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Stephanie Blocker

Assistant Professor in Radiology
Radiology
311 Research Drive, Bryan Research Building, Room 161I, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


I am a cancer biologist whose research laboratory focuses on solid tumor imaging.  We utilize multi-modal, multi-scale imaging, combined with nuanced statistical and machine learning approaches, to measure important features of cancer.  My goal os to develop and translate imaging approaches which improve clinical diagnostics and personalize care for cancer patients.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor in Radiology · 2022 - Present Radiology, Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2023 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published February 20, 2024
Stephanie Blocker, PhD Receives Fall 2023 DCI Pilot Award
Published May 8, 2023
2023 Women in Pathology
Published June 21, 2021
Recent Paper by Postdoctoral Associate, Stephanie Blocker, Ph.D., Featured on the Cover of Radiology: Imaging Cancer

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Recent Publications


Intervertebral disc fluid content increases with treadmill exercise in a rat model

Conference Spine Journal · September 1, 2024 BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The discs are the largest avascular tissues in the body and as a result disc cells that are distant from the vertebral vasculature rely on indirect diffusion and convection of oxygen and glucose from the vertebrae to maintain metabolic ... Full text Cite

Evaluating Tumor Hypoxia Radiosensitization Via Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Oxygen Imaging (EPROI).

Journal Article Mol Imaging Biol · June 2024 PURPOSE: Tumor hypoxia contributes to aggressive phenotypes and diminished therapeutic responses to radiation therapy (RT) with hypoxic tissue being 3-fold less radiosensitive than normoxic tissue. A major challenge in implementing hypoxic radiosensitizers ... Full text Link to item Cite

MR histology reveals tissue features beneath heterogeneous MRI signal in genetically engineered mouse models of sarcoma.

Journal Article Front Oncol · 2024 PURPOSE: To identify significant relationships between quantitative cytometric tissue features and quantitative MR (qMRI) intratumorally in preclinical undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas (UPS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a prospective study of geneticall ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Single Cell and Spatial Analysis of Lethal Breast Cancers

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2024 - 2028

Multi-scale characterization of radiation resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

ResearchPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2021 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


Wayne State University · 2017 Ph.D.