American Cancer Society Supports Einstein Researchers
From manipulating molecular pathways to uncovering trends in population health, researchers at Einstein are helping to discover the secrets of how cancer develops and spreads – and how to prevent or treat it. On May 4, five of these investigators, all funded by the American Cancer Society (ACS), presented their findings and opened their labs to invited guests during a research-oriented networking reception sponsored by the ACS.
Einstein presenters pose with ACS leadership“The American Cancer Society has long been a key supporter of early-career scientists and of unconventional approaches to cancer research,” said Bruce Rapkin, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology & population health and of family and social medicine at Einstein, who spearheaded the event. “I have benefited from their funding at pivotal times, so I am very aware of the important role they and other foundations play in the careers of investigators.”
The event brought current and potential ACS donors and those interested in the latest advances in cancer research to Einstein’s Price Center/Block Pavilion for a series of presentations and tours, followed by a networking reception.
The five participating Einstein researchers were:
- Ilir Agalliu, M.D., Sc.D., assistant professor of epidemiology & population health and of urology, who is examining the role of the insulin/IGF-axis pathway in aggressive forms of prostate cancer;
- Sara Donnelly, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Louis Hodgson, Ph.D., professor of anatomy and structural biology, whose efforts focus on understanding the initial steps in how breast cancer spreads;
- Marina Holz, Ph.D., professor of molecular pharmacology, who studies the role of estrogen in breast cancer;
- David Lounsbury, Ph.D., assistant professor of epidemiology & population health and of family and social medicine, who is conducting a multi-site study to evaluate a new, video-based educational program for Latina breast cancer survivors; and
- David Shechter, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry, who studies the molecular mechanisms of how genes are packaged into chromosomes and how those mechanisms are disrupted in cancer.
Posted on: Friday, June 10, 2016