IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

To say I’m proud of my research assistant Anthony Cuadros in all that he has accomplished in two years in @TheShieldsLab at @IUCancerCenter - is TRULY an understatement. Anthony is a brilliant, thoughtful, kind, collaborative, ambitious, curious, hardworking, and an incredibly effective young man (& avid competitive swimmer) with such a bright future ahead of him. He aspires to be an oncologist and is already an accomplished cancer researcher and advocate, who just graduated high school. He began working in my lab at 16! He has been an author on numerous publications, presented at international conferences, and recently wrote an @ASCO connections article “One More Lap” highlighting his perspective as a young advocate champion, aspiring physician, and researcher for lung cancer. We are SO excited for him as he begins undergrad at @IndianaUniv! We will certainly miss him! #lcsm #sclc #research #thefutureisbright @SclcSMASHERS @SCLCYIForum

Proud of my amazing team of dedicated residents, medical students, pharmacists, and fellows with four posters presented at @ASCO this year! A blessing to have such an incredibly hardworking, passionate, supportive, collegial, brilliant, and caring team who are all focused on changing outcomes for patients impacted by small cell lung cancer! @TheShieldsLab @IUCancerCenter @IUMedSchool @IUpulm @IUIntMed @IUHemOnc @PareshKumaaar @AAlfonsoMD @brookmarie99 @OncLive #SCLC #LCSM #teamwork #research – at Chicago, IL

BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE for the opportunity of a LIFETIME to speak at the 2026 @ASCO lung orals session as the discussant on FOUR impactful abstracts focused on novel therapeutic strategies for small cell lung cancer! These trials represent HOPE through progress, dedicated research, discovery, curiosity, and serve as new/future options for our Small Cell SMASHERS & their loved ones. Deeply grateful for this opportunity to highlight the key aspects of each study and how we can use this knowledge to help change/improve the way we treat, care for, and support our patients all over the world impacted by small cell lung cancer. Thank you to every patient, SMASHER, and loved ones who dedicated their lives to be parts of these studies. Because of your courage, altruism, and selflessness, we are one more step closer to limiting loss from small cell lung cancer. #ASCO2026 #researchcurescancer #lcsm #trials #research @SclcSMASHERS @ConquerCancerFd @IUCancerCenter @LUNGevity @TheShieldsLab @LauraAlderMD @FordePatrick @LaurenByersMD @g_mountzios – at Chicago, IL