LeMoyne Habimana-Griffin

Education

• PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, Biomedical Engineering
• MD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
• BS, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Biomedical and Electrical Engineering

Selected Honors and Awards

• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Resident Research Grant (2023-2024)

Research

My research will focus on how the human microbiome influences cancer progression and treatment response. Under the mentorship of Dr. Federico Rey, Professor of Bacteriology in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, I aim to elucidate how microbial metabolism of dietary nutrients affect responses to radiotherapy. Using preclinical head and neck tumor models, gnotobiotic mice, and metagenomic and metabolic profiling of patient samples, I hope to develop microbiome-targeted interventions that improve the therapeutic ratio of cancer treatment.