Pritzker School of Medicine Scholars in Oncology-Associated Research

SOAR Scholars

2024 Cohort

Saad Ahmed

Salivary Liquid Biopsy and Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing for Enhanced Detection of Oral HPV and Oral Cancer

Nishant Agrawal

Adnan Askari

Evaluation of the PTPN1/2 Inhibitor AC484 in Combination with CAR-T Therapy in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

Justin Kline

Aishwarya Atmakuri

Characterizing the immune characteristics of the TME in low and high Gleason localized prostate cancer

Akash Patnaik

Alice Bai

Understanding Advanced Stage Cervical Cancer Patients’ Needs from the Perspectives of Patients, Healthcare Providers, and Ancillary Staff

Nita Lee

Juliana Byanyima

Cisplatin-ineligible locoregionally advanced head and neck cancer: A real world evidence analysis

Alexander Pearson

Vivianna Camarillo Guenther

The effect of improving diet before colon cancer resection on MMP9 levels and rate of colon cancer reoccurrence.

Benjamin Shogan

Paul Copeland

Impact on Total Radiotherapy Treatment Time in Head and Neck Cancer Patients on a Daily Image-Guided Radiation Therapy Schedule

Aditya Juloori

Devon Dietrich

Assessing the Factors Associated with Poor Quality of Life Post-Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer in Bogota, Colombia

Sonia Oyola

Simon Han

Diagnostic Performance of MRI and PSA Parameters for Detection of Cancer Recurrence After Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Abhinav Sidana

Lawrence He

Classifying larynx cancer and pathology based on audio signatures using machine learning

Alexander Pearson

Janelle Herring

Model refinement for a 5-hydroxymethylcytosine predictive diagnostic biomarker of poor response to induction therapy in high-risk neuroblastoma patients

Mark Applebaum

Wesley Hudson

ACCOuNT-ing for Responses to Therapeutics: Understanding How Pharmacogenomics Differentially Impacts Black Cancer Patients

Loren Saulsberry

Nicole Robinson

Artificial Intelligence and Radiomic Assessment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Depicted on MRI

Daniel Ginat

Hillary Schiff

Investigating the Role of Secondary Bile Acid Metabolism in Colorectal Cancer Disparities

Sonia Kupfer

Gabrielle Sudilovsky

Exploring socioeconomic and geospatial factors in the development of high-grade Uterine cancer

Sarah Ackroyd

2023 Cohort

Mahalia Dalmage

Exploring combination therapy with repurposed drugs to enhance glioblastoma treatment

Bakhtiar Yamini

Asim Dhungana

Breast Cancer Risk Recurrence Score Prediction Using Machine Learning

Frederick Howard

Woorin Jang

Assessing Readability, Usability, and Accessibility of Patient Education Materials in Lung Cancer Surgery for Older Patients

Maria Lucia Madariaga

Caroline Montag

Quantitative description of tumor heterogeneity

Alexander Pearson

Dominic Montas

Radiation Necrosis and the Gut Microbiome

Sean Polster

Nihar Rama

Time to Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment from Referral: a Single-Center Experience at the University of Chicago

Maria Lucia Madariaga

Anaelena Rodriguez

Retrospective Analysis of Racial Disparities in Bladder Squamous Cell Carcinoma Outcomes

Piyush Agarwal

Jonas Talandis

HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Access Retention and Education Research (HIV PrEP-ARER)

Aniruddha Hazra

Augustin Vannier

Evaluating the perceived benefit of a graphic narrative tool in reducing pre-treatment anxiety for patients receiving radiotherapy in a Latin American hospital

Brian Callender and Daniel Golden

Christopher Villota

Activating the NLRP3 Inflammasome to Treat Advanced Prostate Cancer

Akash Patnaik

Kevin Wamala

Evaluation of a Deep Learning Model for Predicting Breast Cancer Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data in an Ethnically Diverse Patient Population

Olufunmilayo Olopade

Claire Wild

Role of Bile Acids and Diet on the Metastatic Potential of Colorectal Tumors

Benjamin Shogan

Katie Zhao

Differentiation of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine profiles in children with relapsed neuroblastoma

Mark Applebaum

2022 Cohort

Chibueze Agwu

Glioma Tumors in the Presence of an anti-CD276 Drug

Bakhtiar Yamini

Phillip Ang

Structural and Functional Changes to Tumor-Associated Lymphatics in the Context of Radiotherapy

Melody Swartz

Hassaan Asif

Longitudinal Assessment of Respiratory Support Used for Pediatric Oncology Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure

Jason Kane

Nada Attia

Examining perceptions of and experiences with cervical cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for Native American cervical cancer survivors in South Dakota

Daniel Golden

Divya Choudhury

Evaluation of Digital Pathology-Based Machine Learning (ML) Models Applied to Low-Resource Settings

Alexander Pearson

Miguel Jimenez

Characterizing racial and socioeconomic disparities in access to transsphenoidal surgery for resection of pituitary adenomas among adult patients in the United States: A retrospective cohort analysis

Bakhtiar Yamini

Grace Keegan

Expression of Fas Ligand in Ovarian Tumors

Ernst Lengyel

Evan Neczypor

Using 5-hydroxymethylcytosine profiling of cell free DNA to improve risk stratification, assess treatment response, and inform therapies for patients with osteosarcoma

Mark Applebaum

Deepshika Sudhakar

Pre-Post Intervention Analysis of Knowledge, Attitudes and Willingness to Provide HPV Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Nurses in Ibadan, Nigeria

Funmi Olopade

Alex Thomas

Factors associated with adherence to lung cancer screening at the University of Chicago and potential opportunities for improvement

Jonathan Chung

Chinwe Udemgba

Impact of Race and Ethnicity on the Incidence of Palliative Care Consultation in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients

Sarah Hoehn

Michelle Verghese

Establishing the role of ALKBH1 as a novel m6A demethylase and tumorigenic factor

Yu-Ying He

2021 Cohort

Gabriela Betancourt

Patient Perceptions of Palliative Care Integration

Sarah Hoehn

Celyn Bregio

Understanding and Characterizing the Immune-mediated Pathways in Appendiceal Ex-Goblet Adenocarcinoma

Kiran Turaga

Hannah Carr

Retrospective Clinical Analysis of Factors Associated with Post-Mastectomy Upper Extremity Dysfunction

Summer Hanson

Riley Driscoll

RNF-kB and Glioblastoma Pathobiology

Bakhtair Yamini

Matthew Ji

Collaboration between the Sox2 master transcription regulator and TGF-beta signaling tumor evasion

Yuxuan Miao

Maria Kaufman

Identifying Immune Signatures as Predictors of Risk in Neuroblastoma Using 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Profiles

Mark Applebaum

Abigail Sneider

Symptomatology in Palliative Care and Surgical Oncology Visits in Patients with Peritoneal Metastases

Oliver Eng

Liam Spurr

Interplay between radio-immunotherapy and the genomic landscape in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Sean Pitroda

Elizabeth Terman

Breast Cancer Outcomes by Age and Race in the Chicago Multiethnic Cohort (ChiMEC)

Rita Nanda

Omar Vayani

The role of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) in facilitating interactions between enhancers and promoters that drive neuroblastoma phenotype

Mark Applebaum

David Velasquez

Outcomes of parenteral nutrition use in patients with malignant bowel obstruction

Dejan Micic

Mason Vierra

The interaction of Genetics and the Gut Microbiome in Colorectal Tumor Recurrence

Benjamin Shogan

2020 Cohort

Kevin Ashi

Association of Ocular Lesions and Transcriptome Activity of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) in Patients Infected with Toxoplasma gondii in Colombia

Kay McLeod

Santiago Avila

A Comparative Analysis of Radiotherapy Quality in the Private and Public Sectors in Colombia

Dan Golden

Briyana Chisholm

Factors Influencing Gender Minority Adolescent and Young Adults’ First Pelvic Examination Experiences: A Qualitative Study

Julie Chor

Ellen Goldberg

Comparison of Sociodemographic Factors in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Advanced Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer

Oliver Eng

Andrew Grose

Connecting health literacy to place and resources: disparities in background knowledge of toxoplasmosis in Armenia, Colombia

Rima McLeod

Ryan Johnson

Utilizing ctDNA to Characterize Heterogeneity in Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma

Daniel Catenacci

Margaret Liu

Elucidating the role of TNFSF10 in estrogen receptor negative breast cancers in women of African ancestry

Funmi Olopade

Vivek Nair

Use of a recurrent neural network and hidden-markov model to identify patients at risk of cancer recurrence

Alexander Pearson

Valerie Otti

Impact of Cancer Education Programming conducted within Religious Settings on Breast and Cervical Prevention and Screening Behaviors in Lagos, Nigeria

Abiola Ibraheem

Sid Ramesh

Predicting Induction Chemotherapy Response in Neuroblastoma using Deep Learning

Mark Applebaum

Maria Ruiz

Factors Influencing Sexual Minority Adolescent and Young Adults’ First Pelvic Examination Experiences: A Qualitative Study

Julie Chor

Sudhamsh (Sid) Tippireddy

The Effect of Total Skin Electron Beam Therapy and Supplementary Treatments on Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome

Stanley Liauw

2019 Cohort

Christina Stiles

Oncologic emergency care capacity in Nigeria: An assessment of four teaching hospitals around Lagos and Ibadan, including a newly established Medical Oncology unit.

Funmi Olopade

Melissa Kuriloff

Breast Cancer Screening Knowledge and Attitudes in Peruvian Women

Daniel Golden

Kimberly Allen

Perspectives of Wellness Interventions Among Chinese Medical Students

Renslow Sherer

Lilly Lerer

A Survey of Attitudes and Perspectives about Geriatrics among medical students in China

Renslow Sherer

Sanjeev Dhara

Elucidating the Importance of Microbiota Changes in Governing the Response of Pathogenic Bacteria Around Surgical Sites

John Alverdy

Brianna Lambert

Impact of Race, Ethnicity, and Length of Stay on the Incidence of Palliative Care Consultation

Sarah Hoehn

Julian Conn Busch

Computer-Assisted Diagnosis as a Tool for Indeterminate Thyroid Lesion Evaluation

Xavier Keutgen

Ross Han

Ben May Department for Cancer Research Understanding the Mechanism of ERα Degradation Induced by Oral SERDs

Geoffrey Greene

Victoria Oladipo

Using Quantitative MRI Mapping to Predict Treatment Response of Oropharyngeal Carcinoma

David Ginat

Olivia Schultz

Interprofessional Education in Radiation Oncology

Daniel Golden

Maimouna Traore

How patient intervention influences the use of the Genomic Patient System

Peter O’Donnell

Robert Hight

EMR use and patient/physician interaction and work satisfaction

Daniel Golden

Susan Feldt

Risk of Post-Operative Infections in Colorectal Surgical Patients after Previous Antibiotic-Resistant Infection

Benjamin Shogan