Central RED Society to Present Cancer Researcher Nyla Heerema
Pella, IA (02/04/2019) — Nyla Heerema will discuss "Visions of Cancer" at the next Central Red Society event. Lunch starts at noon and the presentation is at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Boat/Moore/Weller Room of the Maytag Student Center on the Central College Campus in Pella, Iowa. Cost is $10.
Heerema earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Central in 1963. She has a doctorate in genetics from the University of Iowa and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in medical cytogenetics at Indiana University College of Medicine. Now a professor at The Ohio State University, she directs a large clinical laboratory and conducts research on the cytogenetics of leukemia, focusing on adult chronic lymphocytic leukemia and pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She will discuss how cytogenetics impacts treatment of pediatric ALL patients and the advances made in treating the disease.
Participants must be a member of the Central RED ("Ready to Engage and Discover") Society to attend. A Central RED membership costs $25 per year. To become a member, contact Mary Benedict at benedictm@central.edu or 641-628-7641. No affiliation with Central is required to join.
Media Attachments
Nyla Heerema
Central College
Denise Lamphier (641) 641-5986, lamphierd@central.eduShare this Story
Recent News
- Central Chemistry Professors Publish Laboratory Curriculum
- Central College Soars to Unprecedented Heights with Record-Shattering $17.7 Million Fundraising Year!
- Central's Top Scholars for 2025-26 Awarded
- Central Announces Consolidated Operations Plan and Promotions
- Central College Earns Silver in CASE Circle of Excellence Awards
- Central College Board of Trustees Welcomes New Leaders
- Central College Professor Abby Rocha Publishes Research on How Teachers Learn Math
- Lois Kuyper-Rushing '77 Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
- Central College Promotes Hilary Rowe to Director of Marketing and Communications
- A Gift That Keeps on Giving: Alumnus Honors Parents Through Endowed Scholarship