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
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
