The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS) works to improve outcomes for patients with neuroendocrine tumors through multidisciplinary medical education, NET related medical research, publication of guidelines and the exchange of knowledge and innovation. UAB researchers presented at the NANETS annual symposium 2024 held in Chicago, IL.
Dr. Veronica Bijou presented her poster on “Interaction Between Race and Insurance for Gastropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Outcomes.”
Veronica Nkie is currently a research volunteer at the UAB Breast and Endocrine Research Laboratory. She is a Transitional Year Intern at Madigan Army Medical Center hoping to go into General Surgery.
Dr. Kerrick Akinola, a post-doctoral research fellow in the department on endocrine surgery, presented some of his most recent pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. His poster presentation, titled “Transcriptome Alteration in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Among Those Living with Adverse Social Determinants of Health (SDOH),” explored potential connections between adverse SDOH and tumor biology.
