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Development of new SphK1-inhibiting PROTACs to increase susceptibility of cancer cells to treatment

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Author(s): Michael Kezele
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Immune mediators of the FLASH effect in melanoma

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Author(s): Joshua Knight, Allison Stevens, Madison Hawkins, Alec Morimoto, Ben Shaver, Taylor Steins, Danielle Johnson-Erickson
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Novel Cancer Treatment: Enhancing Tumor Suppression In Drosophila Melanogaster

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Author(s): Peyton Jackson
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Fibrosis in the aging ovary driven by pregnancy history and genotype, and potential considerations in ovarian cancer risk.

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Author(s): Giulia Tintorri
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Effect of Radiotherapy Volume on Outcomes After Neoadjuvant Radiation for Pancreatic Cancer

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Author(s): Amanda Carlson
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Impact of interobserver variability on breast cancer segmentation and MRgFUS simulations

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Author(s): Jacob Lehnhof, Taylor Forbes, Nicole Peterson, Rachel Harris, Ben Jackson, Jacob Moulder, Drew Wagstaff, Amelia Benedict, Brianne Geiger, Estee Revill
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Improved transgenic mouse models recapitulate aggressive human osteosarcoma

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Author(s): Peyton Worley, Alma Taggart
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Logic-gated LINK CAR to increase specificity of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells in autoimmune disease

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Author(s): Chloe Kang, Abigail Cheever, Hunter Lindsay, Kimball Demars
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Impacts of Riluzole on inhibitory interneurons in the context of ionizing radiation: a spatial transcriptomic analysis

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Author(s): Baylee Christensen, Karli Babcock, Tyle Sorenson, Dalton Scott, Kenyon Mantle, Zach Ferguson
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Epigenetic Reprogramming in Pediatric Tumors Predicts Active Pathways in the Tumor Microenvironment

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Author(s): Noah Moffat, Clark Tolbert, Colin Wessman
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Prostate Cancer Incidence Rates, Trends, and Treatment Related to Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening Recommendations in the United States

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Author(s): Daniel Guerrero Gutierrez, Jade Viveiros
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A different dimension: a comparison between 2D cell lines and 3D organoids in cancer drug screening cell viability

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Author(s): Isaac Packer, Jeffery Okojie, Delany Anderson, Victoria Johnson, Paytin Curran
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Investigating the role of FAK on melanoma migration and invasion

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Author(s): Kasidy Estheimer, Karsyn Cannon, A. Paulina Medelin
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Microrheological Assessment of Skin Reconstructs: Implications for Melanoma and Extracellular Matrix Studies

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Author(s): Kyler Turner
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COVID-19 Pandemic Effect on Cancer Incidence Rates

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Author(s): Ian Gibbons
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Synthesis of gold nanorods as payloads for antibody drug conjugates for synovial sarcoma

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Author(s): Melanie I'anson-Holton, Andralyn McKell, Jeffrey Okojie, Bridger Kearns, Josh Hanosek
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SGK1 may represent a therapeutic target in BRAF-mutant melanoma

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Author(s): Boyd Griffiths, Spencer Carter, Camden VanTassell, Katie Culver, Tursun Turapov, Ashley Thompson
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Investigating the Role of FBXO3 in Malignant Hematopoiesis

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Author(s): Joshua Hutchins
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