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Meet Tarjani Thaker, PhD!
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Awards and Funding
- Undergrad:
- HHMI Undergraduate Research Scholar, University of Delaware (2005-2007)
- Graduate:
- Molecular Biophysics Training Grant (T32), Vanderbilt University (2010-2012)
- Postdoc:
- Molecular and Cellular Basis of Cardiovascular Disease Training Grant (T32), UCSF (2014-2015)
- Program for Breakthrough Biomedical Research (PBBR) Research Award, UCSF (2015-2016)
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Award (NIH-NCI) (F32), UCSF (2016-2018)
- Faculty:
- University of Arizona College of Medicine SPARK Award (2025)
Meet Nagy Elsayyad, MD!
Clinical Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
- Areas of Sub-specialization: Head & Neck, Skull Base, Cutaneous Tumors.
- Board Certification: American Board of Radiation Oncology and American Board of Internal Medicine
- Past Clinical Experience:
- Extensive experience in Radiation Oncology in areas of Sub-specialization spanning several decades.
- Former faculty at University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida.
- Former Director of Gamma-knife and Stereotactic Service at the University of Miami.
- Current and Past Scientific Activities and Affiliations:
- Scientific Committee of American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO)
- Research Committee of North American Skull Base Society
- RTOG/NRG Head and Neck Surgical Committee
- ECOG (Alliance)
- Teaching Experience/Awards/Mentorship:
- Teacher of the Year (twice) Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO)
- Head and Neck Oncology: Radiation Oncology Residents, Medical Oncology Fellows, Medical Students at the University of Miami.
- Radiation Biology: Radiology Residents, Fellows in Surgical Oncology and Radiation Biology Graduate Students at the University of Iowa and the University of Miami.
- University of Iowa Recognition for Contributions to Community Based Medical Education and Teaching.
- Research Interests:
- Head and Neck Cancers: both IIT and National Trials
- Locally advanced Cutaneous Malignancies
- Vestibular Schwannomas: Basic Science Research on the effect of radiotherapy on cochlear function.
Interested in collaboration in interdisciplinary research and teaching.
Interdisciplinary areas of potential interdisciplinary interests:
- Collaborating and starting IIT
- Opening new clinical trials and participating in existing ones
- Basic research in radiobiology and cancer biology particularly in head and neck cancers.
- Teaching students and fellows from disciplines other than radiation oncology.