Cooper Surgical Research Lab

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Congrats to the Surgical Research Lab Team Members, past & present, for their article "Immunological and prognostic impact of NRF2 in high grade serous ovarian cancer" being published in Nature: Genes & Immunity. We are very proud of each of you! https://t.co/AgQWJaiUi9

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Congrats to Dr. Emily Hancin on being awarded The Jeffrey Carpenter Basic Science Award at the 34th Annual Camishion Resident Research Day at Cooper, June 11: Exploring the YAP1-IGFBP2 Axis as a Potential Biomarker and Therapeutic Target in Gastric Cancer Peritoneal Metastases.

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Congrats to Dr. Emma Dragan for her abstract, Acute Kidney Injury Following Histotripsy: Incidence, Severity, and Risk Factors in a Single-Institution Cohort, being accepted for a Quick Shot presentation at the SAAS Annual Meeting 2026 in Cincinnati, OH, September 10-11, 2026.

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Congratulations to Dr. Ami Kalola for her abstract, "What Makes a PNET? Genomic Evaluation of an Orthotopic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor," being accepted for a Quick Shot presentation at the SAAS Annual Meeting 2026 in Cincinnati, OH, September 10-11, 2026.

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Congratulations to Dr. Michael C. Wang for his abstract, AI-designed Novel NRF2Mut Inhibitors In Precision Esophageal Cancer Therapy, being accepted for a Quick Shot presentation at the SAAS Annual Meeting 2026 in Cincinnati, OH, September 10-11, 2026. https://t.co/PR7BMYGkcJ

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Congrats to Dr. Michael C. Wang for his abstract, "AI-designed Novel NRF2Mut Inhibitors In Precision Esophageal Cancer Therapy," being accepted for a Quick Shot presentation at the ACS Clinical Congress 2026 in Washington, DC in September.

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Congrats to Dr. Hannah Hong, whose abstract, NRF2 Activity Is Associated With Early Tolerance To PARP Inhibition In Ovarian Cancer, was accepted for poster presentation at the International Society of Gynecologic Cancer (IGCS) Annual Global Meeting in Montréal, Oct 1-3, 2026.

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Congratulations to Dr. Oscar Pellon for his published article in Cancer Research: "Dynamic Reprogramming of PDGFRA-Expressing Stromal Cells Facilitates WNT-Driven Transformation by Promoting a Fetal-Like State in the Intestinal Epithelium." https://t.co/GQwLW4L9q9

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Congrats to Dr. Emma Dragan, accepted for a Quick Shot Presentation, "Therapeutic Targeting Of MET In CDH1-Deficient Gastric Cancer With Peritoneal Metastasis: Mechanistic And Preclinical Evidence," Surgical Oncology II session at the ACS Clinical Congress 2026 in Washington, DC.

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Congrats to Dr. Emily Hancin, accepted for a Long Oral Presentation, "Exploring The YAP1-IGFBP2 Axis As A Potential Biomarker And Therapeutic Target In Gastric Cancer Peritoneal Metastases," at the ACS Clinical Congress 2026 in Washington, DC on Monday, Sept 28, 2:30-4 PM ET.

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Congrats to Drs. F. Spitz, X. Chen, B. Subramaniyan, M.C. Wang, Huan Li & Yahui Li, MS for their recent publication, Pyrimethamine Restores KEAP1-Mediated Degradation of Select NRF2 Mutants in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, in the international journal "Cancers."

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Congrats to Camden Scholar Forum Winners Drs. Emily Hancin 1st Place-The YAP1-IGFBP2 axis as a predictive biomarker and therapeutic target in gastric cancer metastasis & Ami Kalola 3rd Place-What Makes a PNET? Genomic Evaluation of an Orthotopic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor.

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Drs. Shumei Song, HyunKyung Ko & Emily Hancin at the AACR Annual Meeting 2026 Poster Session in San Diego, CA, presenting their poster on "The YAP1-IGFBP2 Axis as a Predictive Biomarker and Therapeutic Target in Gastric Cancer Metastasis."

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Drs. Luke Chen, Shumei Song, HyunKyung Ko and Emily Hancin enjoy a "Surgical Research Lab" Group Dinner at the AACR Annual Meeting 2026 in San Diego, CA, on April 20 at the Osteria Panevino in the Gaslamp Quarter.

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Kudos to Francis Spitz, Young Hong, Weam Elbezanti, Ping Zhang, Olivia Coburn-Flynn, Margaret Butchy, Yazid K. Ghanem, Robert Jacob Emery, Vincent Verchio, Kristen Knapp, Jessica Collier & Sahil Jethi for their HIPEC manuscript to be published in the journal "Molecular Oncology."

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The Surgical Research Team heartily congratulates its former member, CMSRU M4 student and soon-to-be graduate, Zachary Ladd, on his successful General Surgery residency match at HCA-Healthcare Florida, Larnwood Hospital, Ft. Pierce, FL! Best wishes, Zach!

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Congrats to Dr. Emily Hancin, winner of the Top Award, podium presentation, at the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Annual Meeting 2026, Phoenix, AZ. Topic: "The YAP1-IGFBP2 axis as a predictive biomarker and therapeutic target in gastric cancer metastasis."

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Congrats to Dr. Emily Hancin, for winning first place for her presentation, "The YAP1-IGFBP2 axis as a predictive biomarker and therapeutic target in gastric cancer metastasis" at yesterday’s Philadelphia Academy of Surgery’s 10th Annual Research Competition. Great job, Emily!

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Congrats to Drs. Hyun-Kyung Ko and Madeline Torres on being selected for a Camden Cancer Research Center (CCRC) Translational Research Grant! The focus is: "Targeting MET in CDH1-Deficient Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Metastasis", from 2/15/26 through 2/14/27. Best wishes!

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Drs. Tao Gao & Young Ki Hong authored a reflection commentary, "Illuminating Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Biology Through Real-Time Murine Modeling," in Annals of Surgical Oncology. See https://t.co/3xwxwT8Svv. Congrats to Drs. Gao & Hong, & continued success to all in SRL!