Meet the Dean: Cherilynn Shadding, PhD

Associate Dean for Graduate Education Cherilynn Shadding, PhD, uses her skills as a relator and educator to support students, faculty, and staff every day. Day-to-day, she oversees multiple aspects of graduate education, serves on standing committees, and supports student and faculty development. She is proud of the many initiatives she has built to promote student and faculty success, community engagement, and leadership.  

Cancer Biology student Mariana Najjar selected for BIG-TCR graduate research assistantship

Congratulations to Cancer Biology student Mariana Najjar, who was selected as a pre-doctoral graduate research assistant in the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, Genomics and Translational Cancer Research Training Program (BIG-TCR) funded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) late last year. This award supports Najjar’s research on drug treatment for breast cancer brain metastases, a devastating and aggressive form of metastases with limited treatment options.  

Molecular & Translational Biology PhD student Rachel Shoemaker awarded BIG-TCR Pre-Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant Fellowship

Molecular & Translational Biology PhD student Rachel Shoemaker, advised by Dung-Fang Lee, PhD, has been selected for a Pre-Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant Fellowship with the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, Genomics and Translational Cancer Research Training Program (BIG-TCR). This fellowship will support Shoemaker’s research on the tumor suppressor gene p53 in osteosarcoma. Through her work in Lee’s lab, Shoemaker aims to use bioinformatics analysis to understand how changes in alternative splicing contribute to tumorigenesis and metastasis.