Greehey CCRI Seminar Series – Spring ’24: Christine Heske, MD, NIH/NCI
Event Date & Time
January 12, 2024 at 12:00PLocation
Greehey CCRI Auditorium (2.160)Event Details:
Presentation TBD
About the Speaker(s)
RESEARCH SUMMARY
Dr. Heske is a physician-scientist with a laboratory and clinical research focus on novel therapeutic agents for pediatric sarcomas, including rhabdomyosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma. Specifically, she seeks to identify and evaluate new therapeutic targets for these cancers by understanding the mechanisms behind therapeutic resistance and developing strategies to overcome such resistance through targeting tumor metabolism and DNA damage repair.
Areas of Expertise
Rare Tumors, Pediatric Cancers, Sarcoma, Cancer Metabolism, DNA Damage and Repair, Early Phase Clinical Trials