MENUWorking Groups
We want to support collaboration, whether it is with a project in mind or for generating new ones. If you have an idea for a working group and would like Rogel Cancer Center administrative support, please tell us about it here
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| AYA Oncology Program
The program attends to the biomedical and psychosocial needs of AYAs (15-39 years old) across the cancer continuum, in both pediatric and medical oncology units. Our program has integrative clinical and research arms that aim to promote patient-centered and service-oriented research to improve cancer care for AYA patients and survivors.
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Bradley Zebrack, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.P.H. |
Anao Zhang, Ph.D., M.S.W.
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| Bladder Cancer
The University of Michigan Bladder Cancer Research Group is an institution-wide multidisciplinary group of clinicians, physician-scientists, and basic scientists that meets to discuss ongoing and future independent and collaborative bladder cancer research projects.
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Mark Day, Ph.D. |
Joy Kaopuiki
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| Blood PI Club
The Blood PI Club studies the molecular mechanisms regulating normal and malignant hematopoiesis, with the long term goal of developing new tools to diagnose and treat blood diseases.
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Shannon Carty, M.D. |
Stephanie Edwards
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| Breast Cancer Mini Retreat
The Breast Cancer Mini-Retreat supports research collaborations and research project development. |
Monika Burness, M.D. |
Dawn Morario
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| Cancer and Aging Working Group
The goal is to stimulate interdisciplinary research and collaborations in cancer prevention and control in older populations. |
Katrina Ellis, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.W.
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Katie Davis
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| Cancer Neuroscience Working Group
The Cancer Neuroscience Working group is focused on developing synergy and collaboration between cancer researchers and neuroscientists. The goals of this working group are to (i) foster impactful collaborations across basic, translational and clinical research in this exciting and expanding new area of cancer research, and (ii) to create and position UM multi-PI teams to be successful in cross-disciplinary, multi-project, external grant applications.
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Muneesh Tewari, M.D., Ph.D. |
Muneesh Tewari, M.D., Ph.D.
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| Cancer Epigenetics
This group aims to stimulate research in the area of cancer epigenetics: both basic and translational. View recordings of past meetings.
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Joshi Alumkal, M.D. |
Erin Christensen
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| Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) Working Group
The goal is to stimulate interdisciplinary research and foster collaborations to investigate all aspects of circulating tumor cells including the biology of their genesis, mechanisms of their interactions with host immune system and technology to detect them, with the ultimate aim to develop diagnostics and therapeutics for the control of metastasis.
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Venkateshwar Keshamouni, Ph.D. |
Yin Zou
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| Cutaneous Oncology Research Interest Group
The Cutaneous Oncology Research Interest Group is comprised of a multidisciplinary group of scientists and clinicians who meet with the ultimate goal to share on-going research at our institution across disciplines focused on skin cancer. Our meetings foster robust collaboration as well as all members gaining expert advice and support from peers. We also have presentations introducing new techniques and research approaches offered at our Cancer Center. We plan on inviting outside speakers who perform relevant research in cutaneous oncology to encourage networking and collaboration with other institutions.
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Christina Angeles, M.D. |
Erin Christensen | ||
| DIPG Focus Group
The purpose of our group is to advance our understanding of pediatric brain tumors with a focus on Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine glioma. We invite both U of M investigators and investigators from across North America and Europe to present their work. The aim is to foster collaborations from both basic science and clinical perspectives.
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Carl Koschmann, M.D. |
Caryn Crane
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| Health Disparities Working Group
To provide a forum to develop, promote and advance research in health disparities related to cancer incidence, treatment and outcomes, with specific engagement/impact for the diverse communities in our catchment area of the State of Michigan.
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Elena Stoffel, M.D., M.P.H. |
Allie Webb, M.P.H., M.H.A.
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| Immunology Journal Club
The Immunology Program's Journal Club is a gathering of trainees and faculty where immunology trainees present scientific paper's to the group, leading in to a discussion of the publication.
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Venkat Kashamouni, Ph.D. |
Catrice Evans
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| IIT Incubator
The goal of this working group is to increase the number of Clinical Trial IITs within the Rogel Cancer Center and to provide assistance to investigators who want to open IITs.
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Sahai Vaibhav, MBBS, M.S. |
Darla Kroft, B.A.
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| Kidney Working Group
The mission of the Kidney Working Group is to advance high impact, innovative therapeutics to improve clinical outcomes in kidney cancer and reduce the impact of the disease.
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Rohit Mehra, M.D.
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Neha Shah | ||
| Liquid Biopsy Working Group The Liquid Biopsy Working Group welcomes scientists engaged or interested in any aspects of liquid biopsy research including cell free nucleic acids, proteins, circulating tumor cells and immune cells. The aims of the working group are to: (1) facilitate communication of research updates (2); foster scientific exchange, including the sharing and optimization of techniques; and (3) support interaction and collaborations with outside experts in liquid biopsy research.
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Chad Brenner, Ph.D.
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Luke Brown | ||
| Pancreatic Disease Initiative
The Pancreatic Disease Initiative is a group of basic scientists and clinicians that meet weekly to share data and ideas to form collaborations and attack pancreatic cancer from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
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Costas Lyssiotis, Ph.D. |
Costas Lyssiotis, Ph.D. | ||
| Pre-Clinical and Clinical Imaging
The Pre-clinical and Clinical Cancer Imaging Working Group meets on a monthly basis to share ideas on projects that focus on the development and/or use of advanced imaging in support of cancer research and/or care. The overall goal of the Imaging Working Group is to: exchange expertise across the Imaging spectrum; help form new collaborations; seek out support mechanisms that will further the optimal integration of imaging in cancer care; and potentially organize larger scale efforts such as creation of an imaging training program (or support for such a program in a specific department).
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Jim Balter, Ph.D. |
Luke Brown
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| Radiosensitization Working Group
The goal of the Radiosensitization Working Group is to increase the quantity and quality of successful radiobiology research projects, grants, papers, and collaborations. Specifically, in the upcoming year we will work toward several multi-investigator collaborative R01’s within the Radiosensitization Theme specifically focused on DIPG Tumor Immunology (Qiang Zhang, Carl Koschmann, Meredith Morgan); Metabolism and DNA repair (Weihua Zhou, Ted Lawrence, Meredith Morgan, Deepak Nagrath); and Esophageal Cancer and Statins (Dipankar Ray, Kiran Lagisetty, Ted Lawrence, Costas Lyssiotis). We will also use this as an opportunity to identify and develop new projects ideas relevant to the Dev Res and Career Enhancement Programs of our recently awarded Radiosensitization SPORE.
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Theodore Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D. |
Kurt Nelson | ||
| Sarcoma Research Interest Group
The purpose of the Sarcoma Research Working Group is to expand the Sarcoma Research Program at the University of Michigan, discuss and peer review ongoing research studies, and foster multidisciplinary translational science research.
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Christina Angeles, M.D. |
Zach Pascoe
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| Tumor & Immune Metabolism Working Group
The Tumor & Immune Metabolism working group consists of about 15 labs studying metabolism in cancer and immunity. We meet monthly during the academic calendar year, at which a trainee (or trainees) from one of the composite labs presents an hour seminar/research update. This is a forum that encourages discussion and collaboration. Additionally, we bring in an external speaker from the midwest once or twice per academic year. |
Costas Lyssiotis, Ph.D. |
Costas Lyssiotis, Ph.D. |