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As a leader in cancer research, Karmanos is able to offer patients access to innovative treatments and clinical trials that are often times not available anywhere else.
To offer hope and longer life to patients with all types of cancer, Karmanos offers the latest types of therapy through our clinical trials program. Through clinical trials, we are creating new knowledge about how therapies fight cancer and provide national leadership in testing these new therapies.
We understand that cancer is a complex disease that demands complex care. We provide each patient with a dynamic, carefully constructed treatment plan focused on their specific cancer and their unique needs.
We listen to you to design a plan that provides you with respect, compassionate care and is responsive to your emotional and practical concerns.
Izabela Podgorski, Ph.D., professor of Pharmacology at Wayne State University (WSU) and co-leader of the Prostate Cancer Research Team at Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, is awarded this year’s Charles H. Gershenson Distinguished Faculty Fellowship.
The honor distinguishes faculty members whose work is nationally recognized. Dr. Podgorski’s area of research interest and expertise is in the role of bone microenvironment in the progression of bone-trophic cancers, specifically metastatic prostate and kidney tumors. Her work has been instrumental in establishing the link between bone marrow adiposity, tumor growth and aggressiveness in bone. Dr. Podgorski and her team are investigating how fat cells, which are abundantly present in bone marrow, drive metabolic adaptation and chemoresistance. This two-year fellowship will provide additional support for Dr. Podgorski’s ongoing research objectives focused on understanding the biology of metastatic prostate cancer and exploring new targets for therapy to improve outcomes for men with metastatic disease.
The Charles H. Gershenson Distinguished Faculty Fellowship was started by the WSU Board of Governors in 1985. Charles H. Gershenson was a former member of the Board of Governors. Since 1985, 91 Charles H. Gershenson Fellowships and 94 Board of Governors Fellowships have been awarded.