Lurie Cancer Center Scientific Poster Session (6/18/2025)
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49 Registered Posters as of Saturday, January 10, 2026. Only registered posters will be allowed to set up on the event day.
Li, Yi (Kelley Lab)
Biomolecular Condensates as Protein Degradation Tools for Intracellular Targets
Biomolecular Condensates as Protein Degradation Tools for Intracellular Targets
Liu, Justine (Vu Lab - Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine)
Cancer Fatalism Among Asian American Adults by Origin Group, 2012–2022
Cancer Fatalism Among Asian American Adults by Origin Group, 2012–2022
Ostroff, Eleanor (Zhou Group, Department of Dermatology)
Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma undergoing radiation therapy reveals potential biomarkers associated with treatment response
Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma undergoing radiation therapy reveals potential biomarkers associated with treatment response
Penrose, Andrea
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Improving Palliative Care Consults on Solid Tumor Oncology Service
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Improving Palliative Care Consults on Solid Tumor Oncology Service
Tripathi, Shashwat (Amy Heimberger)
Pediatric glioma immune profiling identifies TIM3 as a therapeutic target in BRAF-Fusion pilocytic astrocytoma
Pediatric glioma immune profiling identifies TIM3 as a therapeutic target in BRAF-Fusion pilocytic astrocytoma
Vats, Arushi (Laimonis A. Laimins)
Topoisomerases regulate HPV replication
Topoisomerases regulate HPV replication
Ali, Heba (Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine)
Targeting CHEK2-YBX1&YBX3 regulatory hub to potentiate immune checkpoint blockade response in gliomas
Targeting CHEK2-YBX1&YBX3 regulatory hub to potentiate immune checkpoint blockade response in gliomas
Aydemir, Inci (Peng Ji)
Germline DDX41 and CHEK2 Mutations Impair Erytropoiesis in Patient Derived Bone Marrow Organoids Abstract
Germline DDX41 and CHEK2 Mutations Impair Erytropoiesis in Patient Derived Bone Marrow Organoids Abstract
Bandaru, Ravi (Liu Lab, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetic, Northwestern Feinberg)
Genome-Wide Variations of End Motif in Cell-Free DNA Fragments Distinguish Immunotherapy Responders from Non-Responders in Head and Neck Cancer: A Multi-Institute Prospective Study
Genome-Wide Variations of End Motif in Cell-Free DNA Fragments Distinguish Immunotherapy Responders from Non-Responders in Head and Neck Cancer: A Multi-Institute Prospective Study
Bell, April (Theresa Walunas)
Prognostic value of cachexia consensus criteria in pancreatic cancer
Prognostic value of cachexia consensus criteria in pancreatic cancer
Bennett, Cade (Akhil Chawla)
Trends and Outcomes for Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Therapy for Stage I-III Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Trends and Outcomes for Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Therapy for Stage I-III Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
BUSTAMANTE EDUARDO, MARIANA (Dr. Seema Khan)
Metabolic Shift Towards the De Novo Serine Pathway in Non-Transformed Breast Cells Drives Epigenetic Plasticity, Oxidative DNA Damage, and Pro-Tumorigenic Changes Associated with Aging
Metabolic Shift Towards the De Novo Serine Pathway in Non-Transformed Breast Cells Drives Epigenetic Plasticity, Oxidative DNA Damage, and Pro-Tumorigenic Changes Associated with Aging
Campos Chavez, Eduardo (Alfonso Mondragon)
Translational T-box riboswitches bind tRNA by modulating conformational flexibility
Translational T-box riboswitches bind tRNA by modulating conformational flexibility
Cingoz, Harun (Kim Lab)
Understanding the impact of obesity on methylation changes in endometrial carcinoma
Understanding the impact of obesity on methylation changes in endometrial carcinoma
Cox, Madison (Northwestern Surgical Oncology Clinical & Translational Sciences Lab)
Ultra-Sensitive Detection of Mutant KRAS in Circulating Tumor DNA Predicts Survival in Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Ultra-Sensitive Detection of Mutant KRAS in Circulating Tumor DNA Predicts Survival in Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Frey, Julia (Exercise and Health Lab)
Effects of the Fit2Thrive Intervention Components on Social Cognitive Theory Constructs in Breast Cancer Survivors
Effects of the Fit2Thrive Intervention Components on Social Cognitive Theory Constructs in Breast Cancer Survivors
Fu, Hailu (Yaping Liu Lab Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics )
snNOMeHiC: joint profiling of 3D genome, DNA methylation, and chromatin accessibility from the same nuclei at flash-frozen tissue and primary tumor sample
snNOMeHiC: joint profiling of 3D genome, DNA methylation, and chromatin accessibility from the same nuclei at flash-frozen tissue and primary tumor sample
Guggilla, Vijeeth (Theresa Walunas)
Natural language processing algorithms allow retrospective glioblastoma phenotyping by identifying true wild-type isocitrate dehydrogenase gliomas in electronic health records
Natural language processing algorithms allow retrospective glioblastoma phenotyping by identifying true wild-type isocitrate dehydrogenase gliomas in electronic health records
Gutierrez, George (Dr. Juliet Lumati)
Evaluating the Impact of Financial Navigation on Financial Catastrophe and Distress for Cancer Care in Nigeria : A Randomized Control Trial (COST-FIN)
Evaluating the Impact of Financial Navigation on Financial Catastrophe and Distress for Cancer Care in Nigeria : A Randomized Control Trial (COST-FIN)
Hasanaj, Kristina (Exercise and Health Lab)
Effects of a 6-month, Multi-site Electronic Health Record-Integrated Physical Activity Intervention (MyActivity) on Sedentary Time and Light Activity in Breast & Endometrial Cancer Survivors
Effects of a 6-month, Multi-site Electronic Health Record-Integrated Physical Activity Intervention (MyActivity) on Sedentary Time and Light Activity in Breast & Endometrial Cancer Survivors
Hernandez, Vanessa (Dr. Daniela Matei)
Novel PROTACs targeting Tissue Transglutaminase (TG2) suppress ovarian cancer metastasis
Novel PROTACs targeting Tissue Transglutaminase (TG2) suppress ovarian cancer metastasis
Jaber, Diana (Janice Lu, CTC Lab)
FGFR gene amplification and response to HER2-targeted therapy in patients with HER2-expressing metastatic breast cancer
FGFR gene amplification and response to HER2-targeted therapy in patients with HER2-expressing metastatic breast cancer
Jala, Aishwarya (Department of Preventive Medicine (Dr. Funk Laboratory))
Comparison of Human Serum Albumin Cys34 Adductomics in Matched Dried Blood Spot and Plasma Samples
Comparison of Human Serum Albumin Cys34 Adductomics in Matched Dried Blood Spot and Plasma Samples
Jarrell, Brieanna (Dr. Kathy Green, Department of Pathology/Dermatology)
Desmosomes regulate keratinocyte actin dynamics in basal progenitors to promote epidermal morphogenesis
Desmosomes regulate keratinocyte actin dynamics in basal progenitors to promote epidermal morphogenesis
KHAREL, ARJUN (Weiguo Cui)
Opposing Roles of Chromatin Remodeling Complexes BAF and PBAF in Regulating CD8+ T cell Differentiation during Chronic Viral Infection
Opposing Roles of Chromatin Remodeling Complexes BAF and PBAF in Regulating CD8+ T cell Differentiation during Chronic Viral Infection
Ko, Minjun (Dong-Hyun Kim Lab)
Dynamic fractal ice nano-nucleators for cancer cryotherapy
Dynamic fractal ice nano-nucleators for cancer cryotherapy
Kumari, Nitu (Yogesh Goyal)
Tracking decision-making strategies to distinct therapy exposures in single cancer cells
Tracking decision-making strategies to distinct therapy exposures in single cancer cells
Lamperis, Sophia (Shad Thaxton)
CRISPR Screen Reveals Simultaneous Targeted Mechanism to Reduce Cancer Cell Selenium and Increase Lipid Oxidation to Induce Ferroptosis
CRISPR Screen Reveals Simultaneous Targeted Mechanism to Reduce Cancer Cell Selenium and Increase Lipid Oxidation to Induce Ferroptosis
Murphy, James (Swati Kulkarni, MD)
No FOMO for TOMO: ADH Upstage in the Era of Breast Tomosynthesis
No FOMO for TOMO: ADH Upstage in the Era of Breast Tomosynthesis
Ouyang, Tommy (Qiang Lab)
Applying machine learning for digital image analysis of xenografted tumors
Applying machine learning for digital image analysis of xenografted tumors
Ruiz, Raymond
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Interpersonal Risk and Protective Factors for Tobacco Use and Tobacco Cessation among Sexual and Gender Minoritized (SGM) Adults
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Interpersonal Risk and Protective Factors for Tobacco Use and Tobacco Cessation among Sexual and Gender Minoritized (SGM) Adults
Scholten, David (Huiping Liu)
Double Positive T cells form heterotypic clusters with circulating tumor cells to foster cancer metastasis
Double Positive T cells form heterotypic clusters with circulating tumor cells to foster cancer metastasis
Schreiber, Yannick (Joshua Leonard Lab)
High Output, Low-Background Hypoxia Responsive Synthetic Gene Circuits for Improving the Safety and Potency of Solid Tumor CAR T Cell Therapy
High Output, Low-Background Hypoxia Responsive Synthetic Gene Circuits for Improving the Safety and Potency of Solid Tumor CAR T Cell Therapy
Shen, Jian (Weiguo Cui Lab)
The impact of KLF2-KLF3 regulated cellular localization on T cell exhaustion
The impact of KLF2-KLF3 regulated cellular localization on T cell exhaustion
Siringan, Mark John (Christine Wang - Materials Science and Engineering)
Fabrication of a DNA Origami Clamp for MMP-Sensing in Lung Cancer Liquid Biopsies
Fabrication of a DNA Origami Clamp for MMP-Sensing in Lung Cancer Liquid Biopsies
Smith, Tyler (Jennifer D Wu)
NKG2D co-stimulation via anti-sMIC/MIC immunotherapy reprograms intratumoral CD8 T cells toward TCF-1+ stemness to enhance anti-tumor immunity
NKG2D co-stimulation via anti-sMIC/MIC immunotherapy reprograms intratumoral CD8 T cells toward TCF-1+ stemness to enhance anti-tumor immunity
Solk, Payton (Exercise and Health Lab )
Moderating effect of cancer-related fatigue on physical activity in breast cancer survivors: An exploratory analysis of the Fit2Thrive intervention
Moderating effect of cancer-related fatigue on physical activity in breast cancer survivors: An exploratory analysis of the Fit2Thrive intervention
Song, Junho (Dr. Young Kwang Chae)
Al-based Models Integrating Serum Proteomics and Clinicopathologic Features to Predict Survival Outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Patients Undergoing Immunotherapy
Al-based Models Integrating Serum Proteomics and Clinicopathologic Features to Predict Survival Outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Patients Undergoing Immunotherapy
Sridalla, Krishay (Chawla Lab)
Circulating Tumor DNA as Assessed by Next-Generation Sequencing is a Prognostic Biomarker in Patients with Localized Pancreatic Cancer
Circulating Tumor DNA as Assessed by Next-Generation Sequencing is a Prognostic Biomarker in Patients with Localized Pancreatic Cancer
Steffeck, Adam (Abdulkadir)
MAX Isoforms Regulate c-MYC E-box DNA Binding Specificity
MAX Isoforms Regulate c-MYC E-box DNA Binding Specificity
Tong, Fangjia (Huiping Liu Lab)
Plexin-B2 Mediates Tumor Cell Clustering with Monocyte Interactions in Breast Cancer Metastasis
Plexin-B2 Mediates Tumor Cell Clustering with Monocyte Interactions in Breast Cancer Metastasis
Trautman, Lana (BIGMed Lab)
Optimizing Local Delivery of Cannabinoids for Cancer-Related Pain Management
Optimizing Local Delivery of Cannabinoids for Cancer-Related Pain Management
Vitello, Dominic (Akhil Chawla lab)
The Assay Matters: ctDNA Assessment in Localized Pancreatic Cancer
The Assay Matters: ctDNA Assessment in Localized Pancreatic Cancer
Wang, Shirlene (Exercise and Health Lab (Siobhan Phillips))
Increased Sedentary Behavior Predicts Worse Successive Symptom Burden During Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Increased Sedentary Behavior Predicts Worse Successive Symptom Burden During Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
WANG, SHENG (Zhe Ji lab)
Explainable deep learning reveals cis-regulatory elements and heterogeneity of RNA polymerase II pausing in transcription termination
Explainable deep learning reveals cis-regulatory elements and heterogeneity of RNA polymerase II pausing in transcription termination
Youngblood, Mark (Yue lab)
Epigenetic Architecture of Meningioma Subgroups Reveals Prognostic Molecular Drivers and New Translational Target
Epigenetic Architecture of Meningioma Subgroups Reveals Prognostic Molecular Drivers and New Translational Target
Yu, Xiaozhou (Neurology department)
Targeting PDGFRA-SHP2 Signaling Enhances Radiotherapy in IDH1-Mutant Glioma
Targeting PDGFRA-SHP2 Signaling Enhances Radiotherapy in IDH1-Mutant Glioma
Zhai, Xin (XIao-Nan Li lab, Department of Pediatrics)
A matching panel of tumor organoids and patient derived orthotopic xenograft mouse models (PDOX) of high-grade gliomas in EGFP-based SCID mice
A matching panel of tumor organoids and patient derived orthotopic xenograft mouse models (PDOX) of high-grade gliomas in EGFP-based SCID mice
Zhai, Xin ( Department of Pediatrics,XN-LI lab)
A novel percutaneous implantation strategy for the development of patient-derived orthotopic xenograft models of pediatric liver cancer
A novel percutaneous implantation strategy for the development of patient-derived orthotopic xenograft models of pediatric liver cancer
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