Karisa Schreck

Karisa Schreck is a Senior Professor at Johns Hopkins University specializing in neuro-oncology, with a research focus on gliomas, brain tumor biology, and cancer treatment. Her recent work includes evaluating brain permeability for therapeutic agents, investigating adaptive resistance mechanisms in BRAF-mutated gliomas, and employing quantitative multiparametric MRI and MR spectroscopy to characterize malignant gliomas. She has published extensively on topics such as radiation-induced high-grade gliomas, ATRX mutation status in IDH-mutant astrocytomas, and CNS exposure optimization for recurrent glioblastoma. Schreck received a $655,000 award for research on SHP2-dependent adaptive resistance to RAF inhibition. Her collaborations span major institutions across the US, UK, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Japan, Austria, Australia, Canada, and Hungary.