Payne Laboratory - People

Current Lab Members

Kyle Kristopher Payne, PhD – Principle Investigator

Hima Doshi – Administrative Research Associate

Rinkee Kumari, PhD – American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow; Tumor Immunology

Elaheh Hosseini – PhD Student; Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology

Maria Søgaard – PhD Student; Biochemistry

Christopher Alcott – PhD Student; Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology

Survivorship Wellness Lecture Series

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The Cancer Survivorship Wellness Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute is dedicated to easing th

A Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity in Cancer Clinical Trials

Clinical trials evaluate the efficacy, safety, and effectiveness of clinical treatments and devices, including drugs, surgeries, diets, behavioral approaches, and lifestyle interventions seeking to improve individual and community health. To account for the diverse lived experiences and exposures of various populations, clinical trials must be appropriately inclusive of racial and ethnic minority groups, as well as other populations experiencing health disparities, including sexual and gender minority or socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. 

Cole Laboratory

Pediatric Cancer Research Lab

Research and Current Funding

Brain dysfunction is one example of chemotherapy-related toxicity that can affect children with cancer during, and long after, curative treatment. Survivors of childhood cancer are more likely than people who were never treated for cancer to exhibit decreased attention span, poor working memory, and problems with executive functions like cognitive flexibility and task shifting, impulse control, planning, focusing attention, and remembering complex instructions.

$2Million Grant from Merck Foundation September 2022

$2Million Grant from Merck Foundation to Advance Equitable Cancer Care in New Jersey

RWJBarnabas Health, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, announced it is a grantee supported through the Alliance for Equity in Cancer Care, funded by the Merck Foundation and designed to make cancer care more equitable in the United States by helping patients living in underserved communities receive timely access to high-quality, culturally responsive care.