Please join us in congratulating Dr. Byrne on securing a V Scholar Award from the V Foundation for Cancer Research! This grant supports young tenure-track faculty early in their cancer research careers by funding projects that are either laboratory-based fundamental research or translational research. Obtaining these awards is a highly competitive process, and V Foundation grant recipients have excellent reputations within the scientific community.

The title of Dr. Byrne’s grant is “Overcoming immunotherapy resistance using oxygen-entrapping materials” - you can read more about the grant here. 

Analy, the newest member of the Byrne Lab, is an ICARE Fellow here at UIowa. The ICARE (Iowa Cancer Research Experience) Program, hosted by Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, is a post-baccalaureate program that encourages institutions to diversify their student and faculty populations. Click here for more information on the ICARE program.

Welcome to the lab, Analy!

We are thrilled to share the exciting news that Dr. James Byrne has been named a University of Iowa Rising Research Star!

This recognition comes on the heels of James’ achievement of securing a highly competitive $1.2 million K08 grant from the National Cancer Institute. This funding will support our lab’s groundbreaking research focused on the development of biofoams that hold great promise in enhancing the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation therapy for rectal cancer patients, ultimately improving patients' response to chemotherapy and radiation therapy, thereby reducing the necessity for surgical intervention. We invite you to read the full article to learn more about Dr. Byrne and his lab's accomplishments and the record number of talented young investigators securing prestigious funding in FY23.

Check out our most recent publication!

Want to know more? Check out this article!

Megan concluded her time as a BSURP student researcher by sharing her findings at the UI Summer Undergraduate Research Conference. Great job, Megan!

Check out our new paper publication in Science Translational Medicine, and this brief animation of our work!

Want to learn how we applied molecular gastronomy techniques to the lab bench top? Read these articles from STAT News  and The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine to find out!

Still looking for more information? Additional articles are available here! 

Congratulations to our undergraduate researchers, Austin Cook, Ashley Rhodes, and Mackenzie Richardson on their fantastic presentations at the Spring Undergraduate Research Festival!