The new computational biology fellowship in multiple myeloma aims to improve outcomes by supporting multiple myeloma-related research and helping train next-generation researchers in the cutting-edge omics field.
Manoj Bhasin, PhD, MS
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University will establish a three-year computational biology fellowship in multiple myeloma with new funding awarded to Manoj Bhasin, PhD, MS, and Ajay K. Nooka, MD, MPH. This fellowship is supported by a $500,000 gift from the Myeloma Solutions Fund, which aims to improve outcomes by supporting multiple myeloma-related research and helping train next-generation researchers in the cutting-edge omics field.
Advances in next-generation sequencing — a technology that allows scientists to quickly analyze genetic information — have opened new doors in multiple myeloma research. This has created a need for experts who understand both data science and cancer biology. This new fellowship at Winship Cancer Institute gives postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to develop that expertise while working to improve care for people with high-risk multiple myeloma, especially the t(4;14) subtype.
The Myeloma Solutions Fund has supported Winship researchers over the years with over $4 million in funding.
Ajay K. Nooka, MD, MPH
“We are deeply grateful to the Myeloma Solutions Fund for its extraordinary vision and generosity that made this fellowship possible,” says Nooka, associate director of clinical research at Winship, director of the Myeloma Program and professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine. “Winship is thrilled to offer this new training opportunity to support talented early-career researchers and accelerate discoveries in multiple myeloma.”
“With the fellowship’s highly specialized and collaborative training environment, fellows will be uniquely positioned to contribute to significant advances in multiple myeloma research and treatment,” says Bhasin, a researcher in Winship’s Cancer Immunology Research Program and professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Biomedical Informatics at Emory University School of Medicine. Bhasin also serves as the director of Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and director of the Single Cell Biology Program at Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center.