The following is reprinted from the December 2 issue of the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Holden Highlights newsletter. See other features from this series. The Holden Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) is a distinguished group of rising experts—researchers, physicians, and scientists—committed to advancing cancer care and research. The ELC fosters collaboration among its members, enabling […]
The following is reprinted from the November 4 issue of the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Holden Highlights newsletter. See other features from this series. For many women diagnosed with breast cancer, the diagnostic period (DP)—the time between the screening mammogram and the start of treatment—is often filled with uncertainty, anxiety, and distress. One patient […]
The following is reprinted from the November 4 issue of the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Holden Highlights newsletter. See other features from this series. Christopher Strouse, MD, clinical assistant professor and leader of the Myeloma Multidisciplinary Oncology Group at the University of Iowa, is working tirelessly to increase access to cutting-edge clinical trials for […]
The following is reprinted from the October 21 issue of the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Holden Highlights newsletter. See other features from this series. The Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) is a distinguished group of rising experts—researchers, physicians, and scientists—committed to advancing cancer care and research. The ELC fosters collaboration among its members, enabling them […]
The following is reprinted from the September 23 issue of the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Holden Highlights newsletter. It’s been an exciting first year for Yi Huang, MD, PhD, who joined the University of Iowa’s Department of Internal Medicine—Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation—and Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center as a new faculty member […]
The following is reprinted from the January 30 issue of the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Holden Highlights newsletter. See other features from this series. Dr. Michael Wendt, associate professor in Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, has been appointed Co-Leader of the Experimental Therapeutics (ET) Program at the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (HCCC), […]
The following is reprinted from the February 6 issue of the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Holden Highlights newsletter. See other features from this series. Muhammad Furqan, MD, clinical associate professor in Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, has been appointed Interim Associate Director of Clinical Research for the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (HCCC). […]
The following is reprinted from the February 6 issue of the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Holden Highlights newsletter. See other features from this series. Graduate Student Spotlight: Shakoora Sabree, Medical Scientist Training Program As a native of Stone Mountain, Georgia, Shakoora Sabree’s undergraduate education took her to Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA, where […]
The following is reprinted from the October 10 issue of the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Holden Highlights newsletter. Investigator Spotlight: Karima Ait-Aissa, PhD Research Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine – Cardiovascular Medicine Program Affiliation: Free Radical Metabolism and Imaging Karima Ait-Aissa is originally from Bejaia, Algeria, in North Africa. She is the oldest of […]
The following is reprinted from the September 26 issue of the Holden Highlights newsletter. Previously, Laila Babar, MBBS, was featured. Austin Greco, MD attended medical school at the University of Iowa and completed a residency at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and is currently in his third year of fellowship in hematology and oncology. Austin […]