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Dissertation Defense: Jenna Dombroski, Biomedical Engineering

May. 9, 2023—DISSERTATION DEFENSE Jenna Dombroski, Biomedical Engineering *under the direction of Mike King “Nano-vaccines and dendritic cell processing for anti-cancer therapies” 05.18.23  |  12:00PM CST  |  5326 Stevenson Center  |   Zoom 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, representing a need for effective preventative measures and therapeutics. Dendritic cells (DCs) can be useful...

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Spotlight Podcast Episode 14: Jenna Dombroski – progress toward a breast cancer vaccine!

Aug. 4, 2020—Episode 14 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Jenna A. Dombroski about progress toward a breast cancer vaccine!  Jenna’s paper “Fabrication and Characterization of Tumor Nano-Lysate as a Preventative Vaccine for Breast Cancer” was published in Langmuir.  Jenna is a prior VINSE REU student and current third year graduate student in Biomedical...

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VINSE researchers developed a promising treatment for breast cancer metastasis

Jun. 16, 2020—Updated June 13, 2020 (Precision Vaccinations)With a surprisingly simple approach in which cancer cells are first grown, ruptured and converted into nanoparticles, and then used as a vaccine, Vanderbilt University researchers say they have developed what appears to be a promising treatment for breast cancer metastasis. Metastasis is the last stage of cancer, responsible for...

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Congratulations 2020 VINSE REU NSF GRFP Winners!

Apr. 22, 2020—Three prior VINSE REU students were awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships this year. NSF Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $34,000 along with a $12,000 allowance for tuition and fees for a research-based master’s or doctoral degree in in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. Annually, the NSF awards approximately 1,500 fellowships...

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