Research Updates & News

Stephanie Markovina, MD, PhD, has been awarded a SIP grant towards her work in cervical cancer research. Her project title is “Targeting SERPINB3 to Improve Both Tumor and Immune Response in Cervical Cancer”

In April, 2024, Dr. David Sher, Vice Chair of Clinical Operations & Quality and Medical Director Chief of Head & Neck Radiation Oncology at University of Texas Southwestern, was our featured speaker for the Clinical Trials Bootcamp. His talk was entitled, “Precision H&N Radiotherapy: Technology to Biology”.

Stephanie Markovina, MD, PhD, has been named the Director of Resident Research for the Clinical Residency Program in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine.

Learn more about one of our Medical Physics PhD Program students – Aaron Silvus, in our Trainee Corner interview.

Hua Li, PhD, has been awarded an R01 from the NIH for $3,260,592 over 5 years for her work entitled “Combined Imaging and RNA Analyses to Develop Cervical Cancer Biomarkers”

Jin Zhang, PhD, has been awarded an NCI R01 Research Project Grant in the amount of $1,663,760 over a period of 5 years. The title of his work is “Integrating multi-omics, imaging, and longitudinal data to predict radiation response in cervical cancer”. This is the second R01 grant Dr. Zhang has been awarded during 2023.

Cliff Robinson, MD has been selected to receive a 2024 Dean’s Impact Award from Washington University School of Medicine! This award recognizes faculty who have demonstrated enduring commitment to advancing the careers of others through exceptional mentorship and/or sponsorship. SO well deserved – congrats from your team!

Julie K. Schwarz, MD, PhD, a highly regarded radiation oncologist known for her innovative mindset in treating patients and leading research to develop new treatments for deadly gynecologic cancers and heart conditions, has been named a William H. Danforth Washington University Physician Scholar.