The Himburg Laboratory | Radiation Oncology

Himburg Laboratory

Location
MFRC 4072 and 4004 (Lab)
MFRC 4076 (Office)

General Interests
Radiation Biology:
鈥� Acute Radiation Syndrome
鈥� Delayed effects of radiation injury to normal tissues
鈥� Radiation-induced changes is the tumor microenvironment

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Research Areas

The Himburg lab studies acute and long-term effects of radiation injury to multiple-organ systems. The long-term goal of our research is the development of therapeutics to mitigate radiation damage to radiosensitive organs including the bone marrow, heart, lung, and kidneys.

Current Members

Jamie Foeckler, BS

Research Technologist

jfoeckle@mcw.edu

Anne Frei, BS

Lab Manager, Head and Neck Cancer Projects

afrei@mcw.edu

Tracy Gasperetti, BS

Lab Manager, Director Precision Irradiation Core

tgasperetti@mcw.edu

Melany Gerhartz, BS

Research Technologist II

Rachel Kuehn

Research Technologist

Stephanie Lopez, AAS

Research Technician II

Christopher Malloy, BS

Research Technologist

Abdullah Memon

蝌蚪窝 Student, ACS Physician-Scientist Training Fellow

amemon@mcw.edu

Austen Nissen, BS

PhD Candidate Biomedical Engineering Program

Tiffany Raatz, BS

Research Technologist II

Guru Prasad Sharma, PhD

Research Scientist

gsharma@mcw.edu

Lillian Stewart, AS

Research Technician II

listewart@mcw.edu

Dana Veley, BS

Research Technologist III

dveley@mcw.edu

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