Dr. Syed now serving as a Research Scientist at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. His current project involves determining the impact of tumor genomic drivers on pediatric high-grade glioma and diffuse midline glioma, as well as analyzing treatment responses to various therapeutic interventions.

The Goldwater Scholarship is the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship for STEM researchers. Over its 30-year history, Goldwater Scholarships have been awarded to thousands of undergraduates, many of whom have gone on to win other prestigious awards like the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Fellowship, Rhodes Scholarship, Churchill Scholarship and the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship that support our Scholars’ graduate school work. Today, Goldwater…

Congratulations to Dr. Syed Faisal, Jarred, Brooklyn, Dr. MariLu Varela, Dr. Maria Castro and Dr. Pedro Lowenstein. Read more here.

Dr. Castro will be speaking on “Epigenetic reprogramming of the DNA repair machinery and hematopoiesis in mutant IDH1 gliomas” on April 8, 2024 in Portland.

Dear Research Colleagues, We invite you to join us for the “Bioengineering in Brain Cancer ” Challenge, co-hosted by the BioInnovations in Brain Cancer Program and the Biointerfaces Institute on January 19th – 20th, 2024, at the North Campus Research Complex (NCRC). The goal of this 2-day challenge is to bring together clinicians, scientists, and engineers to explore new ideas and catalyze interdisciplinary collaborative research to address the challenges…