Cancer biologist to join Fralin Biomedical Research Institute faculty
Published Sunday, Jul. 11, 2021, 12:04 am
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Every year, 790 Americans are diagnosed with a rare and deadly form of brain cancer called a diffuse midline glioma, according to the National Cancer Institute. Tragically, only 2 percent of children with this disease will survive five years.
Jia-Ray Yu, a new assistant professor joining the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology on Sept. 1, studies these fast-growing, treatment-resistant brain tumors, which commonly affect children, with hopes of identifying new therapeutic approaches.
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