MD-PhD student Kevin O'Rourke is included on the list of "30 under 30 List- Healthcare". Kevin is a student in Dr. Scott Lowe's lab.
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[Kevin] O'Rourke focuses on understanding and studying colorectal cancer, one of the most common forms of the disease. His 2015 paper in Cell showed that, at least in mice, a gene called APC caused colon cancer. The mice were cured even when other cancer-causing genes were turned on if APC was off. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer, where O'Rourke works, touted it as the top discovery of the year.
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January 4, 2017