Institution: University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine/Rogel Cancer Center

Specialization/Interest Area(s): Breast cancer, clinical and translational research, central nervous system metastases from solid tumors, medical oncologist.

Bio: After earning her M.PH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Boston University of Public Health, Dr. Morikawa received her MD/Ph.D. at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. After completing her residency training at Emory, she completed fellowship training in Medical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. In 2014, she joined the University of Michigan as Clinical Lecturer and was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine. Her clinical practice focuses on caring for patients with breast cancer. Her research involves clinical and translational investigations in breast cancer as well as brain and leptomeningeal metastases from solid tumors. She has conducted Her research has been supported by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Fellowship, the ASCO Career Development Award, and the Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research Grant. At the University of Michigan, she is involved in multidisciplinary central nervous system metastases clinical and translational research. She actively collaborates with laboratory-based experts and clinical investigators from neurosurgery, radiation oncology, neuro-oncology, neuroradiology, and pathology.

1, New therapy for brain and leptomeningeal metastases from breast cancer.
2. Epidemiology and molecular profiling of central nervous system metastases from solid tumors.
3. Biomarker development for central nervous system metastasis from solid tumors.
4. Preclinical models to examine central nervous system metastasis from solid tumors.
5. New therapy for breast cancer.