Professor Shama Mirza received the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment grant in collaboration with Dr. Mona Al-Gizawiy, an assistant professor of biophysics at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Glioblastoma (GBM) is an extremely aggressive cancer for which there are limited treatment options. Despite recent advances in therapy, the prognosis remains dismal and patient survival is short. After standard therapy, the recurrent tumors become resistant to therapy and render …