Yusra B. Medik
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Also affiliated: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2018–2024); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (2020–2024); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2025); Community Medical Center (2022–2024); Carolina Institute for NanoMedicine (2018–2021); Rutgers Health (2023); UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (2018–2021); Istanbul University (2020)
Formerly Arkansas Hematology Oncology Fellow, UAMS through 2027.
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Yusra B. Medik's research program investigates the application of nanotechnology for improved cancer treatment and immunotherapy. Her work has explored nanoparticle-based co-delivery systems for chemotherapy agents, such as wortmannin and cisplatin, to enhance efficacy and overcome resistance in ovarian and non-small cell lung cancer models. Medik also studies the influence of the gut microbiome and dietary components, like fiber and probiotics, on the effectiveness of melanoma immunotherapy. Her research has further examined the role of immune cells, including CD103+ conventional dendritic cells, in vaccine efficacy against cancer. Additionally, her publications address the potential of nanotechnology to mitigate drug-induced hepatotoxicity and investigate immune-related toxicities associated with immunotherapy.
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- h-index: 9
- Publications: 28
- Citations: 1,435
Positions
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Hematology Oncology Fellow 2024–2027University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hematology and Medical Oncology ORCID
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Resident Physician 2021–2024RWJBarnabas Health Internal Medicine ORCID
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Postdoctoral Fellow 2018–2021MD Anderson Cancer Center Immunology ORCID
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Research Fellow 2017–2018University of North Carolina Lineberger Cancer Research Center Nanotechnology Excellence Center ORCID
Selected Publications
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Neuroendocrine Differentiation in Mature Cystic Teratomas in Adults: A Case Report and Review of the Literature (2026)
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Stem Cell Origin of Cancer: Biological Principles and Clinical Strategies for Chemoprevention and Maintenance Therapy in Cancer Care (2025)
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Bilateral germ cell tumor of the testis (TGCT): Implications for a stem cell versus genetic origin of cancers. (2025)
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- Stem Cell Origin of Cancer: Biological Principles and Clinical Strategies for Chemoprevention and Maintenance Therapy in Cancer Care
- Bilateral germ cell tumor of the testis (TGCT): Implications for a stem cell versus genetic origin of cancers.
- Stem Cell Origin of Cancer: Biological Principles and Clinical Strategies for Chemoprevention and Maintenance Therapy in Cancer Care
- Bilateral germ cell tumor of the testis (TGCT): Implications for a stem cell versus genetic origin of cancers.
- Bilateral germ cell tumor of the testis (TGCT): Implications for a stem cell versus genetic origin of cancers.
- Bilateral germ cell tumor of the testis (TGCT): Implications for a stem cell versus genetic origin of cancers.
- Bilateral germ cell tumor of the testis (TGCT): Implications for a stem cell versus genetic origin of cancers.
- Bilateral germ cell tumor of the testis (TGCT): Implications for a stem cell versus genetic origin of cancers.
- Bilateral germ cell tumor of the testis (TGCT): Implications for a stem cell versus genetic origin of cancers.
- Bilateral germ cell tumor of the testis (TGCT): Implications for a stem cell versus genetic origin of cancers.
- Stem Cell Origin of Cancer: Biological Principles and Clinical Strategies for Chemoprevention and Maintenance Therapy in Cancer Care
- Stem Cell Origin of Cancer: Biological Principles and Clinical Strategies for Chemoprevention and Maintenance Therapy in Cancer Care
- Stem Cell Origin of Cancer: Biological Principles and Clinical Strategies for Chemoprevention and Maintenance Therapy in Cancer Care
- Neuroendocrine Differentiation in Mature Cystic Teratomas in Adults: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
- Neuroendocrine Differentiation in Mature Cystic Teratomas in Adults: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
- Neuroendocrine Differentiation in Mature Cystic Teratomas in Adults: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
- Neuroendocrine Differentiation in Mature Cystic Teratomas in Adults: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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