Castro and Lowenstein Lab

This committee is charged with selecting the recipient of the AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship, which serves to recognize an outstanding scientist who has made meritorious contributions to the cancer research field and who has, through leadership or by example, furthered the advancement of minority investigators in cancer research.

Dr. Castro will be speaking on “Epigenetic Reprogramming in Mutant IDH1 Gliomas: Uncovering Novel Therapeutic Targets”. Link for registration and Agenda

Dr. Pedro Lowenstein with be presenting at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Twain on November 13, 2023. Dr. Lowenstein will be speaking on “A novel combined conditional cytotoxic and immune-stimulatory gene therapy for the treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme Grade IV: Results from a Phase I trial”.

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Dr. Maria Castro was interviewed by Gill Eapen who developed the science/medicine podcast called Scientific Sense. YouTube: https://youtu.be/HYkvkbkAGsE Spotify: Prof. Maria Castro of University of Michigan on Brain Cancer by Scientific Sense ® (spotify.com)

Gene therapy for brain tumor shows promising early results in humans. Read more here

Finalist in the University of Michigan Engineering 3 Minute Thesis Competition. The goal of Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition is to stimulate students to develop skills for effectively communicating their research in language appropriate for a non-specialist audience. September 22, 2023. 

“Two Argentine scientists in the United States lead advances against a type of brain tumor” by Victor Ingrassia. Read more here.