The Brossier lab welcomes Ambrose Chan
The Brossier lab welcomes Ambrose Chan as a new research technician. Chan was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and just recently completed his undergraduate degree with a major in Biology and a minor in Managerial Economics at Washington University in St. Louis. He is planning on attending medical school and is spending his gap […]
2022 Children’s Tumor Foundation Conference Wrap Up
The Children’s Tumor Foundation Conference was held in Philadelphia, PA, this year. Nicole Brossier, MD, PhD, enjoyed meeting up with colleagues and collaborators who share her interest in NF1. She also presented interim results showing the effect of maternal high-fat diet exposure on the NF1 optic pathway glioma cell of origin.
20th International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
The 20th International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology was held in Hamburg, Germany, this year. The Pediatric Neuro-Oncology team from Washington University made a good showing this year, with over twenty abstracts presented. Nicole Brossier, MD, PhD, also presented interim results showing the effect of maternal high-fat diet exposure on the NF 1 optic pathway glioma cell […]
Evan Cantor, MD, publishes first author manuscript
We congratulate Evan Cantor, MD, JD, on the publication of his first author manuscript, “Dose-dependent seizure control with MEK inhibitor therapy for progressive glioma in a child with neurofibromatosis type 1”, in Childs Nervous System. Nicole Brossier, MD, PhD, hopes this might provide rationale for further investigation into the use of MEK inhibitors in controlling […]