Heba S Allam, PhD, MD

Affiliate Member

Research Program:

Cancer Biology

Faculty Rank:

Assistant Professor

Campus:

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

College:

College of Medicine

Department:

Radiation Oncology Laboratory

Cancer Research Interest

Disease Site Focus: Brain, Pediatric Oncology
Research Focus Area: Treatment, Prevention, Carcinogenesis
Type of Research: Translational
Research Interest Statement: Currently my research interests involve DNA damage repair response mechanisms in normal and tumor cells after radiation therapy. I am using transgenic mice to study the effect of gene knock down and conditional gene expression on the development and treatment response on various brain tumors including glioblastoma and medulloblastoma. These current studies will help in determining the way in which the tumor microenvironment suppresses progression of the aggressive brain tumor glioblastoma (GBM) and enhances tumor response to treatment. The overarching goal of this study is to provide evidence supporting novel methods to suppress GBM tumor progression and enhance tumor response to radiation treatment, thereby sparing normal brain tissue from radiation treatment-induced damage.