This month, Hoosier Cancer Research Network (HCRN) highlights our member the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Autumn McRee, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of the GI Clinical Trials Program at the cancer center, shares her research interests in this investigator spotlight.

Research Interests:

I am a gastrointestinal (GI) medical oncologist with a clinical research focus on early drug development and experimental therapeutics. I have a translational research focus at UNC in pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers integrating clinical trial design with tissue-based research, next generation sequencing, and bioinformatics. In doing so, my collaborations work to bridge the gap between scientists and clinicians. I currently co-chair the GI Clinical Trial Working Group within HCRN and enjoy making connections with clinical researchers across multiple institutions to bring the most novel therapies to our GI oncology patients.

Educational background:

• Fellowship, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (July 2008 – June 2011)
• Hematology/Oncology Residency, Vanderbilt University (July 2005 – June 2008)
• Internal Medicine Doctor of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center (Aug. 2001 – May 2005)
• Bachelor of Science with Honors, Vanderbilt University (Aug. 1997 – May 2001)

Facts about Dr. McRee:

• I am an avid college football fan and love game day weekends in the fall.
• I love my family, a nice glass of red wine, and country music.
• My dad is a cattle rancher and we love to visit the farm in Texas.

About Hoosier Cancer Research Network:

Hoosier Cancer Research Network (formerly known as Hoosier Oncology Group) conducts innovative cancer research in collaboration with academic and community physicians and scientists across the United States. The organization provides comprehensive clinical trial management and support, from conception through publication. Created in 1984 as a program of the Walther Cancer Institute, Hoosier Cancer Research Network became an independent nonprofit clinical research organization in 2007. Since its founding, Hoosier Cancer Research Network has conducted more than 210 trials in a variety of cancer types and supportive care, resulting in more than 350 publications. More than 8,500 subjects have participated in Hoosier Cancer Research Network clinical trials.