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Research Interests
Dr. Leikin joined the administration of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1989 and has served as the Scientific Program Director of the Lurie Cancer Center for more than twelve years. She has 16 peer reviewed publications from her laboratory research years. Dr. Leikin has considerable expertise in integrating multi-investigator and training programs. She was instrumental in the Cancer Center obtaining a Breast Program Planning Grant (CA65764), a Prostate Program Planning Grant (CA69851), the SPORE in Breast Cancer (CA89018) and the SPORE in Prostate Cancer (CA90386). Dr. Leikin has also served continuously as Administrative Director for the NCI-funded Training Program in Signal Transduction and Cancer (T32 CA070085), the Clinical Oncology Research Training Program (T32 CA079447), the Training Program in Oncogenesis and Developmental Biology (T32 CA080621) and the SPORE in Prostate Cancer (P50 CA090386). Since 1999 Dr. Leikin has served as Director for the CURE supplement to the Lurie Cancer Center’s Core grant (P30 CA60553)that enables underserved minority undergraduate students to conduct biomedical research during the summer months. Over 100 students have participated in the CURE Program.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Northwestern University
… → 1983
Research interests
- Graduate Medical Education
- Prostate Cancer
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Grants
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SPORE for Translational Approaches to Brain Cancer
Ahmed, A. U., Balyasnikova, I. V., Bartom, E. T., Brat, D. J., Chandler, J. P., Cheng, S., Horbinski, C. M., Hu, B., James, C. D., Kumthekar, P. U., Leikin, R. G., Lesniak, M. S., Liu, B. P., Lukas, R. V., Platanias, L. C., Sachdev, S., Scholtens, D. M., Stegh, A. H., Stupp, R. & Wainwright, D. A.
8/17/18 → 7/31/23
Project: Research project
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Training Program in Signal Transduction and Cancer
Leikin, R. G., Peter, M. E. & Platanias, L. C.
9/1/17 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
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SPORE in Prostate Cancer
Abdulkadir, S. A., Bi, Y., Catalona, W. J., Davuluri, R. V., Jovanovic, B., Kuzel, T. M., Lee, C., Leikin, R. G., Murphy, A. B., Scholtens, D. M., Wei, J., Yang, X. J. & Abdulkadir, S. A.
8/18/15 → 7/31/21
Project: Research project
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Training Program in Signal Transduction and Cancer
Leikin, R. G. & Platanias, L. C.
9/1/16 → 8/31/17
Project: Research project
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Training Program in Oncogenesis and Developmental Biology
Eklund, E. A., Kiyokawa, H., LaBonne, C. & Leikin, R. G.
9/24/14 → 10/31/19
Project: Research project
Research Output
- 441 Citations
- 16 Article
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Statin use and risk of prostate cancer biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy
Prabhu, N., Kapur, N., Catalona, W., Leikin, R., Helenowski, I., Jovanovich, B., Gurley, M., Okwuosa, T. M. & Kuzel, T. M., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A mechanism of resistance to glucocorticoids in multiple myeloma: Transient expression of a truncated glucocorticoid receptor mRNA
Moalli, P. A., Pillay, S., Weiner, D., Leikin, R. & Rosen, S. T., 1992, In: Blood. 79, 1, p. 213-222 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access97 Scopus citations -
Immunotherapy in acute arsenic poisoning
Leikin, J. B., Goldman-Leikin, R. E., Evans, M. A., Wiener, S. & Hryhorczuk, D. O., Jan 1 1991, In: Clinical Toxicology. 29, 1, p. 59-70 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterization of a novel myeloma cell line, MM.1
Goldman-Leikin, R. E., Salwen, H. R., Herst, C. V., Variakojis, D., Lu Bian, M., Le Beau, M. M., Selvanayagan, P., Marder, R., Anderson, R., Weitzman, S. & Rosen, S. T., Mar 1989, In: The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine. 113, 3, p. 325-334 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterization of a novel myeloma cell line, MM.1
Goldman-Leikin, R. E., Salwen, H. R., Herst, C. V., Variakojis, D., Bian, M. L., Le Beau, M. M., Selvanayagan, P., Marder, R., Anderson, R., Weitzman, S. & Rosen, S. T., Jan 1 1989, In: Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. 113, 3, p. 335-345 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
44 Scopus citations