Education and training
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Degrees
- Ph.D., 2001, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- B.S., 1990, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Fellowship
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Rochester, 2001-2003
Memberships and associations:
- President, Cancer Cachexia Society
- Chair, Organizing and Scientific Committees, 7th Cancer Cachexia Conference, Edinburgh, UK 2023
- Vice Chair, Program Committee, American Association for Cancer Research 2023 Annual Meeting
- Program Committee, Shock Society Annual Meeting 2023
- Co-Organizer, Keystone Conference on Cachexia, 2024
- Co-Founder and Member, Cancer Cachexia Society
- Member, Society on Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Wasting Diseases
- Member, American Association for Cancer Research
- Member, Shock Society
- Member, American Physiological Society
- Member, Organization for the Study of Sex Differences
Areas of interest
- cachexia
- pancreatic cancer
- cancer cachexia
- muscle wasting and atrophy
- survivorship
- organ injury and regeneration
- injury response
- inflammation
- big data
- -omics
- translational research
- health equity
- diversifying the research and healthcare workforce
- symptom science
- sex differences
Honors and awards
- Alliance of Distinguished and Titled Professors, 2019, Indiana University
- Sigma Xi Honor Society, 2019
- Cancer Researcher of the Year, 2009, Women’s Cancer Association of the University of Miami
- Cancer Research Award, 2006, Wendy Will Case Cancer Fund
- Papanicoulau Cancer Research Corps Distinguished Investigator, 2005, University of Miami
- Stanley J. Glaser Foundation Research Award, 2005, University of Miami