Nebraska Children’s Brain Tumor Collaborative
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Dr. Sidharth Mahapatra discusses his research with members of his lab.
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Dr. Afshin Salehi oversees work in his lab.
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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](https://www.unmc.edu/chri/_images/07_18_2019kishorbhakat011.jpg)
![Nagendra Chaturvedi, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/pediatrics/_images/divisions/hemonc/02_04_2021nagendrachaturvedi001.jpg)
Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Edna Ittner Chair of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Director, Pediatric Cancer Research Group
![Don Coulter, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/pediatrics/_images/divisions/hemonc/coulter.jpg)
![Arnett Klugh](https://www.unmc.edu/chri/_images/arnette_klugh-md-neurosurgery-2020.jpg)
![Dr. Grace Lai](https://www.unmc.edu/chri/_images/laiphoto.png)
Associate Professor, Division of Critical Care
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Director for Research, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
![Sidharth Mahapatra, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/chri/_images/mahapatra,-sidharth_ccexpress.jpeg)
![Ram Mahato](https://www.unmc.edu/chri/_images/img_3777.jpg)
![Aaron Mohs](https://www.unmc.edu/chri/_images/aaron_mohs-72.jpg)
![Chittalsinh Raulji, MBBS](https://www.unmc.edu/pediatrics/_images/divisions/hemonc/chittalsinh.jpg)
![Sutapa Ray, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/pediatrics/_images/divisions/hemonc/ray.jpg)
![Angie Rizzino](https://www.unmc.edu/chri/_images/angie_rizzino_ph.d-166.jpg)
![Afshin Salehi](https://www.unmc.edu/chri/_images/210929_afshin_salehi_0439-edit.jpg)
![Paul Trippier](https://www.unmc.edu/chri/_images/08_15_2019paultrippier005.jpg)
Contact Us
Director for Research; Associate Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Support out Efforts
Selected Publications
(member authors listed)
- Kishor K Bhakat , Sutapa Ray
Role of protein arginine methyltransferase 5 in group 3 (MYC-driven) Medulloblastoma
- Nagendra K Chaturvedi , Sidharth Mahapatra, Sutapa Ray, Don W Coulter
- Sutapa Ray, Nagendra K Chaturvedi, Kishor K Bhakat, Angie Rizzino, Sidharth Mahapatra
Challenges and Recent Advances in Medulloblastoma Therapy
- Donald W Coulter, Ram I Mahato