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Justine Shamber

CMP Graduate Student

Mentor: Cynthia St. Hilaire, PhD

Joined CMP Program: Fall 2026

Research interest: DNA damage and vascular calcification

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/justine-shamber-51b0192b5

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2105-6482 

Representative Publications

Liu, Y., Zhang, Z., Tao, Y., Rahgav, L., Gray-Gaillard, S., Hussaini, Y., Pan, M., Shamber, J., Kwak, J., Park, S. L., Cramer, J., Stoltz, R., Patria, J., Swanger, J., Liu, K., Sannigrahi, M. K., Houghton, A. M., Rodriguez, C. P., Carey, R. M., Brody, R., … Diab, A. (2026). Therapeutic scheduling of WEE1 inhibition preserves T cell function and promotes immune control of HPV+ tumors. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026.03.10.710574. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.10.710574

Selected Presentations

North American Vascular Biology Organization (NAVBO), October 2026

  • Poster presentation: “DNA damage response-mediated suppression of CD73 in medial arterial calcification”

University of Pennsylvania Post-Baccalaureate Research Conference, May 2025

  • 10-minute oral presentation and poster presentation: “Investigating the role of antigen presentation in the WEE1 inhibition-induced antitumor immunity against HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer”

Gordon Research Seminar and Conference: Mammalian DNA Repair, February 2025

  • Poster presentation: “Investigating the role of antigen presentation in the WEE1 inhibition-induced antitumor immunity against HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer”

Seton Hill University Research Conference, April 2024 

  • Poster presentations:
    • “Elucidation of molecular functions of ZNF71 in non-small cell lung cancer”
    • “Optimizing exosomal isolation protocols for enhanced efficiency”

Translational Research Cancer Center Consortium (TRCCC), February 2024

  • 5-minute oral presentation and poster presentation: “Elucidation of molecular functions of ZNF71 in non-small cell lung cancer”

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Research Symposium, March 2024 

  • 15-minute oral presentation and poster presentation: “Elucidation of molecular functions of ZNF71 in non-small cell lung cancer”
  • Awarded third place for best poster