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Mentor: Maximilian Diehn, Radiation Oncology

“Interrogating Circulating Cell-Free RNA (cfRNA) for Non-Invasive Detection of Lung Cancer”

Tumors release nucleic acids into the bloodstream in response to therapy, which can be identified from routine blood draws. Sophia will combine molecular biology, cancer biology, bioinformatics, and clinical research to determine if cell-free RNA in lung cancer patient plasma can help to non-invasively monitor treatment response and predict patient outcomes.