Division of Translational Radiation Sciences (DTRS) Labs

ROBIN OligoMet Center

Under the direction of Phuoc Tran, MD, PhD, the Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network Oligometastasis (ROBIN OligoMET) Center is focused on understanding how radiation therapy can affect the metastatic process, particularly in low-volume or oligometastatic prostate cancer (PCa).

Visit our ROBIN OligoMet Center website to learn more.

The Tran Lab

Under the direction of Phuoc Tran, MD, PhD, the laboratory has been continuously funded by the federal government (NIH and DoD) and foundations for more than a decade. The team’s research utilizes a variety of transgenic mouse models, noninvasive imaging, and traditional molecular, biochemical, and cell biology approaches. The Tran Lab's overarching goal is to translate basic findings into novel improvements in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human malignancies by studying:

• Pathways critical for development, progression, and maintenance of prostate, lung, and liver tumors
• Transitions between epithelial and mesenchymal cellular states and implications for tumorigenesis, metastasis, metabolism, treatment resistance, and radiation-induced fibrosis
• Novel targeted agents as tumor selective radiosensitizers to increase the therapeutic ratio of clinical radiotherapy.

Since joining Maryland in 2021, Dr. Tran and his team, in collaborations across our 3 divisions, have generated more than $13 million in federal funding and support for research activities to initiate a vigorous program in precision radiation oncology. In August 2022, Dr. Tran received a >$7.8 million cross-disciplinary U54 award to establish the Radiation Oncology Biology Integration Network on Oligometastasis Center at Maryland.

Visit the Tran Lab website to learn more about the center's specific areas of research.

Phuoc Tran, MD, PhD
Professor
Senior Vice Chair for Research
Department of Radiation Oncology

Additional DTRS Labs

Learn more about these Department of Radiation Oncology labs:

• Dr. France Carrier's Lab
• Dr. Elizabeth Balcer-Kubiczek's Lab
• Dr. Feyruz Rassool's Lab
• Dr. Hem Shukla's Lab

Animal Labs

Visit the DTRS Resources page to learn more about our facilities, including the small and large animal laboratories.