(Clockwise from top left) Elkin Fellowship recipients Christopher Ronald Funk, MD, Rahul Nayak, MD, Rachel Tobillo, MD, and Emilie Warren, MD, and Rochfort Scholarship recipients Arman Jahangiri, MD, PhD, and Kidist Tarekegn, MD.
Six Winship trainees from Emory University School of Medicine’s Departments of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Surgery and Neurosurgery are recipients of this year's Nell W. and William S. Elkin Fellowships and Chester P. Rochfort Scholarships.
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. Elkin Fellowship recipients receive $35,000, and Rochfort Scholarship recipients receive $10,000 for one year 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 S. Elkin Fellowship recipients are:
Christopher Ronald Funk, MD
Fellow, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Project Title: Developing effective “dual-CAR T cells” in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Rahul Nayak, MD
Fellow, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Project Title: A Phase 2 Study of the STAT3 Inhibitor Atovaquone for the Treatment of ABC-Type Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Rachel Tobillo, MD
Resident, Department of Radiation Oncology
Project Title: Immune Profiling of Non-Smoking, Non-Drinking Females versus Males with HPV-Negative Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Emilie Warren, MD
Resident, Department of Surgery
Project Title: Enhanced Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Represent a Novel Immunotherapeutic Approach Against Cholangiocarcinoma
This cycle's Chester P. Rochfort Scholarship recipients are:
Arman Jahangiri, MD, PhD
Resident, Department of Neurosurgery
Project Title: Human Brain Slice Assay and Glioblastoma Organoids (GBO): A Novel Ex Vivo Assay for Tumor Invasion
Kidist Tarekegn, MD
Fellow, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Project Title: Early Identification of Tumor Response in Patients with Triple Negative Breast Cancer Undergoing Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy with Chemotherapy