Guest speaker to discuss the impact of treatment and tumor on wasting during lung cancer

Deena Snoke, Ph.D., an emerging leader in the study of cancer-induced cachexia, will speak at the U of A in HPER 311 on Friday, April 26, at 2 p.m.

The campus community and the public are invited to attend. The seminar is also available via Zoom.

The College of Education and Health Professions’ Exercise Science Research Center and the Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation host Snoke in collaboration with the Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center.

Snoke is a postdoctoral fellow in Michael Toth’s laboratory at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Her talk is titled “Understanding Treatment and Tumor Effects to Induce Muscle and Fat Loss During Lung Cancer.”

Cancer cachexia is the condition of body and tissue wasting in cancer patients. Snoke’s doctoral studies prior to her current position focused on lipids and energy metabolism under conditions of metabolic dysfunction at The Ohio State University. Her research involves the use of both clinical trials and preclinical models of cachexia in cancer, including studies of structural and functional muscle adaptations in lung cancer patients, published in the prestigious journal Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscles and studies working to develop better preclinical models of clinical cachexia in cancer.

“I have had the pleasure of getting to know Deena over the years through conferences, virtual journal clubs and other opportunities,” said Nicholas Greene, professor and director of the Exercise Science Research Center at U of A. “As I train trainees in muscle biology and specifically keep a close eye on cachexia in cancer, Deena stands out and is seen by some of my colleagues as a rising star in our field. I am truly excited to bring Deena to the University of Arkansas and the Exercise Science Research Center .”