Hematological Malignancies Subgroup

Drs. Kyle Hewitt and Kate Hyde present at the Pediatric Cancer Symposium

The Hematological Malignancies Subgroup came out of conversations started at CHRI Pediatric Cancer AOE events.

Goals:

Increase communication between clinical, translational, and basic science researchers
Provide resources for group members
Promote new research projects- particularly those in line with the pediatric patient population in Omaha

Members

Melissa Acquazzino, MD

Associate Professor, UNMC Division of Hematology/Oncology
Program Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship

Elizabeth Bruce Professor of Cancer Research, UNMC Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases
Director of the Center for Breast Cancer Research
Research focus: Molecular Control of Tyrosine Kinase Signaling: Cell Biology and translation

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Phone: 402-559-8572

Jill Beck, MD

Associate Professor, UNMC Division of Hematology and Oncology
Chief, UNMC Division of Hematology and Oncology

Kyle J. Hewitt, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy
Co-Director, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology PhD Program
Director, Single Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Core

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Phone: 402-559-4689

Kate Hyde, PhD

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Associate Director for Shared Resources, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

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Phone: 402-559-4467

Javeed Iqbal, PhD

Professor, UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Iqbal Lab

Shantaram Joshi, PhD

Professor, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy

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Phone: 402-559-4165

So-Youn Kim, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (courtesy)
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and Olson Center for Women’s Health (member)

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Phone: 402-559-4495