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Class of 2019 - Research Mentors

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P = Published Candidate Proposal Title Primary Advisor

Advisor Email Area of Study

Analytical Chemistry Basic Science P Glavan Ana Analytical Devices Based on Direct Synthesis

of DNA on PaperG Whitesides [email protected]

ard.eduAnalytical Chemistry Basic Science

Basic Science P Nevin Zachary Modeling the Mutational and Phenotypic

Landscapes of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease with Human iPSC-Derived Oligodendrocytes

Paul Tesar [email protected] Basic Science Genetics

Swider Luke Novel Transcription Factor Lmx1b is Required for Serotonergic Neuron Survival Throughout

Evan Deneris [email protected] Basic Science Neurosciences

P Pu Lu Regulation of Membrane Transporters by Delta-Opioid Receptor

W Schwarz [email protected] Basic Science Physics

Jenks Brenden Improved Understanding of Malaria Vaccine Target

Brian Grimberg [email protected] Basic Science-Molecular Biology and

Cancer P Makkar Nupur A comparison of relative survival and cause-

specific survival methods to measure net survival in cancer populations.

Jill Barnholtz-Sloan

[email protected] Cancer

P Colby Samantha Exome sequencing reveals germline gain-of-function EGFR mutation in an adult with

Charis Eng [email protected] Cancer Basoc Science

Cardiology Griffin Austin REV-ERBa Ameliorates Heart Failure

Through Transcription RepressionLilei Zhang [email protected] Cardiology

Lipinski Jerry Transcatheter Valve Implantation for Failed Surgical Aortic and Mitral Bioprostheses: A Single Center Experience

Hiram Bezerra [email protected]

Cardiology

Narayanswami Jyoti Association of Aortic Regurgitation after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement with a Novel Hemodynamic Index

Samir Kapadia [email protected] Cardiology

P Jo Alice A systematic review of the efficacy of aspirin monotherapy versus other antiplatelet therapy regimens in peripheral arterial disease

Vikram Kashyap [email protected]

Cardiovascular

Chemistry P Li Jingwei Glutathione-coordinated [2Fe–2S] cluster is

stabilized by intramolecular salt bridgesJ A Cowan [email protected]

state.eduChemistry Basic Science

Community

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Fleischer Lisa Adhering to ART: A Qualitative Analysis of Motivations for and Obstacles to Consistent Use of Antiretroviral Therapy

Ann Avery [email protected] Community Health

Kruzer Karen The Impact of Collaborative Care on Detection and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in People Living with HIV

Ann Avery [email protected] Community Health

Dermatology P Cumsky Helen The prognostic value of inositol polyphosphate

5-phosphatase in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Aaron Mangold [email protected] Dermatology

P Kooistra Laura Racial disparities and insurance status: An epidemiological analysis of Ohio melanoma patients.

Jeremy Bordeaux [email protected]

Dermatology

Lockhart Chris Implementation of a Treatment Algorithm for Children with Atopic Dermatitis in the Emergency Room Setting

Elaine Siegfied Dermatology

P Rambhia Pooja Role of graft versus host disease in development of secondary skin cancers: a meta-

Wilma Bergfeld [email protected] Dermatology

P Reith Gabrielle Poorly Differentiated Plasmacytoid Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Case Report of a Rare

Freedom Johnson [email protected] Dermatology

Emergency Medicine Chang Brandon Risk Factors for Prolonged Hospitalization in

Stroke Patients Presenting to the Emergency Jonathan Sheele jonathan.sheele@uhhospitals.

orgEmergency Med

Crandall Cameron A Survey of Bed Bugs in the Emergency Department

Jonathan Sheele [email protected]

Emergency Med

Dalzotto Katherine Revenue Lost From Unbilled Procedures on Trauma Patients in the Emergency Department

Jon Schrock [email protected] Emergency Med

Lawler Alexandra The Evaluation Of Three Risk Scores in Observation Unit Patients Without Known Coronary Artery Disease Who Undergo Stress Testing


Persaud Sarah Analyzing Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Emergency Department Visits


GastroenterologyKang Lorna Epidemiology of Pancreatic Cancer Following

A Sentinel Episode of Acute PancreatitisAmitabh Chak [email protected]

gGastroenterology

Richardson Alyson Prevalence and Risk Factors for New Onset Diabetes Mellitus after Sentinel Episode of Acute Pancreatitis: A Population Based Study

Brooke Glessing [email protected]

Gastroenterology

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P Ivy Julianne Historical perspective: Revisiting the St. Lucia Project, a multi-year comparison trial of schistosomiasis control strategies.

Charles King chk@cwru Global Health

Hematology Chiu Michelle Combining Clinical and Genomic Data for

Predicting Response to Checkpoint Inhibitors in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Afshin Dowlati [email protected]

Hematology/Oncology

Cotton Matthew A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF THE FITNESS PATTERNS OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL

Marco De Lima [email protected]

Hematology/Oncology

Drapalik Lauren The Risk Factors for Impaired Immune Reconstitution in Patients after Rituximab

Irina Pateva [email protected] Hematology/Oncology

Drapekin Jesse Measures, and Routine Laboratory Values to Identify Patients at High risk for Developing Sickle Cell Cardiomyopathy

Jane Little [email protected] Hematology/Oncology

Field Evan Efficacy of Daily vs. Depot Prophylactic G-CSF During Consolidation Chemotherapy for

Ben Tomlison [email protected]

Hematology/Oncology

Khalghi Parisa Utilization and Outcome of Rasburicase Treatment by Tumor Risk Stratification

Ang Li [email protected] Hematology/Oncology

Song Alexamder How does CEMIP expression confer tumor phenotype and aggressiveness in colorectal

Stephen Fink [email protected] Hematology/Oncology

Techekmedyian Raffi

Survival Outcomes of Patients with Therapy-related Myelodysplastic Syndromes in the United States

Sudipto Mukherjee

[email protected] Hematology/Oncology

P Copelan Olivia Higher Incidence of Hemorrhagic Cystitis Following Haploidentical Related Donor Transplantation Compared with Matched Related Donor Transplantation

Sudipto Mukherjee

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Hematology/Oncology

Infectious diseaseP Livingston Scott A Novel Sink Drain Cover Prevents Dispersal

of Microorganisms From Contaminated Sink Curtis Donskey [email protected] Infectious disease

P Mustapha Aishat Efficacy of manual cleaning and an ultraviolet C room decontamination device in reducing health care–associated pathogens on hospital

Curtis Donskey [email protected] Infectious Disease

Yang Dylan Effect of Discontinuation of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate on Renal Function in

Marion Skalweit [email protected] ; [email protected]

Infectious Diseases

Medical Education

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P Garg Anisha Developing a Problem-Based Learning Approach to the Integration of Environmental and Occupational Health Topics into Medical

Karen Malloy [email protected] Medical Education

Krakowiecki Wenceslas

Simulated Contamination to Train Healthcare Workers in Personal Protective Equipment

Peggy Seidman [email protected]

Medical Education

P O'Neil Jessica Critical Appraisal Worksheets for Integration Into an Existing Small-Group Problem-Based Learning Curriculum

Colleen Croniger [email protected] Medical Education

Parker-Goos Benjamin

The Impact of an Abortion Healthcare Elective on Medical Students’ Willingness to Perform Abortion Procedures.”

Mamta Singh [email protected] Medical Education

Molecular OncologyChun Liane Creating a Beneficial Melanoma

Microenvironment for Effective Immunotherapy Using Oat-Derived Beta-

Mei Zhang [email protected] Molecular Oncology

NephrologySubramarian Nivetha

Absent or Diminished Pedal Pulses and Estimated GFR Decline in Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease

Niraj Desai [email protected] Nephrology

Neurological InstituteP Alonsa Andrea Triple Combination Immunotherapy with

GVAX, Anti-PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody, and Agonist Anti-OX40 Monoclonal Antibody is Highly Effective Against Murine Intracranial

Michael Steinmetz

[email protected] Neurological Institute

NeurologyBu Julia Distinguishing Severe and Very Severe Acute

Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Descriptive Look into Neuro-prognostication

Cathy Sila [email protected] Neurology

P Freeberg Max The design of and chronic tissue response to a composite nerve electrode with patterned

DJ Tyler [email protected] Neurology

P Jensen Kelsey Slow saccades in cerebellar disease Aasef Shaikh [email protected] ([email protected]

Neurology

McKee Zachary Evaluation of on OSA risk stratifying and treatment protocol during inpatient rehabilitation of post-stroke patients

Dennis Auckley [email protected] Neurology

Wagner Scott The Role of Dopamine on the Use of Priors to Guide Perceptual Decision Making in Parkinson’s Disease

Aasef Shaikh [email protected]

Neurology

P Eric Herring Secondary Urethral Malignancies Following Prostate Brachytherapy

Sean Nagel [email protected] Nuerology


















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P Kang Sarah Vergence and Strabismus in Neurodegenerative Disorders

Fatema Ghasia [email protected] Nuerology and Opthamolgy

NuerosurgeryP Koech Hillary Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for

Posterior Fossa Lesions: An Initial ExperienceAlireza Mohammadi

[email protected] Nuerosurgery

OBGYNDaggett Emily Mother & Daughter Factors Influencing

Adolescent Choice of Birth ControlKavita Arora [email protected] Obstetrics/Gyn

Dawodu Konyinsola Evaluation of Urinary Choline in Women with Overactive Bladder

David Sheyn [email protected] Obstetrics/Gyn

Reid Alison Impact of an individualized weight-tracking tool on gestational weight gain knowledge

Erica Berggren [email protected]

Obstetrics/Gyn

OncologyP McLane Michael Radiomics and radiogenomics in lung cancer:

A review for the clinicianAnant Madabhushi

[email protected] Oncology

OpthalmologyCastilejos, Alexandra

Suppression of Parvin-a in Human Trabecular Meshwork Downregulates Extracellular Matrix Components and Modulates Activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9

Douglas Rhee [email protected] Opthalmology

Chin Elizabeth Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Diabetic Patients With and Without Retinopathy

Peter Kaiser Opthalmology

Ducker Laurence Characterizing Attendees and Assessing Access and Affordability of Eye Care Among Attendees to Eye Health Screening Fair in

Humberto Choi [email protected] Opthalmology

Jelineo Shelley Retinopathy of Prematurity Incidence and Outcomes Following Implementation of a New Oxygen Protocol in a Neonatal Intensive Care

Faruk Orge [email protected] Opthalmology

Rieveshl Nathaniel Macular Atrophy Affecting Visual Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Anti-VEGF Treatment In Routine Clinical Practice

Rishi Singh [email protected] Opthalmology

Soucy Joseph Elucidating the Role of TSP1 in the Modification of Human Trabecular Meshwork

Douglas Rhee [email protected]

Opthalmology

P Hlems Richard Keratoprosthesis Decentration and Tilt Results in Degradation in Image Quality

Rony Sayegh [email protected] Opthomology

p Qin Vivian Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Pars Plana Versus Anterior Chamber Placement of Glaucoma Implant Tubes

Rishi Singh [email protected] Opthomology

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P Ahmady Arya Outcomes of Cervical Spinal Stenosis Surgeries in Elderly Populations

Christopher Furey [email protected]

Orthopaedics

P Archibald Hunter An Anatomic Study on Whether Femoral VersionOriginates in the Neck or the Shaft

Raymond Liu [email protected]

Orthopaedics

Audet Megan Determinants of Functional Outcomes Following Ankle Fracture

Heather Vallier [email protected] Orthopaedics

Kolevar Matthew A Single Center Experience with a Dual Modular Neck Total Hip Arthroplasty

Matthew Kraay [email protected]

Orthopaedics

P Marshall Danielle Giant Cell Tumor of Distal Radius After Open reduction Internal Rixation for Distal Radius Fracture

Duretti Fufa Orthopaedics

P McCarthy Conor Type-V Median Nerve Entrapment in a Pediatric Medial Condyle Fracture

R. Justin Mistovich

[email protected] Orthopaedics

Meng Ja Materials used in femoral heads of total hip arthroplasty

Matthew Kraay [email protected]

Orthopaedics

Miller Evan Incidence and Characteristics of Osteoarticular Infections in Patients with Infective

Alison Kilka [email protected] Orthopaedics

P Nelson Grant No incidence of glenohumeral joint dislocation in a review of 220 paediatric proximal h f t

R W Liu [email protected]

Orthopaedics

Peck Mattew Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes in Superior Capsular Reconstruction: A Retrospective R i

Robert Gillespie [email protected]

Orthopaedics

Ramsey James Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of Civilian Gunshot Wounds to the Spinal

Heather Vallier [email protected] Orthopaedics

P Abola Matthew Pelvic incidence is associated with sacral curvature, sacroiliac joint angulation, and

Raymond Liu [email protected]

Orthopaedics

OtolaryngologyYong Valeda Interpreting Indeterminate Post-Treatment 18F-

FDG PET/CT Results in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Chad Zender chad/[email protected] Otolaryngology

Johnson Andrew Operculum width and hearing loss in patients with enlarged vestibular aqueduct

Todd Otteson [email protected] Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Palliative CareP Gandesbery

BenjaminSurgical Versus Medical Team Assignment and Secondary Palliative Care Services for Patients Dying in a Cardiac Hospital

Eiran Gorodeski [email protected] Palliative Care

PediatricsFarr Rebecca Assessing the Feasibility of Two Prenatal

Breastfeeding Interventions to Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding In-Hospital

Lydia Furman [email protected]

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Harik Laura Electronic methods for weight estimation based on height

Julia Leonard [email protected]

Pediatrics

Huh Grace Intensive Care Unit utilization among pediatric asthma patients

Kristie Ross [email protected] Pediatrics

Johnson Natasha Associations between Prenatal Intention and Postpartum Choice: Infant Feeding and Contraception Decisions among Inner-City W

Lydia Furman [email protected]

Pediatrics

P Mendelsohn Lori A novel, noninvasive assay shows that distal airway oxygen tension is low in cystic fibrosis, but not in primary ciliary dyskinesia

Benjamin Gaston [email protected] Pediatrics

Molenaar Matthew Effect of Early Feeding on Clinical Outcomes for Patients Admitted to the PICU with

Steven Shein [email protected] Pediatrics

Sackett Lauren To compare neonatal outcomes between infants of mothers with abnormal initial screen and no

Namita Swarup [email protected] Pediatrics

Wen Jillian Prevalence of Innocent Murmurs in Pediatric Patients Presenting to Outpatient Cardiology Cli i

Christopher Snyder

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Pediatrics

P Gemmel Laura Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and outcomes of preterm infants of 24 to 28 weeks’

Katy Vincent [email protected]

Pediatrics

Patel Nilam Teaching High-Value Care Through Web-Based Simulation Cases

Angela Robinson [email protected]

Pediatrics-medical education

PsychiatryP Bhat Chetan Associations among comorbid anxiety,

psychiatric symptomatology, and diabetic control in a population with serious mental illness and diabetes: Findings from an interventional randomized controlled trial

Sajatovic Martha [email protected]

Psychiatry

Bhat Chetan Associations among comorbid anxiety, psychiatric symptomatology, and diabetic control in a population with serious mental illness and diabetes: Findings from an interventional randomized controlled trial

Martha Sajatovic [email protected] Psychiatry

Frankel Samuel Evidence for Using PRN Pharmacotherapy to Treat Undifferentiated Acute Agitation or Aggression (Dr. Rajesh Tampi, PI)

Rajesh Tampi [email protected] Psychiatry

Smilowitz Stephen Age-Related Differences in Medication Adherence, Symptoms, Functioning, and Stigma in Poorly-Adherent Adults with Bipolar

Martha Sajatovic [email protected]

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Wolfish Erica Mom Power©: Promoting Parenting and Maternal Mental Health Among Families with Young Children

Sarah Nagle-Yang [email protected]

Psychiatry

Public Health &Public PolicyYen Michelle Citation Rates of Injured Intoxicated Drivers-

Have We Improved Over Time?John Como [email protected] Public Health &Public

PolicyQI

P Havele Sonia Physicians’ Views of Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Not on Insulin

Michael Rothberg [email protected] QI Health Systems

P Kumar Neha Clinical correlates of negative health events in a research sample with epilepsy

Martha Sajatovic [email protected]

QI/Psychology/Epilepsy

Chung Eric Pulmonary Toxicity of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Treatment of Multiple Lung Lesions Using a Frameless Robotic Surgery System

Tithi Biswas [email protected] Radiation Oncology

Radiology P Ross Richard A Matched Comparison of Human

Papillomavirus–Induced Squamous Cancer of Unknown Primary With Early Oropharynx Cancer

Matthew Ward [email protected]

Radiation Oncology

Chin Brian The Emerging Role of PET-MR in Yttrium-90 Radioembolization

Shetal N Shah [email protected] Radiology

P Datta Sanjit Dynamic Measurement of Arterial Liver Perfusion With an Interventional C-Arm

Steven Hetts [email protected] Radiology

Figgie Caroline Chondral Injury Associated with ACL Injury: Monitoring Disease Progression

Hollis Potter [email protected] Radiology

P Ghodasara Saryam Free-Breathing 3D Liver Perfusion Quanti cation Using a Dual-Input Two-Compartment

Yong Chen [email protected] Radiology

Jordon Michelle Virtual monoenergetic images from Spectral detector CT as a surrogate for Conventional CT images

Amit Gupta [email protected] Radiology

Ju Connie Predictors of Post-TIPS Hepatic Encephalopathy: A 14-year experience

Baljendra Kapoor [email protected] Radiology

Konold Anthony MR Fingerprinting for Rapid Quantification of Myocardial T1, T2, and Proton Spin Density

Nicole Sieberlich [email protected] Radiology

Charles Martin [email protected] Radiology



















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P Kim Joseph Stereotactic radiosurgery with concurrent HER2-directed therapy is associated with improved objective response for breast cancer brain metastasis

John Suh [email protected] Radiology and oncology

P Li Xin Role of imaging in diagnosis and management of left ventricular assist device complications

Sasan Partivu [email protected] Interventional Radiology

Reproductive BiologyAurti Arsha Characterizing the phenotype of Germ Cell

Nuclear Factor (NR6A1) in ovarian cancerAnalisa DiFeo [email protected] Reproductive biology

Mims Joseph Post-Surgical Urinary Tract Infection Following Colpopexy for Pelvic Organ Prolaps

David Liu [email protected] Reproductive biology

Sinha Annika Understanding Labor: Physical Interactions Between Progesterone Receptor and Key Transcription Factors

Sam Mesiano [email protected] Reproductive biology

Slaven Sarah THE PREVALENCE OF SLEEP DISORDERS IN AN INFERTILE FEMALE POPULATION

Rebecca Flyckt [email protected] Reproductive biology

David Sheyn [email protected] Reproductive biologySurgery

P Brown Marsals Validation of a Novel Surgical Data Capturing System following Hip Arthroscopy

Kurt Spindler [email protected] Surgery

Chen Eric Perioperative Outcomes and Survival of Octogenarians Undergoing Curative Resection for Esophagogastric Cancer

John Ammori [email protected]

Surgery

Ernst Logan Examining the Utility of the modified Frailty Index (mFI) in cervical spine surgery

Ajit Krishnaney [email protected] Surgery

P Freeman Lindsey Donald Kirby [email protected] SurgeryGesang Tiffany Are Narcotic Pain Medications Necessary

Following Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy?

Christopher McHenry

[email protected] Surgery

Harvey Alexis Does the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Trauma Verification, Review, and Consultation program aid hospitals in meeting their Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Goals?

Jeffrey Claridge [email protected] Surgery

Hu Emily Comparative effectiveness between primary and revision foraminotomy for the treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis

Thomas Mroz [email protected] Surgery

Keller Leonard A retrospective study on the removal of intrathecal pain pumps and spinal cord stimulators following spine surgery



















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Kelly Molly Long-term outcomes after liver resection compared with ablation for colorectal liver metastases

John Ammori [email protected]

Surgery

P Kha Stephanie Trends in Lumbar Fusion Surgery Among Octogenarians: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Study From 2004 to 2013


Kumar Jennifer Venous thromboembolism dual pre-operative prophylaxis in gynecologic cancer patients

Elizabeth Hopp [email protected]

Surgery

P Levin Jay The association between the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey and real-world clinical outcomes in lumbar spine surgery

Michael Steinmetz


Sairafian Kevin Sociodemographic Patterns of Outpatient Falls: Do Minority Patients Fall Less Frequently?

Vanees Phillis Ho [email protected] Surgery

Smith Justin Using 3-Dimensional Modeling to Customize Titanium Plates for Repair of Chest Wall

Christopher Towe [email protected]

Surgery

Wright Chelsea A Dual Screw Technique for Vertebral Compression Fractures via Robotic Navigation in the Osteoporotic Lumbar Spine: An In-Vitro Biomechanical Analysis

Michael Steinmetz


Yee Phillna DRG-Based Bundled Reimbursement for Lumbar Fusion: Implications for Patient

Michael Steinmetz


P Hakim Ali Contemporary Outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Used as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation

Jose Navia [email protected] Thoracic Surgery

UrologyP Agrawal Shree Secondary Urethral Malignancies Following

Prostate Brachytherapy Hadley Wood Urology

P Altschuler Joshua Supracostal upper pole endoscopic-guided prone tubeless "Maxi-PCNL": a contemporary evaluation of complications

Y-Manoj Monga [email protected] Urology

Chen Wen Min A Single Institution Survey of Diagnosis and Treatment of Pregnant Patients Presenting With Renal Colic

Sriharan Sivalingam

[email protected] Urology

P Chen Victor Association of race and margin status among patients undergoing robotic partial nephrectomy for T1 renal cell carcinoma: Results from a population-based cohort

Simon Kim [email protected] Urology

P Glover Michael Influence of chronic inflammation on Bcl-2 and PCNA expression in prostate needle biopsy specimens

Sanjay Gupta [email protected] Urology


















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Mawhorter Michael Stem cell secretome therapy delays pelvic organ prolapse in Loxl1-/- mice by regulating

Margot Damaser [email protected] Urology

O'Connor Gregory Diagnostic Accuracy of a Rapid Biparametric MRI Protocol for Detection of Histologically Proven Prostate Cancer

Vikas Gulani [email protected] Urology

Tran Misha Pelvic organ prolapse recurrence in young women undergoing vaginal and abdominal

Cecile Unger no longer at the Clinic Urology

P Bartel Courtney HER2-positive breast cancer cells expressing elevated FAM83A are sensitive to FAM83A

Mark Jackson [email protected]





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