Nell W. and William Simpson Elkin Fellowship recipients Sarah Wood, MD, Andrew McDonald, MD, David Qian, MD, PhD, and Chester Rochfort Scholarship recipient Emilie Warren, MD.
Four Winship trainees in hematology and medical oncology, radiation oncology, and surgery are recipients of this year's Nell W. and William Simpson Elkin Fellowship and Chester Rochfort Scholarship.
The awards are given out annually to extraordinary physician-scientists enrolled in eligible Emory training programs who have career goals in the research and treatment or prevention of cancer. Each award comes with an endowment of up to $35,000 to help cover salary, laboratory costs, and other research-related expenses, such as travel to conferences and meetings.
This cycle's Nell W. and William Simpson Elkin Fellowship recipients are:
Sarah Wood, MD
Fellow, Department of Hematology and Oncology
Project Title: Repurposing Atovaquone for the Treatment of Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer: A Phase II Clinical Trial Proposal
David Qian, MD, PhD
Resident, Department of Radiation Oncology
Project Title: Early Versus Late Infusion of Immunotherapy for Metastatic Melanoma
Andrew McDonald, MD
Fellow, Department of Hematology and Oncology
Project Title: Invigorating immune checkpoint inhibition in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with interleukin-6 inhibition and gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel
This cycle's Chester Rochfort Scholarship recipient is:
Emilie Warren, MD
Resident, Department of Surgery
Project Title: Exploiting Galectin-9 to Bolster Immunity Against Cholangiocarcinoma
