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Baran Sumer

Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center · Children's Health Andrews Institute

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History

Children's Health Andrews Institute
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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Washington University School of Medicine
2006–2007
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
2002–2006
General Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
2001–2002
Washington University School of Medicine-SUR
2001–2002
Case Western Reserve Univ Sch of Med
1997–2001

Research

A nanoparticle-based strategy for the imaging of a broad range of tumours by nonlinear amplification of microenvironment signals
Nature Materials · 2014 · 556 citations
Tunable, ultrasensitive pH-responsive nanoparticles targeting specific endocytic organelles in living cells
Angewandte Chemie · 2011 · 380 citations
Lactate increases stemness of CD8 + T cells to augment anti-tumor immunity
Nature Communications · 2022 · 368 citations

Larry Myers
34 papers
David Sher
33 papers
Andrew Day
24 papers
John Truelson
22 papers
RH
Randall Hughes
15 papers
LN
Lucien Nedzi
13 papers
AC
Amy Chen
12 papers
Brittny Tillman
10 papers
Dominic Moon
10 papers
JL
James Little
10 papers
TZ
Tian Zhao
8 papers · 2 as a resident
VA
Vladimir Avkshtol
8 papers

Grants

A pH Responsive Transistor-Like Nanoprobe for Sensitive Detection of Unknown Primary Cancers of the Head and Neck
National Cancer Institute · R01
Contact PI · $2.8M · Ut Southwestern Medical Center
2022–2027
pH Transistor Nanoprobes for Detection of Occult Nodal Metastases
National Cancer Institute · R01
Contact PI · $1.8M · Ut Southwestern Medical Center
2017–2023
Nanoprobe-Enabled Delineation of Tumor Margins for Improved Surgical Therapy
National Cancer Institute · R01
PI · $1.8M · Ut Southwestern Medical Center
2015–2021

Clinical trials

CyberKnife Accelerated Hemilarynx Stereotactic Radiotherapy Study for Early-stage Glottic Larynx Cancer
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 1
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2013–2022
MRI in Finding Hypoxia in Patients Undergoing Chemo and Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer
Principal investigator · Terminated · Phase 1
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2009–2012
A Phase 2a, Single-dose, Open-label Study to Evaluate Diagnostic Performance and Safety of Pegsitacianine, an Intraoperative Fluorescence Imaging Agent for the Detection of Cancer, in Patients With Unknown Primary Head and Neck Cancer (ILLUMINATE STUDY)
Site PI · Recruiting · Phase 2
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2024–2027