CCR Milestones - 2020

Eugene Valkov, Ph.D . Eugene Valkov, Ph.D., has joined the RNA Biology Laboratory as its first Stadtman Tenure Track Investigator. His research focuses on the study of molecular mechanisms of regulation and degradation of messenger RNA. Changqing Xie, M.D., Ph.D. Changqing Xie, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed as a Physician-Scientist Early Investigator in the Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch. His research focuses on exploring the potential mechanism of resistance to treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors in gastrointestinal malignancies and dissecting the role of cancer stem cells in cholangiocarcinoma therapy resistance. Euna Yoo, Ph.D. Euna Yoo, Ph.D., has joined the Chemical Biology Laboratory as a Stadtman Tenure Track Investigator. She is developing new strategies to study and manipulate the human immune system. Martha Zeiger, M.D. Martha Zeiger, M.D., has joined the Surgical Oncology Program. She is an internationally renowned endocrine surgeon and scientist who has been a leader in developing molecular diagnostics for thyroid cancer. Chen Zhao, M.D. Chen Zhao, M.D., has been appointed as a Physician-Scientist Early Investigator in the Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch. His research focuses on tumor immunology and immunotherapy in lung cancer and thymic malignancies. Joseph Ziegelbauer, Ph.D. Joseph Ziegelbauer, Ph.D., has been awarded tenure at NIH and appointed to Senior Investigator in the HIV and AIDS Malignancies Branch. He was the first to report using pulse labeling of proteins coupled with tandem mass spectrometry to discover human targets of herpesvirus microRNAs. 25