Northwestern University · Biomedical EngineeringGenomic Radiotherapy Lab
Priyanka Gopal · Evanston, Illinois
Research Focus
Dr. Priyanka Gopal's research lab at Northwestern University focuses on understanding how genetic features influence the effectiveness of radiotherapy in lung cancer treatment. The lab works on characterizing treatment resistance and aims to develop personalized therapies based on genetic markers. They conduct extensive genomic studies and utilize preclinical models to improve patient outcomes in cancer care, especially for those undergoing radiotherapy.
radiotherapylung cancergenomicstreatment resistancepersonalized medicinebiomarkersfunctional genomicspatient-derived xenograftscomputational biology
Research Aims
4AIM 01Determine genetic determinants of treatment resistance in lung cancer radiotherapy.
AIM 02Identify predictive biomarkers for radiotherapy effectiveness.
AIM 03Develop personalized radiation treatment plans based on genetic profiling.
AIM 04Analyze genomic changes in tumors before and after radiotherapy for insights into resistance mechanisms.
Skills the Lab Values
advanced functional genomicsbioinformatics3D tumor modelingRNA sequencingcell line studiespre-clinical modelscomputational tool developmentgenetic variant analysismulti-omic data integration
Output against the department
Publications90bottom 14% of dept.510th of 595
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Citations518bottom 3% of dept.576th of 595
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