13 April 2012:  Xiaoshan Yue, a post-doctoral fellow in Dr. Amanda Hummon’s lab (Chemistry & Biochemistry, Notre Dame) was awarded a Visionary Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (DOD CDMRP). Her 3-year grant is entitled "Proteomic Analysis to Identify Functional Molecules in Drug Resistance Caused by E-Cadherin Knockdown in 3D-Cultured Colorectal Cancer Models”.  Only the top 3% of colorectal cancer grants were funded by this program! 

Dr. Yue’s research efforts have been supported by the Walther Cancer Foundation since 2010.