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Dr. Sinisa Dovat, professor and vice chair for basic science researchin the Department of Pediatrics at Penn State College of Medicine, talks about using precision medicine to develop a new treatment strategy for pediatric leukemia.
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Pediatric oncology research at Penn State College of Medicine is making the lives of kids better. Dr. Giselle Sholler, director of pediatric oncology research, talks about their research program's focus areas: Understanding why cancers relapse and how to prevent it, understanding genetics biology through precision medicine, and harnessing the immune system to fight cancer.
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Yongsoo Kim, associate professor of neural and behavioral sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, talks about his brain mapping research and artificial intelligence.
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Dr. Alice Zhang, assistant professor of family and community medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, talks about bringing free health resources to the community using "Health to Go" vending machines.
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Dr. Chandrika Behura, associate professor of pediatrics, recently received a $400,000 grant from Hyundai Hope on Wheels for her pediatric oncology research. Here, She talks about the work she has been doing for a decade to investigate what drives resistance to cancer treatments in children, and how her new clinical trial aims to develop novel, precision medicine therapeutics.
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