University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Stephanie Hurwitz, MD, PhD is a resident physician-scientist at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her MD and PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the Florida State University College of Medicine. Her graduate research was focused on understanding the general protein composition, selective cargo packaging, and various functions of extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from cancer cells. In particular, her work has helped to elucidate the major mechanism underlying vesicle trafficking of LMP1, the major oncoprotein encoded by Epstein-Barr virus, and the impact that EV secretion may have on subsequent viral tumorigenesis. She is currently a resident physician in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where her clinical training is focused in hematopathology. Her current research interests include elucidating the mechanisms of EV-mediated crosstalk between leukemia and hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the bone marrow microenvironment, a source of communication that likely drives leukemic progression and hematopoietic suppression.
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Mixed Format: Solid Tissue Task Force Roundtable
Thursday, April 24, 2025
16:30 - 17:30 CET