Julianna Bronk, MD, PhD
Department of Thoracic Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Thoracic Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, UT
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Thoracic Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, UT
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2018 | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, US, Doctor of Medicine, MD |
| 2014 | MD Anderson UT Health Graduate School for Biomedical Science, Houston, Texas, US, Biomedical Science, PhD |
| 2008 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, Chemical Engineering, BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2019-2023 | Clinical Residency, Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2018-2019 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2023 | Texas Medical Board |
| 2021 | AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support |
| 2018 | AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Operations Liaison, Thoracic Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2023 - Present
Other Professional Positions
Executive Committee Member, MD Anderson Brain Tumor Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - 2023
Graduate Student Representative, MD Anderson UT Health Graduate School Academic Standards Committee, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2013
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Committee Member, MD Anderson Medical Records Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present
Editorial Activities
Invited guest editor, Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 - Present
Editorial board member, Advances Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine, 2022 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2024 - Present | Best Oral Presentation, Flash Radiotherapy & Particle Therapy |
| 2022 | Annual Meeting Travel Grant Award- Biology section, ASTRO |
| 2022 | Caroline Ross Distinguished Fellow Award, MD Anderson Brain Tumor Center |
| 2022 | Travel Grant Award, American Radium Society |
| 2022 | Shark Tank Competition Finalist, MD Anderson Brain Tumor Center |
| 2021 | Dr. Mary Fletcher Memorial Award for Compassionate Patient Care, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2021 | Invited Scholar, STARS21 program, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Hospital |
| 2017 | Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2014 | Kilson Education Foundation Scholarship, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2013 | Investing in Student Futures Endowed Scholarship, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2012 | Rosalie B. Hite Endowed Graduate Fellowship, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2011 | 1st place, Poster Competition, Center for Transport Oncophysics Conference |
| 2010 | Graduate Fellowship, Center for Medical System Innovation, University of Tokyo |
| 2010 | Travel Award, AC Camargo Translational Science Conference, San Paulo, Brazil, Hospital AC Camargo |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
National Presentations
- 2024. American Society for Radiation Oncology. Invited. Washington, D.C, District of Columbia, US.
- 2022. Pediatric Radiation Oncology Society, US.
- 2022. American Radium Society, US.
- 2022. American Radium Society, US.
- 2021. American Society for Radiation Oncology, US.
- 2021. American Radium Society, US.
- 2020. American Society for Radiation Oncology. Poster Presenter, US.
- 2020. Radiation Research Society, US.
- 2019. American Society for Radiation Oncology, US.
- 2018. American Roentgen Ray Society, US.
- 2016. Society for Neuro-Oncology, US.
- 2012. The Methodist Research Institute, US.
- 2011. AACR, US.
International Presentations
- 2022. American Society for Radiation Oncology, DE.
- 2017. European Society of Neuroradiology, SE.
- 2010. Hospital AC Camargo, BR.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2021 - 2023 |
| Title: | Expanding the therapeutic window for radiation in brain tumors with ultra-high dose rate proton FLASH radiotherapy |
| Funding Source: | Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) |
| Role: | PI |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Lin, R, Chen, M, Zhang, X, Xu, T, Xu, T, Maguire, RC, Corrigan, KL, Koutroumpakis, E, Chang, JY, Lin, SH, Chen, A, Nguyen, Q, Gandhi, S, Ning, M, Bronk, JK, Chun, SG, Ajdari, A, Niedzielski, JS, Yang, J, Chen, X, Pan, T, Meng, QH, Tsao, A, Deswal, A, Mohan, R, Liao, Z. Bayesian Learning to Reduce Cardiac Risk of Patients With Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Based on Personalized Radiation Therapy Prescription. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 125(3):949-958, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41365476.
- Zhang, B, Shah, K, Parma, M, Wang, K, Singhi, EK, Lewis, WE, Rivera, MJ, Altan, M, Pozadzides, JV, Le, X, Vokes, N, Fossella, FV, O'Brien, BJ, Wang, C, Tom, MC, Beckham, TH, Swanson, T, Bronk, JK, Lin, SH, Vega, MF, Jacome, J, Halliday, A, Vailati Negrao, M, Zhang, J, Gibbons, DL, Heymach, JV, Byers, LA, Gay, CM. Rapid Intracranial Response With Tarlatamab in Patients With Untreated Brain Metastases From SCLC—A Real-World Case Series. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 20(8):1131-1138, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40126456.
- Pasqualini, R, Markosian, C, Staquicini, DI, Dobroff, AS, Dodero-Rojas, E, Whitford, PC, Barbu, EM, Bronk, JK, Cardó-Vila, M, Christianson, DR, Dias-Neto, E, Driessen, WH, Guzman-Rojas, L, Marchiò, S, Nunes, D, de Oliveira, FS, Ozawa, MG, Proneth, B, Rangel, R, Smith, TL, Souza, GR, Staquicini, FI, Tang, FH, Baze, W, Setubal, JC, Burns, JW, Dubick, MA, Gelovani, J, Batchinsky, AI, Mogford, JE, Wade, CE, Holcomb, JB, Burley, SK, Onuchic, JN, Arap, W. Conformational ligand-directed targeting of calcium-dependent receptors in acute trauma. Med 6(7), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40609540.
- Odwuor, A, Lee, PP, Chang, JY, Gandhi, S, Liao, Z, Lin, SH, Chen, A, Nguyen, Q, O'Reilly, M, Chun, SG, Bronk, JK, Qian, DC, Ning, M. Outcomes and Toxicity following 3 or More Definitive Courses of Thoracic Radiation Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer 26(5):384-392, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40318943.
- Guan, F, Jiang, D, Wang, X, Yang, M, Iga, K, Li, Y, Bronk, LF, Bronk, JK, Wang, L, Guo, Y, Sahoo, N, Grosshans, DR, Koong, A, Zhu, XR, Mohan, R. Mimicking large spot-scanning radiation fields for proton FLASH preclinical studies with a robotic motion platform. Precision Radiation Oncology 8(4):168-181, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 40337456.
- Bronk JK, Augustyn A, Mohamed ASR, David Fuller C, Garden AS, Moreno AC, Lee A, Morrison WH, Phan J, Reddy JP, Rosenthal DI, Spiotto MT, Frank SJ, Dadu R, Busaidy N, Zafereo M, Wang JR, Maniakas A, Ferrarotto R, Iyer PC, Cabanillas ME, Brandon Gunn G. Patterns of loco-regional progression and patient outcomes after definitive-dose radiation therapy for anaplastic thyroid cancer. Radiother Oncol 202:110602, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39489425.
- Ning, M, Odwuor, A, Chang, JY, Gandhi, S, Liao, Z, Lin, SH, Chen, A, Welsh, J, Nguyen, Q, O'Reilly, M, Chun, SG, Bronk, JK, Qian, DC, Lee, PP. Salvage Reirradiation with Proton Beam Therapy for Locoregionally Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancers 16(21), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39518028.
- Ning MS, Odwuor A, Chang JY, Gandhi S, Liao Z, Lin SH, Chen A, Welsh JW, Nguyen Q, O’Reilly MS, Chun SG, Bronk J, Qian D, Lee P. Salvage Reirradiation with Proton Beam Therapy for Locoregionally Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancers, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Fada G, Dadi J, Bronk JK. Mimicking large spot-scanning radiation fields for proton FLASH preclinical studies with a robotic motion platform. Precision Radiation Oncology, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Bronk, JK, McAleer, MF, McGovern, SL, Lassen-Ramshad, Y, Safwat, AA, Daw Bitar, N, Rainusso, N, Mahajan, A, Grosshans, DR, Paulino, AC. Comprehensive radiotherapy for pediatric Ewing Sarcoma. Radiotherapy and Oncology 195, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38583721.
- Manzar GS, Alam MBE, Lynn EJ, Karpinets TV, Harris T, Lo D, Yoshida-Court K, Napravnik TC, Sammouri J, Lin D, Andring LM, Bronk J, Wu X, Sims TT, Mathew G, Schmeler KM, Eifel PJ, Jhingran A, Lin LL, Joyner MM, Zhang J, Futreal A, Klopp AH. Exploratory analysis of the cervix tumoral HPV antigen-specific T-cell repertoire during chemoradiation and after brachytherapy. Brachytherapy, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38129211.
- Colbert LE, El Alam MB, Wang R, Karpinets T, Lo D, Lynn EJ, Harris TA, Elnaggar JH, Yoshida-Court K, Tomasic K, Bronk JK, Sammouri J, Yanamandra AV, Olvera AV, Carlin LG, Sims T, Delgado Medrano AY, Napravnik TC, O'Hara M, Lin D, Abana CO, Li HX, Eifel PJ, Jhingran A, Joyner M, Lin L, Ramondetta LM, Futreal AM, Schmeler KM, Mathew G, Dorta-Estremera S, Zhang J, Wu X, Ajami NJ, Wong M, Taniguchi C, Petrosino JF, Sastry KJ, Okhuysen PC, Martinez SA, Tan L, Mahmud I, Lorenzi PL, Wargo JA, Klopp AH. Tumor-resident Lactobacillus iners confer chemoradiation resistance through lactate-induced metabolic rewiring. Cancer Cell 41(11):1945-1962.e11, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37863066.
- Gjyshi O, Grippin A, Andring L, Jhingran A, Lin LL, Bronk J, Eifel PJ, Joyner MM, Sastry JK, Yoshida-Court K, Solley TN, Napravnik TC, O'Hara MP, Hegde VL, Colbert LE, Klopp AH. Circulating neutrophils and tumor-associated myeloid cells function as a powerful biomarker for response to chemoradiation in locally advanced cervical cancer. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol 39:100578, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36935860.
- Colbert LE, El MB, Lynn EJ, Bronk J, Karpinets TV, Wu X, Chapman BV, Sims TT, Lin D, Kouzy R, Sammouri J, Biegert G, Delgado Medrano AY, Olvera A, Sastry KJ, Eifel PJ, Jhingran A, Lin L, Ramondetta LM, Futreal AP, Jazaeri AA, Schmeler KM, Yue J, Mitra A, Yoshida-Court K, Wargo JA, Solley TN, Hegde V, Nookala SS, Yanamandra AV, Dorta-Estremera S, Mathew G, Kavukuntla R, Papso C, Ahmed-Kaddar M, Kim M, Zhang J, Reuben A, Holliday EB, Minsky BD, Koong AC, Koay EJ, Das P, Taniguchi CM, Klopp A. Expansion of Candidate HPV-Specific T Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment during Chemoradiotherapy Is Prognostic in HPV16+ Cancers. Cancer Immunol Res 10(2):259-271, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35045973.
- Bronk JK, Kapadia C, Wu X, Chapman BV, Wang R, Karpinets TV, Song X, Futreal AM, Zhang J, Klopp AH, Colbert LE. Feasibility of a novel non-invasive swab technique for serial whole-exome sequencing of cervical tumors during chemoradiation therapy. PLoS One 17(10):e0274457, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36201462.
- Bronk JK, Hou P, Amsbaugh MJ, Khatua S, Mahajan A, Ketonen L, McGovern SL. Sequential Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Patients Undergoing Reirradiation for Progressive Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Adv Radiat Oncol 7(2):100847, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35071836.
- Bronk JK, Amer A, Khose S, Flint D, Adair A, Yepes P, Grosshans D, Johnson J, Chung C. Brain Radiation Necrosis Outside the Target Volume After Proton Radiation Therapy: Analyses of Multiparametric Imaging and Proton Biologic Effectiveness. Adv Radiat Oncol 7(6):101044, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36420203.
- Bronk JK, Guha-Thakurta N, Allen PK, Mahajan A, Grosshans DR, McGovern SL. Analysis of pseudoprogression after proton or photon therapy of 99 patients with low grade and anaplastic glioma. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol 9:30-34, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29594248.
- Cardó-Vila M, Marchiò S, Sato M, Staquicini FI, Smith TL, Bronk JK, Yin G, Zurita AJ, Sun M, Behrens C, Sidman RL, Lee JJ, Hong WK, Wistuba II, Arap W, Pasqualini R. Interleukin-11 Receptor Is a Candidate Target for Ligand-Directed Therapy in Lung Cancer: Analysis of Clinical Samples and BMTP-11 Preclinical Activity. Am J Pathol 186(8):2162-2170, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27317903.
- Nunes DN, Dias-Neto E, Cardó-Vila M, Edwards JK, Dobroff AS, Giordano RJ, Mandelin J, Brentani HP, Hasselgren C, Yao VJ, Marchiò S, Pereira CA, Passetti F, Calin GA, Sidman RL, Arap W, Pasqualini R. Synchronous down-modulation of miR-17 family members is an early causative event in the retinal angiogenic switch. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 112(12):3770-5, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25775553.
- Staquicini FI, Qian MD, Salameh A, Dobroff AS, Edwards JK, Cimino DF, Moeller BJ, Kelly P, Nunez MI, Tang X, Liu DD, Lee JJ, Hong WK, Ferrara F, Bradbury AR, Lobb RR, Edelman MJ, Sidman RL, Wistuba II, Arap W, Pasqualini R. Receptor tyrosine kinase EphA5 is a functional molecular target in human lung cancer. J Biol Chem 290(12):7345-59, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25623065.
- Bronk JK, Russell BH, Rivera JJ, Pasqualini R, Arap W, Höök M, Barbu EM. A multifunctional streptococcal collagen-mimetic protein coating prevents bacterial adhesion and promotes osteoid formation on titanium. Acta Biomater 10(7):3354-62, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24732634.
- Guzman-Rojas L, Rangel R, Salameh A, Edwards JK, Dondossola E, Kim YG, Saghatelian A, Giordano RJ, Kolonin MG, Staquicini FI, Koivunen E, Sidman RL, Arap W, Pasqualini R. Cooperative effects of aminopeptidase N (CD13) expressed by nonmalignant and cancer cells within the tumor microenvironment. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109(5):1637-42, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22307623.
- Staquicini FI, Cardó-Vila M, Kolonin MG, Trepel M, Edwards JK, Nunes DN, Sergeeva A, Efstathiou E, Sun J, Almeida NF, Tu SM, Botz GH, Wallace MJ, O'Connell DJ, Krajewski S, Gershenwald JE, Molldrem JJ, Flamm AL, Koivunen E, Pentz RD, Dias-Neto E, Setubal JC, Cahill DJ, Troncoso P, Do KA, Logothetis CJ, Sidman RL, Pasqualini R, Arap W. Vascular ligand-receptor mapping by direct combinatorial selection in cancer patients. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108(46):18637-42, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22049339.
- Driessen WH, Bronk LF, Edwards JK, Proneth B, Souza GR, Decuzzi P, Pasqualini R, Arap W. On the synergistic effects of ligand-mediated and phage-intrinsic properties during in vivo selection. Adv Genet 69:115-33, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20807605.
- Giordano RJ, Edwards JK, Tuder RM, Arap W, Pasqualini R. Combinatorial ligand-directed lung targeting. Proc Am Thorac Soc 6(5):411-5, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19687212.
Review Articles
- Edwards JK, Pasqualini R, Arap W, Calin GA. MicroRNAs and ultraconserved genes as diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets in cancer and cardiovascular diseases. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 3(3):271-9, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20560048.
Editorials
- Guan, F, Zhao, L, Bronk, JK, Maletić-Savatić, M, Grosshans, DR, Carlson, DJ. Editorial. Frontiers in Oncology 13, 2023. PMID: 38234403.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified July 24, 2026