RSNA Resident/Fellow Grant #6526 Exploiting anti-tumor immunity in advanced stage and metastatic ovarian cancer Amount $30,000 July 2020 – July 2021
Current position:
Ramachandran Rashmi, PhD
Project: Targeting glucose and glutamine metabolism in preclinical models of cervical cancer
Award: RRS Scholar in Training (SIT)
Current position: Senior Scientist, Agilent, Santa Clara, CA
Michael Goldstein, MD, PhD
Project: Rewiring of epigenetic DNA damage response pathways in HPV-induced cancer
Award: NIH K08CA256170-01A1
Current position: Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Johns Hopkins Medical Center
Fiona Ruiz, PhD
Project: Investigating biological mechanisms of radiation resistance in advanced stage cervical cancer
Award: Radiation Research Society Scholar in Training (SIT)
Current position: Scientist, Preclinical and Translational Science at Atara Biotherapeutics, Los Angeles CA
John Floberg, MD, PhD
Project: Exploring novel imaging strategies in cervical cancer with a focus on imaging tumor metabolic stress
Award: Holman Pathway Resident
Award: Varex Imaging/RSNA Research Grant – Imaging Oxidative Stress in Cervical Cancer: A Potential Biomarker for Traditional and Novel Therapies; July 2017 – July 2018, Amount: $30,000, Role: P.I., Mentor: Julie Schwarz, MD, PhD
Award: ASTRO Residents/Rellows in Radiation Oncology Research Seed Grant – Redox Imaging in Cervical Cancer as a Predictive Biomarker for Traditional and Novel Therapeutics; July 2016 – June 2017; Amount: $25,000; Role: P.I., Mentor: Julie Schwarz, MD, PhD
Current position: Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Isabel Eng
Project: Regulation of gylcolytic enzumes lactate dehydrogenase and pyruvate kinase in cervical cancer cells
Current position: Medical Student (UCLA)
Xiaojing Huang, MD, PhD
Project: Effect of Glucose Metabolism on Sensitivity to Chemoradiation in Cervical Cancer Cells
Award: Radiological Society of North America, Research Medical Student Grant #RMS1612
Current position: Radiation oncology residency at Memorial Sloan Kettering, NYC (2018)
Carl Deselm MD, PhD
Project: The role of PIKE in cervical cancer: a potential novel therapeutic target
Award: Radiological Society of North America Research Medical Student Grant #RMS1113
Current position: Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine