{"id":17555,"date":"2023-06-23T11:22:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T15:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/?p=17555"},"modified":"2023-06-23T11:22:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T15:22:17","slug":"fatima-madondo-26-receives-an-astro-2023-basic-science-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/2023\/fatima-madondo-26-receives-an-astro-2023-basic-science-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatima Madondo \u201926 Receives an ASTRO 2023 Basic Science Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fatima Madondo \u201926 is among 10 medical students nationwide awarded an Association of Radiation Oncologists (ASTRO) Medical Student Fellowship that introduces students from underrepresented populations to radiation oncology and supports a summer research project.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore starting medical school, I had never heard about radiation oncology,\u201d Madondo says. \u201cDuring a dinner for international students, I met Dr. Bassem Zaki, one of the speakers at the dinner who was a radiation oncologist. I became curious and wanted to learn more about the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fatima Madondo \u201926<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While taking advantage of an opportunity to shadow Zaki, Madondo was fascinated by the work that he and his team were doing in targeting tumors \u201cwith the right dosage at the right location to reduce radiation side effects.\u201d It was then that she learned about the ASTRO fellowship. \u201cI saw this as an opportunity to engage in research and connect with radiation oncologists from around the country and students who are interested in learning about radiation oncology.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thanks to the fellowship award, Madondo is conducting research with Kelli Pointer, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, in her lab at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center this summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aim of my research is to determine whether hERG\u2014genes that encodes for a potassium ion channel that was demonstrated to be upregulated in glioblastomas\u2014inhibition can be used for radiation sensitization. Completion of this aim will provide insight into whether hERG blockade can be used for radiation sensitization in hopes of providing more treatment options for patients diagnosed with glioblastomas\u2014grave IV astrocytoma and most malignant primary brain tumor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Founded in 1958, ASTRO\u2019s mission is to advance the practice of radiation oncology by promoting excellence in patient care, providing opportunities for educational and professional development, promoting research, and disseminating research results and representing radiation oncology in a rapidly evolving health care environment.<\/p>\n

ASTRO is dedicated to improving patient care through professional education and training, support for clinical practice and health policy standards, advancement of science and research and advocacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fatima Madondo ’26 has been awarded an Association of Radiation Oncologists (ASTRO) Medical Student Fellowship, which aims to introduce students from underrepresented backgrounds to radiation oncology, support their summer research projects, and provide connections with professionals in the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":17557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[1147,1146],"class_list":["post-17555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-astro","tag-fatima-madondo","author-12"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/FatimaMadondo_featured.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4r3h1-4z9","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17555"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17577,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17555\/revisions\/17577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}