Emory University

Emory University
Brain Tumor Research Group
1365 Clifton Rd. NE
Atlanta, GA  30322
USA

Research Categories:

Categories of investigative studies: basic science, preclinical or translational studies, and clinical trials. Areas of studies: primary brain tumors, metastatic brain tumors, spine and spinal cord tumors, and peripheral nerve tumors.

Research Interests/projects:

Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute welcome International Outreach Research Fellows by providing top notch brain tumor research opportunities in the areas of molecular neuro-oncology, angiogenesis, hypoxia, biomarkers and small molecular targeted therapies (Dr. Erwin Van Meir, Neurosurgery), mechanisms of cancer drugs and clinical trials (Dr. Jeffrey Olson, Neurosurgery), nano-drug delivery and glioblastoma stem cells (Dr. Costas Hadjipanayis, Neurosurgery), pituitary tumors and treatments (Dr. Nelson Oyesiku, Neurosurgery), thrombotic mechanisms of tumor and diagnostic biomarkers (Dr. Dan Brat, Neuropathology), apoptotic pathway and its targeted therapies (Dr. Chunhai Hao, Neuropathology), medulloblastoma stem cells (Dr. Tracy-Ann Reed, Neurosurgery), medulloblastoma transgenic models (Dr. Craig Castellino, Pediatrics), targeting of cellular signaling in pediatric brain tumors (Dr. Toby McDonald, Pediatrics), Radiation therapies and mechanisms (Dr. Hui-Kuo Shu, Dr Huichen Wang, Radiation Oncology), and tumor imagings and radiochemistry (Dr. Mark Goodman, Dr. Hui Mao, Radiology) .