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Nebraska Children’s Brain Tumor Collaborative

Dr. Sidharth Mahapatra discusses his research with members of his lab.

Dr. Afshin Salehi oversees work in his lab.

Dr. Nagendra Chaturvedi works in his pediatric cancer lab.

The Nebraska Children’s Brain Tumor Collaborative formed due to connections made at the CHRI Pediatric Cancer Research Symposium.

Vision:

To improve the lives of children with high-risk brain tumors.

Mission:

To capitalize on complementary biomedical expertise within CHRI and the greater University of Nebraska campuses to collaboratively advance our understanding of high-risk pediatric brain tumor pathophysiology and therapeutics

Goals:

To allow for free exchange of ideas that may result in better quality research
To provide a panel of pediatric brain tumor experts who may provide peer review for future projects, manuscripts and grants
To eventually procure multi-PI national funding

Members

Kishor Bhakat, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy

Nagendra Chaturvedi, PhD

Assistant Professor, UNMC Division of Hematology/Oncology

Don Coulter, MD

Professor, UNMC Division of Hematology/Oncology
Edna Ittner Chair of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Director, Pediatric Cancer Research Group

Arnett Klugh, MD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Grace Lai, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Sidharth Mahapatra, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Chair, Nebraska Children’s Brain Tumor Collaborative
Co-Director, Pediatric Cancer Research Group

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