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Thyroid Cancer Survivor Dedicates Career to Researching Her Own Disease: The Story of Aime Franco
Aime Franco, PhD, quietly battled cancer throughout her undergraduate years at the University of Connecticut. But even as she tried to conceal her illness, a seed planted that would set her on a quest to understand more about cancer.

Survivorship in Young Thyroid Cancer Patients with Dr. Franco
Dr. Franco addresses survivorship, quality of life, and the transition to adult care for pediatric and adolescent thyroid cancer survivors.

Research Minute with Dr. Aime Franco

Dr. Aime Franco Serves at American Association of Cancer Research workshop

Stratifying Patients With Pediatric Versus Adult Thyroid Cancer
Aime T. Franco, PhD, discusses how recent research has explored the difference between pediatric thyroid cancer and adult thyroid cancer at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association.

ATA Thyroid Research Work and Impact, Presented by Dr. Aime Franco, PhD

Further Research Needed to Evaluate Peds vs Adults With Thyroid Cancer
Aime T. Franco, PhD, provides an overview of her discussion regarding the molecular landscape of pediatric patients with thyroid cancer at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association.

Molecular Landscape of Pediatric Thyroid Cancer with Drs. Wasserman & Franco
Dr. Wasserman summarizes current knowledge regarding molecular and genetic oncogenic drivers of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Dr. Franco provides an overview of how molecular pathways drive the development of different thyroid cancer subtypes for children and adults.
Congratulations
We want to congratulate Amber and Nico in graduating from their Masters programs. Amber is an essential link and coordinator with our clinical team. We are incredibly proud to see her advance her career while being an incredible mother, wife and member of our team.
Nico is one the most driven and motivated undergrads turned into grad students you will ever meet. His work with KEAP1 mutations rivals that of many PhD students in their lifetimes.
We wish you both incredible success in your endeavors so that we may continue our never-ending mission, improving the lives of patients through science one paper at a time.

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