January 28, 2026 Scientists have identified a small molecule called compound A that shrinks glioblastoma brain tumors in mice by targeting advillin (AVIL), a protein found at abnormally high levels in this aggressive cancer. Because AVIL regulates the cell’s actin cytoskeleton and lacks obvious drug-binding sites, it was long considered an extremely difficult target, but […]
Wishing everyone a happy holiday season and a happy new year!
Lab members attending the 2025 Duke Health Data Science Posters Showcase to support Anna Corcoran and Maya Chandar. Congratulations on your presentations!
December 5, 2025 We would like to congratulate Jodie Jepson for presenting her abstract on Spatial Imaging of tumors being accepted as a podium presentation at the Duke Cancer Institute retreat. Also would like to congratulate Elizabeth Owens and Yichen Huang for having their abstracts on the PUMP trial and methylation differences in short and […]
The Khasraw Lab joined the pantheon on Friday as part of our annual Halloween celebration! In order from right to left: Kelly (Sisyphus), Andrew (Tourist), Mustafa (Zeus), Kenan (Erebus) , Megan (Hermes), Sommer (Poseidon), Elizabeth (Medusa).
Friday, October 10, marked Chelsea Railtons last day with us as she embarks on an exciting new role at a CRO that offers fresh challenges and opportunities for growth. Over the past three years, Chelsea has become an essential part of nearly everything we do, from cell culture and single cell library prep to clinical […]
On October 17–18, members of our lab presented three talks at the European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) Annual Meeting in Prague, including two selected for plenary sessions. These presentations highlighted recent findings from the PuMP and ETAPA clinical trials, as well as ongoing work from our tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) program. We are proud to see […]
The Lab proudly congratulates Emma Pristo on her White Coat Ceremony and official admission to Duke Medical School. We look forward to seeing her continued contributions to the Lab and the impact she will make in medicine!
Our summer students have officially completed their internships with us, and we are thrilled to see what they do next! Please see below for photos of their presentations, as well as a summer internship reflection written by one of our interns, Olivia Amodeo. “I am very grateful for the opportunity to be part of the […]
In a culmination of their summer projects, interns Olivia and Laura presented at the Duke Summer Research Showcase on Friday, July 26. Many members of our team showed up in support as they presented their work. Congrats to you both — we cannot wait to see where this work takes you!