Medical College of Wisconsin

Cancer-Related Cognitive Change Test Scores May Be Influenced by Practice Effects

Greenberg, Adam, Hassan Thomas, Lillian, Medical College of Wisconsin, Mentor, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student

Lillian Hassan Thomas, “Cancer-Related Cognitive Change Test Scores May Be Influenced by Practice Effects”  Mentor: Adam Greenberg, MCW (partnership with UWM)  Poster #5  As the cancer survival rate continues to increase, a larger number of patients are experiencing Cancer-Related Cognitive…… Read More

Characterizing mCAs by Age, Sex, Ancestry, and Genomic Location to Predict Hematologic Malignancy

Auer, Paul, Medical College of Wisconsin, Mentor, Poster Presentation, Quade, Kali, School and College, Student

Kali Quade, “Characterizing mCAs by Age, Sex, Ancestry, and Genomic Location to Predict Hematologic Malignancy”  Mentor: Paul Auer, MCW (partnership with UWM)  Poster #149  Hematopoietic stem cells are precursors for all blood cell types, which, during the maturation process, may…… Read More

Focus on POWER: Mixed Methods Insights for the Preservation of Physical Function in Soft Tissue Sarcoma patients. 

Cummings, Zechariah, Medical College of Wisconsin, Mentor, Morelli, Whitney, Oral Presentation, School and College, Student

Zechariah Cummings, “Focus on POWER: Mixed Methods Insights for the Preservation of Physical Function in Soft Tissue Sarcoma patients.”  Mentor: Whitney Morelli, MCW (partnership with UWM)  Oral Presentation: 9:00am Union E280   Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are rare, malignant tumors…… Read More

Radiomic Analysis of Brainstem Infiltration in Late-Stage Glioblastoma Patients

LaViolette, Peter, Medical College of Wisconsin, Mentor, Mtenga, Mrina, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student

Mrina Eliseus Mtenga, “Radiomic Analysis of Brainstem Infiltration in Late-Stage Glioblastoma Patients”  Mentor: Peter LaViolette, MCW (partnership with UWM)  Poster #162  About 44,000 new cases of primary brain tumors are diagnosed in the United States each year, and glioblastoma (GBM)…… Read More

The Role of Midkine in Pancreatic Cancer Liver Metastasis

Lytle, Nikki, Medical College of Wisconsin, Mentor, Outstanding Presentation, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student, Vakili, Parnian

Parnian Vakili, “The Role of Midkine in Pancreatic Cancer Liver Metastasis”  Mentor: Nikki Lytle, MCW (partnership with UWM)  Poster #188  Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, with metastasis, the spread of cancer…… Read More