Lab News
May 2012: Dr. Lara Lacerda awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship sponsored by Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Research Program to develop the project titled The Role of the Malignant Pleural Effusion on Expansion of Tumor Initiating Cells in Breast Cancer Metastasis.
April 2012: Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) Network Foundation raised $30,000 to support a clinical study led by Dr. Wendy Woodward in the Morgan Welch IBC Research Program and Clinic at MD Anderson Cancer Center. The check presentation ceremony was attended by IBC Network Foundation founder, Ms. Terry Arnold, Dr. Woodward, IBC survivors and supporters and Morgan Welch IBC Research Program and Clinic team members.
(Photo credit: Morgan Welch IBC Research Program)
January 2012: Dr. Rachel Atkinson was featured in the periodical publication Directions from Washburn University College of Arts & Sciences in the article Washburn's Women in Science.
November 2011: Lab members prepared a surprise baby shower for Dr. Woodward at the weekly lab meeting.
October 2011: Woodward Lab joined the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Team at the Komen Houston Race for the Cure®.
September 2011: Dr. Woodward was appointed as Associate Professor and as Section Chief of Breast Radiation Oncology at the Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology and as Deputy Director of the Morgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Program, all at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
June 2011: Dr. Bisrat Debeb has been appointed as Assistant Professor at the Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
April 2011: Woodward Lab at the 2011 Robert M. Chamberlain Distinguished Mentor Award ceremony (photo). Dr. Woodward was presented with a special crystal award for her outstanding mentorship.
April 2011: Dr. Wei Xu awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship sponsored by Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Research Program to develop the project titled The Effect of a Dietary Supplement Silibinin on Breast Cancer Tumor Initiating Cells in Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
March 2011: Dr. Rachel Atkinson received a postdoctoral fellowship from the American Society of Preventive Oncology sponsored by The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Dr. Atkinson is also continuing her education with the pursuit of an MPH with the support from the National Cancer Institute R25T Postdoctoral Cancer Prevention Fellowship.
January 2011: Dr. Lara Lacerda was selected as the Employee of the Quarter within the Division of Radiation Oncology. She was recognized at the Division’s All Staff Meeting on January 28.
January 2011: Dr. Wendy Woodward has been selected as one of the five finalists for the 2011 Robert M. Chamberlain Distinguished Mentor Award and will be recognized at a ceremony to be held on April 26.
December 2010: Dr. Bisrat Debeb received the AACR-Susan G. Komen Minority Scholars Scholarship supported by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to support attendance at the 33rd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), December 8-12, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas.