Alexis Ramos

• “Low-Cost, High-Pressure-Synthesized Oxygen-Entrapping Materials to Improve Treatment of Solid Tumors” Jianling Bi, Emily Witt, Vanessa A. Voltarelli, Vivian R. Feig, Veena Venkatachalam, Hannah Boyce, Megan McGovern, Wade R. Gutierrez, Jeffrey D. Rytlewski, Kate R. Bowman, Ashley C. Rhodes, Austin N. Cook, Benjamin N. Muller, Matthew G. Smith, Alexis R. Ramos, Heena Panchal, Rebecca D. Dodd, Michael D. Henry, Adam Mailloux, Giovanni Traverso, Leo E. Otterbein, James D. Byrne* (2022)

• University of Iowa Pharmacological T32 Training Grant, Executive Committee Member – Student Representative June 2022 – August 2024

• Minority Scientist Travel Award, American Association of Immunologists (AAI) March 2024
• Best Oral Presentation Award, Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Retreat August 2023
• Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Travel Grant, American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) February 2023
• Inclusive Excellence Award, University of Iowa October 2021

• HCCC Office of Workforce Access and Advancement 2023-Present
• Student Committee Member
• Graduate Student Senate, The University of Iowa 2023-Present
• Senator
• Graduate and Professional Student Government, The University of Iowa 2022-Present
• Committee Member – Interprofessional Committee and DEI Committee

Association for Multicultural Scientists, The University of Iowa 2021-Present 

President

• Cassandra Garcia, Cancer Research Opportunities at Iowa (CROI) Summer Researcher June-July 2024
• University of Houston, Houston, TX
• Cell culture, western blot, dot blot
• Naim Cerkezi, Summer Cancer Biology Undergraduate Researcher June-July 2022
• California State University, Los Angeles, CA
• Cell culture, western blot, RT-qPCR

• Volunteering, Iowa City Hospice July 2024- Present
• Patient and Family Support
• Volunteering, UIowa Hospitals and Clinics May 2022-Present
• Cancer InPatient Unit

• June 18, 2024 Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Retreat
• Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center, Coralville, IA
• Poster Presentation
• “Hypoxia-associated mRNA epitranscriptomic modifications block the translation of
• antigen processing machinery”
• May 5, 2024 American Association of Immunologists (AAI) Annual Meeting
• McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
• Poster Presentation
• “Hypoxia-associated mRNA epitranscriptomic modifications block the translation of
• antigen processing machinery”
• August 18, Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Retreat,
• 2023 Graduate Hotel, Iowa City, IA
• Oral Presentation
• “Tumor hypoxia blocks the induction of antigen processing machinery”
• June 12, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Retreat
• 2023 Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center, Coralville, IA
• Oral Presentation
• “Tumor hypoxia blocks the induction of antigen processing machinery”
• April 17, 2023 American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting
• Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
• Poster Presentation
• “Tumor hypoxia blocks the induction of antigen processing machinery”
• October 8, Gastrointestinal Oncology Research Symposium
• 2022 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building, Iowa City, IA
• Oral Presentation
• “Tumor hypoxia regulates antigen processing machinery”
• August 12, Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Retreat
• 2022 College of Pharmacy Building, Iowa City, IA
• Poster Presentation
• “Tumor hypoxia regulates antigen processing machinery”
• September 20, MKN McNair Heartland Research Conference
• 2019 Kansas City, MO
• Oral Presentation
• “Genetics and development of parallel pollination system evolution in Penstemon”
• July 26, 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session, University of Kansas
• Lawrence, KS
• Poster Presentation
• “Genetics and development of parallel pollination system evolution in Penstemon”
• July 17, 2019 Ronald E. McNair Scholars Conference, University of Kansas
• Lawrence, KS
• Oral Presentation
• “Genetics and development of parallel pollination system evolution in Penstemon”