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Juanita L. Merchant, MD, PhD

Juanita L. Merchant, MD, PhD

University of Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, Arizona

Class of 2026

For illuminating contributions to gastric cancer biology, including uncovering how chronic inflammation and Helicobacter pylori-driven Gli1⁺ immune cell recruitment drives immune-suppressive metaplasia, and for defining mechanistic insights into menin loss and ZBP-89-mediated serotonin signaling that have advanced the understanding of neuroendocrine tumorigenesis and epithelial transformation.

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