Cancer Research Night and Poster Session
The Cancer Center hosts an annual celebration of cancer research, including an abstract competition and poster session, in February. This event draws posters from students, trainees, and faculty from many academic departments and disciplines. Prizes are awarded for the best scored abstract entries in several categories: graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, and clinical residents and fellows.
2026 Cancer Research Night and Poster Session
Medical or Graduate Student Category:
Taylor Koch, Cancer Biology. Mentor Derek Wainwright, PhD
“IDO1 PROTAC improves survival against human glioblastoma”
Clinical Resident or Fellow Category:
Issac Lasko, MD, Radiation Oncology. Mentor Matthew Harkenrider, MD
“Multi-Institutional Analysis of the Target Volumes and Disease Outcomes in MRI-based Brachytherapy for Medically Inoperable Endometrial Cancer”
Research Associate or Postdoctoral Fellow Category:
Ha Nguyen, PhD, Radiation Oncology. Mentor John Roeske, PhD
“Evaluation of the Reliability of Markerless Tumor Tracking with Single-Energy and Dual-Energy Imaging Using Machine Learning”
2025 Cancer Research Night and Poster Session Winners
Medical or Graduate Student Category (two winners):
Quin McLaughlin, Medicine. Mentor Nan Sethakorn, MD, PhD
"Investigating the Effect of Osteoclasts on Tumor Survival and Drug Resistance Utilizing 3D Tumor Microenvironments"
Kristen Young, Cancer Biology. Mentor Sean Fanning, PhD
“Interrogating Immune Evasion Factors in Luminal Drug-Resistant Breast Cancers”
Clinical Resident or Fellow Category:
Madeleine Uelk, MD, Hematology/Oncology. Mentor Patrick Hagen, MD
“Racial Discrepancies in Clinical Outcomes of Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma”
Research Associate or Postdoctoral Fellow Category:
Alexander Pohlman, MD, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. Mentor Zaid Abdelsattar, MD
"Minimally Invasive Total vs Partial Thymectomy for Early Stage Thymoma”
The Cancer Center hosts an annual celebration of cancer research, including an abstract competition and poster session, in February. This event draws posters from students, trainees, and faculty from many academic departments and disciplines. Prizes are awarded for the best scored abstract entries in several categories: graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, and clinical residents and fellows.
2026 Cancer Research Night and Poster Session
Medical or Graduate Student Category:
Taylor Koch, Cancer Biology. Mentor Derek Wainwright, PhD
“IDO1 PROTAC improves survival against human glioblastoma”
Clinical Resident or Fellow Category:
Issac Lasko, MD, Radiation Oncology. Mentor Matthew Harkenrider, MD
“Multi-Institutional Analysis of the Target Volumes and Disease Outcomes in MRI-based Brachytherapy for Medically Inoperable Endometrial Cancer”
Research Associate or Postdoctoral Fellow Category:
Ha Nguyen, PhD, Radiation Oncology. Mentor John Roeske, PhD
“Evaluation of the Reliability of Markerless Tumor Tracking with Single-Energy and Dual-Energy Imaging Using Machine Learning”
2025 Cancer Research Night and Poster Session Winners
Medical or Graduate Student Category (two winners):
Quin McLaughlin, Medicine. Mentor Nan Sethakorn, MD, PhD
"Investigating the Effect of Osteoclasts on Tumor Survival and Drug Resistance Utilizing 3D Tumor Microenvironments"
Kristen Young, Cancer Biology. Mentor Sean Fanning, PhD
“Interrogating Immune Evasion Factors in Luminal Drug-Resistant Breast Cancers”
Clinical Resident or Fellow Category:
Madeleine Uelk, MD, Hematology/Oncology. Mentor Patrick Hagen, MD
“Racial Discrepancies in Clinical Outcomes of Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma”
Research Associate or Postdoctoral Fellow Category:
Alexander Pohlman, MD, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. Mentor Zaid Abdelsattar, MD
"Minimally Invasive Total vs Partial Thymectomy for Early Stage Thymoma”