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#MedicalPhysics PhD candidate

Joined June 2018
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Special thanks to my co-authors @MaryGronberg, Raymond Mumme, Beth Beadle, Anuja Jhingran, Tze Yee Lim, Zhiqian Yu, Christine Chung, Meena Khan, @ChelseaPinnix, Sanjay Shete, Brent Parker, @nethertonians, @CarlosMedPhys, and @LaurenceECourt
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doi.org/10.1002/acm2.70305 (1/2) Last month the first manuscript of my PhD project was published! We developed methods to generate suboptimal dose distributions in controlled ways - an important step in my goal to create an automated platform for education in plan quality review
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Participating in GSRD 2025 was such a great experience. Special thanks to everyone in my PhD advisor @LaurenceECourt lab, where we are working to bring high-quality, rapid radiotherapy planning and treatment to under-resourced regions of the USA and world! rpa.mdanderson.org
We’re kicking off our elevator pitch series — created to share award winning pitches from Graduate Student Research Day — with Medical Physics PhD candidate Skylar Gay! He mentioned it was an honor to watch peers present their research. Now he’s sharing his with everyone! The scientific elevator pitch is a 90-second summary of a student’s research, intended for lay audiences, and designed as a powerful career tool to help them connect and gain support among peers, and build confidence by articulating their thoughts.
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Congratulations to @MaryGronberg, Ph.D., who had the fifth most downloaded paper in Practical Radiation Oncology from 2023! Dr. Gronberg is a second-year resident in our @UTSW_ROPhysRes Program. ➡️: bit.ly/4cUZCvo
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Special thanks to my collaborators @MaryGronberg, Raymond Mumme, Christine Chung, Meena Khan, @ChelseaPinnix, Sanjay Shete, Brent Parker, @nethertonians, @CarlosMedPhys and @LaurenceECourt
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It was a pleasure to present my research at the ICCR2024 conference in #Lyon. This represents the first step in our goal to provide a low-stakes automated platform in which radiation oncology residents can hone their radiotherapy plan review skills
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Last week, the 2024 Kopchick Fellows enjoyed breakfast with John Kopchick, PhD '80, and his wife Charlene, namesakes and supporters of these student research awards. Learn more about the fellow at go.uth.edu/GSBS-kopchick-202…! #WeAreGSBS June 14. #WeAreGSBS
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2024 @MedPhys_MDAUTH student retreat was a success! Started the day off with a career development workshop, followed by a group trip to the Houston Zoo! @MDA_UTHGrad @MDAndersonNews
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And that’s a wrap! Thanks @MDA_UTHGrad for such a special celebration of this accomplishment. Especially meaningful to celebrate with fellow @MedPhys_MDAUTH grads. Can’t wait for this next phase as faculty for @MDAndersonNews. Keep an eye out for new research from the IROC lab!
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Congratulations to @MaryGronberg, Ph.D., one of our physics residents, who was selected for the International Council Associates Mentorship Program! This decision was based on her commitment to #medphys in the global health context and potential to be a leader within @aapmHQ.
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Today, we received the awaited decision on the US aid package that we long fought for. And a very significant one. Our warriors on the front lines, as well as our cities and villages suffering from Russian terror, will feel it. The U.S. House of Representatives voted on it today. I thank everyone who supported our package, this is a solution for protecting life. I personally thank Speaker Mike Johnson and all American hearts who believe, as we do in Ukraine, that Russian evil must not be winning. I am hopeful that the bill will be quite quickly passed by the United States Senate and sent to President Biden. We appreciate every sign of support for our country and its independence, people, and way of life, which Russia is attempting to bury under the rubble. America has demonstrated its leadership since the first days of this war. Exactly this type of leadership is required to maintain a rules-based international order and predictability for all nations. We will undoubtedly use American assistance to strengthen both of our nations and bring a just end to this war closer, the war that Putin must lose. I thank our entire Ukrainian team and everyone who works tirelessly to bring this outcome closer. I am grateful to all of our country's representatives, diplomats working to strengthen support for Ukraine, all civil society members, every volunteer who works for Ukraine, and all of Ukraine’s friends around the world. I thank my team. The world rallies behind Ukraine’s cause when Ukrainians rally behind independence.
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The 2023-2024 Janet Elaine Piece Frye Scholarship for Cancer Research recipient is Henry Meyer! Meyer is with the Medical Physics program & his advisor is Radhe Mohan, PhD. #WeAreGSBS #GSBS60
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Please check out our new article in Lancet Oncology - The Radiation Planning Assistant: addressing the global gap in radiotherapy services @MDAndersonNews thelancet.com/journals/lanon…
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Skylar Gay retweeted
Spotlight on STSC member, Hana (@HanaJBaroudi) Hana is a PhD student at MD Anderson Cancer Centre and has been a member of the STSC for 1 year!
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Congrats Alan!!!
The 2023-2024 Cancer Answers Scholarship recipient is Alan Lopez Hernandez! Lopez Hernandez is affiliated with the Medical Physics program & his advisor is Emil Schueler, PhD. #WeAreGSBS #GSBS60
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Congrats @rebeccatlim99 !!!
The 2023-2024 Cancer Answers Scholarship recipient is Rebecca Lim! Lim is affiliated with the Medical Physics program & her advisor is Kristy Brock, PhD. #WeAreGSBS #GSBS60
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Skylar Gay retweeted
Meet SWAAPM member and this year's SWAAPM SLAM Co-chair Dr. Mary Gronberg! @aapmhq, @aapm_wpsc, @aapmstsc, @MaryGronberg Submit your bio to be featured: bit.ly/SWAAPMWomen #wewhocurie
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