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Big Ten CRC News & Events
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A message from our Chief Scientific Officer
Dear Big Ten investigators,
As we begin a new academic year, as uncertain as this year has been for us all, I want to remind you of what you can count on through the Big Ten CRC: Opportunity.
Whether you are a junior investigator looking for mentorship opportunities, a senior investigator looking for collaborators for your next study, a bench scientist seeking clinical partners for translational research, or a fellow just starting a career in oncology research, the Big Ten CRC invites you to take full advantage of the opportunities available through our Clinical Trial Working Groups.
Whatever this year holds in store, we are committed, as a consortium, to move science rapidly forward, together, to improve the lives of all patients with cancer.
- Ruth O'Regan, MD, Chief Scientific Officer, Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium
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Big Ten researchers present virtual correlative sessions
The Big Ten CRC Correlative Sciences Clinical Trial Working Group (CTWG) hosted Virtual Summer Sessions in June, July, and August 2020. The series explored techniques and strategies available for pursuing correlative research in clinical trials and provided opportunities for collaboration to address complex problems in correlative research and potentially improve future treatment.
Presenters included (l-r) Milan Radovich, PhD, Indiana University; Peter Gann, MD, ScD, University of Illinois at Chicago; Christina Ferreira, PhD, Purdue University; Brian Parkin, MD, University of Michigan; and Pashtoon Kasi, MD, MS, University of Iowa.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Investigator Spotlight
In this investigator spotlight, Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, PhD, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, shares her research interests and expertise. "I am the director of the Women's Health, Hormones, and Nutrition lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign," she writes. "My research interests include the impact of nutrients and hormones on breast cancer outcomes, health disparities in African-American women with breast cancer, and the impact of estrogen receptor alpha and kinase signaling cross-talk on the development and progression of breast cancer. I am also interested in researching the effect of diet and nutrition, which are influenced by socioeconomic status, on hormone action and therapy effectiveness."
Read more.
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University of Minnesota
Investigator Spotlight
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota investigator Veronika Bachanova, MD, PhD, is a professor of medicine, section head of hematologic malignancy, and lead for CAR-T Cell Therapy in the Bone Marrow Transplant Program at University of Minnesota. Her research and clinical work focuses on immunotherapies and stem cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies, particularly lymphoma. She founded and currently chairs the Hematologic Malignancy Tissue Bank and has designed and conducted dozens of investigator-initiated clinical trials for lymphoma and leukemia.
Read more.
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Thought Leader Perspective
"We find ourselves in the middle of a worldwide pandemic that has brought business, travel, social interactions, and research to a virtual halt. This isn't the first time our world has faced such uncertain times, and, unfortunately, it most likely won't be the last. But one of the more amazing things that we've witnessed is the adaptability and change mechanisms that have emerged from all across the globe. Out of turmoil and chaos can oftentimes come clarity, and we find new research questions and new aspirations for the future.
Read more in this thought leader perspective by Jeffrey Miller, MD, professor of medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation; Deputy Director, Masonic Cancer Center.
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New video debuts: More wins. More memories. More hope.
The Big Ten Network recently began airing a new 30-second spot highlighting the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium. With an emphasis on teamwork both on and off the court, the video showcases the consortium's commitment to research collaborations that lead to "more wins, more memories, more hope."
Special thanks to Craig Robida and Chris Malina at the University of Wisconsin for providing creative leadership in the development and production of this video.
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