UW-Milwaukee: Cheng receives Shaw Scientist Award to study why some breast cancer cells survive radiation

MILWAUKEE_Qingsu Cheng, a researcher in UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science, is investigating why some breast cancer cells go dormant to hide from radiation treatment – only to “wake up” later and revive malignancy. Cheng, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, was recently awarded a $200,000 Shaw Scientist Award from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation to study why certain ...