Markus Bredel, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the UAB Department of Radiation Oncology, is featured in a new “Lab Chat” video produced by the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB.
Bredel is Director of Functional Brain Radiosurgery, Head of Brain Tumor Research, and the Sharon A. Spencer Distinguished Endowed Chair in Translational Radiation Oncology.
“Lab Chat” takes viewers on a quick 4-minute journey through the laboratory with Bredel and his research team giving viewers a glimpse of cancer research with real-world implications.
As a physician scientist, Bredel studies a group of brain tumors called diffuse gliomas.
“I see in clinic on a daily basis how those tumors impact my patients very substantially,” Bredel said. “The hope is that with the research that we’re doing, we can improve our understanding of those tumors and then translate this into advanced therapies.”
Members of the Bredel Lab are Rajani Rajbhandari, researcher V and lab manager; Aran Merati, graduate research assistant and Ph.D. candidate; and Nicholas Johnson, graduate research assistant in the Diversity in Cancer Research Internship (DICR) program.
Bredel is a senior scientist in the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center and is a 2023 O’Neal Invests grant recipient.