CURRENT TOPICS IN RADIATION AND CANCER BIOLOGY (FRRB:6008)
SCHEDULE OF PRESENTATIONS
Fall 2025 (Director: Dr. Douglas Spitz)
11:30 AM - 12.30 PM EVERY OTHER MONDAY  Room 1180 Med Labs

Presentations for Fall 2025

August 25, 2025

Presenter: Douglas Spitz

Papers: Huang J, Min S, Hong R, Zou M, Zhou D. High-dose Vitamin C inhibits PD-L1 expression by activating AMPK in colorectal cancer. Immunobiology. 2025 May;230(3):152893. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2025.152893. Epub 2025 Mar 21. PMID: 40139125.

Yu C, Min S, Lv F, Ren L, Yang Y, Chen L. Vitamin C inhibits the growth of colorectal cancer cell HCT116 and reverses the glucose-induced oncogenic effect by downregulating the Warburg effect. Med Oncol. 2023 Sep 13;40(10):297. doi: 10.1007/s12032-023-02155-x. PMID: 37702811.

September 08, 2025

Presenter: Ellen Voigt

Paper: Choi HJ, Jhe YL, Kim J, Lim JY, Lee JE, Shin MK, Cheong JH. FoxM1-dependent and fatty acid oxidation-mediated ROS modulation is a cell-intrinsic drug resistance mechanism in cancer stem-like cells. Redox Biol. 2020 Sep;36:101589. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101589. Epub 2020 May 29. PMID: 32521504; PMCID: PMC7286985.

September 22, 2025

Presenter: Kyle Current

Paper: Fefelova N, Wongjaikam S, Pamarthi SH, Siri-Angkul N, Comollo T, Kumari A, Garg V, Ivessa A, Chattipakorn SC, Chattipakorn N, Gwathmey JK, Xie LH. Deficiency of mitochondrial calcium uniporter abrogates iron overload-induced cardiac dysfunction by reducing ferroptosis. Basic Res Cardiol. 2023 May 25;118(1):21. doi: 10.1007/s00395-023-00990-7. PMID: 37227592; PMCID: PMC10589903.

October 6, 2025

Presenter: Rachel Kehrberg

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October 20, 2025

Presenter: Michael Schrodt

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November 3, 2025

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November 17, 2025

Presenter: Asad Lak

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December 1, 2025

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