Gorkem Oztosun, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Hirbe Laboratory, was awarded a grant through NF Network to study how the extra copy of Chromosome 8 in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (MPNST) affects biology of the tumor cells and response to certain therapies.
Stacey Chamberlain, RN, BSN and Sanita Burgic, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C were awarded a grant through NF Midwest to support NF Awareness Month for adult NF patients in May. This will entail providing support bags for our patients with t-shirts, journals, pens, pins, and educational materials.
Dr. Nicole Brossier, MD, PhD received a Siteman Investment Program award to study the mechanism by which obesogenic diet promotes NF1 optic pathway glioma formation and growth.