Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncology including the Free Radical and Radiation Biology Division at the University of Iowa.

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

Happy #ClinicalTrialsDay! 🎉 A huge thank you to our Clinical Trials Team in Radiation Oncology — your dedication to advancing patient care and public health makes a real difference. We're proud of everything you do. #ResearchRising #UIowaHealthCare
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[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

Congrats to James Byrne, MD, PhD, on winning the collaborative challenge at the 2026 V Foundation V Scholar Summit! Paired with a researcher from a completely different field, they developed a winning cancer research proposal — taking home $10K in research funds.

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

Congratulations to Carryn Anderson, MD, Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology, on receiving the UI Excellence in Clinical Coaching Award — a testament to her dedication to training the next generation of physicians! https://t.co/7wZTjf918T

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

Congratulations to Austin Halupnik for earning the 2026 Patrick Clerkin, MD, PhD Medical Student Research Award in Radiation Oncology.

This award honors outstanding research by graduating medical students and commemorates Dr. Clerkin’s work in imaging for glioblastoma treatment.

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

Our faculty are at the forefront of high-dose vitamin C research in cancer care. Drs. Garry Buettner and Bryan Allen were recently featured in @Medscape on the growing case for pharmacological ascorbate. https://t.co/glpJzIePDB

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

Congrats to Blake Smith, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, on receiving the AAPM George Starkschall Award for Excellence for his published research on motion management for our Elekta Unity MR-Linac! He'll be honored at the 2026 Joint AAPM | COMP Meeting.

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

We’re incredibly honored to be recognized with the Outstanding Patient Experience Team Award for the 5th year in a row!

A big thank you to the Office of the Patient Experience for the delicious lunch and for celebrating our team’s commitment to compassionate care.

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

Blake Smith, PhD, has been awarded a $40,000 ACS seed grant through @HoldenCancer to develop tools for estimating radiobiologic risk in pediatric and young adult proton therapy patients. https://t.co/CFWl9YCqFj

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

Proud to congratulate Dr. James Byrne, MD, PhD — a finalist for the 2026 @BioInnovation & @ScienceMagazine Prize for Innovation! 🏆

His research on gas-entrapping materials (GEMs) is opening new doors in wound healing and cancer therapy.

https://t.co/izetChKwAB

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

A huge congratulations to Jessica Williams, RN, BSN, OCN in Radiation Oncology on earning the Silver Level PRP Renewal Award!

This Recognition Program honors RNs who go above and beyond every day — and Jessica does exactly that.

We're proud to have you on our team! 💙

[Carver College of Medicine @IowaMed]

Lyndsay Harshman's (11MD, 14F, 18MS) path to #PediatricNephrology wasn’t a straight one, but it led her to a career of meaningful research and pediatric clinical care. “When opportunities come up, you have to be willing to just take the dive,” she says. https://t.co/o8hoFwcf7P

[Carver College of Medicine @IowaMed]

Congratulations Andrean Simons-Burnett, PhD, recipient of a $1.7M R01 grant from @NIDCR. The award will support her project which seeks to understand how drug resistance to targeted therapy occurs and develop new strategies to allow these therapies to work.

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

How does drug resistance to targeted therapy occur, and how do you find new strategies to make the therapy work? Congratulations to Andrean Simons-Burnett, PhD and her lab for winning an R01 grant (Inflammation and EGFR crosstalk in HNSCC Therapy) to probe these questions!

[Carver College of Medicine @IowaMed]

High-dose, IV vitamin C doubles survival for patients in chemotherapy for late-stage pancreatic cancer, according to a clinical trial. "The results were so strong that we were able to stop the trial early,” says senior author Joe Cullen, MD, of @IowaRadOnc https://t.co/m2ZrMhd8nX

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

Suryamin (Michael) Liman successfully defended his thesis (Carbon Monoxide Activates Heme Metabolism to Improve Cartilage Health After Intraarticular Injury or Surgical Exposure), and becomes our newest minted FRRBP PhD. Congrats to Mike!

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

For the fourth year in a row, @IowaRadOnc was awarded the Outstanding Patient Experience Team Award by the Office of the Patient Experience. This places us in the top 10% of providers nationwide. Kudos to consistent care! 🎉

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

New publication! 🧪✨ Our study explores how combining Cu-ATSM with RT boosts survival effects in DIPG cells, paving the way for innovative approaches against this tough-to-treat pediatric cancer.

@RadiatRes! 🔗 https://t.co/zwLGDxORC8
#CancerResearch #DIPG #PediatricCancer

[Carver College of Medicine @IowaMed]

Congratulations to James Byrne, MD, PhD, recipient of the $1.5-million @NIH Director’s New Innovator Award to support the development of novel biocompatible materials to reduce the side effects of radiation therapy. #NIHHighRisk @NIH_CommonFund @IowaRadOnc https://t.co/ZJQ3hHvm6Z

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

With high risk comes high reward: huge congratulations to James Byrne MD, PhD, one of the 2024 winners of the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award. https://t.co/chScE6kHIw.

[Radiation Oncology @IowaRadOnc]

James Byrne MD, PhD earns a spot on @IowaMed Wall of Scholarship for his paper “Active targeting schemes for nanoparticle systems in cancer therapeutics”, with over 1000 citations on 3 indices!