Welcome to the Allen Lab

Allen lab, lab members
Present Members: (back row) Bryan Allen, Douglas Spitz, Ann Tomanek-Chalkley, Mike Petronek; (front row) Kranti Mapuskar, Amira Zaher,

Established in June 2013, the primary focus of the Allen lab is protecting normal tissues from cancer-therapy-induced implications. Additional projects focus on understanding the basic science mechanisms by which pharmacological ascorbate can selectively act as a pro-oxidant in brain and lung cancer vs. normal cells, to develop novel combined modality chemo-therapies. The Allen Lab currently collaborates with other laboratories and investigators both research and clinical, at the University of Iowa.

Current Projects
•       Cancer Therapy Induced Normal Tissue Injury
•       Radiation Induced Cardiothoracic Injury

Past students mentored and resident rotations
Resident Rotations – Amira Zaher, Bryce Duchman, Nahom Teferi
MSTP Student Rotations – Zain Mehdi, Vivian Pham, Vinamratha Rao