MD, PhD
Associate Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Cell Biology
Pediatric Hematology Oncology Program
Area of interest
My lab studies the interrelation between normal brain growth and pediatric brain tumor formation. We focus on the cerebellum which is a key site of postnatal brain growth, and on medulloblastoma, a cerebellar tumor that is the most common malignant brain tumor in children. Our goal is to develop new treatments for brain tumors based on their unique biology.
Awards and Honors
- Child Neurology Society Scientific Award 2007
- Medical Scientist Training Program Fellowship, Columbia University, July 1990- June 1999
