Medical/Graduate School
The Ohio State University, College of Medicine

Residency
The Ohio State University

Fellowship
The Ohio State University, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Appointment
September 1999

Clinical Interests
Nervous system tumors of childhood

Research Interests
Interests include neural crest development, neuropeptide physiology, and nervous system tumors of childhood.

Current projects
Exploitation of Neuropeptide Receptor in Diagnosis and Therapy of Neural Crest Tumors; and Genetic and Epigenetic Changes in Medulloblastoma.

E-mail: sue-odorisio@uiowa.edu

Research Interests:
Our goal in both basic research and in clinical research is to improve the length and quality of life for children with nervous system tumors. This involves studies of 1) neural crest and cerebellar development; 2) exploitation of neuropeptide receptors as diagnostic and therapeutic targets; and 3) clinical trials of new imaging agents and new therapeutic modalities for nervous system tumors, especially neuroblastoma and medulloblastoma.