2021 Received the Academy of Teaching Scholars Education Hero Award from the College of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, OUHSC, June 2021.
2021 Oklahoma News Reported on our publication of major study on e-cigarette use and chemotherapy resistance https://kfor.com/news/local/university-of-oklahoma-researcher-publishes-major-study-on-how-e-cigarette-use-impacts-chemotherapy/.
2021 Dr. Queimado’s accomplishments were acknowledged in the MEMBER SPOTLIGHT section of the Stephenson Cancer Center Cancer Prevention and Control Newsletter. March 2021.
2021 Dr. Queimado’s accomplishments were acknowledged in the FACULTY AFFILIATE SPOTLIGHT section of the TSET Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) Quarterly Newsletter. February 2021. FY21 Q1 (mailchi.mp).
2021 Dr. Queimado's publication of major study on e-cigarette use and chemotherapy resistance was featured in TSET Publication "Tobacco Stops with Me". https://stopswithme.com/tset-funded-research-explores-connection-between-ecigs-and-chemotherapy-effectiveness/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_campaign=tswm_email&utm_term=cultivated_email&utm_content=header-cultivated-february-vaping_decreases_chemo_effectivenes
2020 – present Guest Editor, Special Issue “Health Effects of Emerging and Alternative Tobacco Products”, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
2019 Received the Outstanding Teacher of the Year award from the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, OUHSC, June 8, 2019.
2016 A DNA damage detection assay developed in our lab was recognized and funded by NIH/NCI (over $1,000,000) as an Innovative Molecular Analysis Technology (IMAT; 5R33CA202898).
2016 Dr. Queimado’s work was selected as an example of the groundbreaking cancer research being performed in Oklahoma. Featured in Oklahoma Magazine; article entitled: “Miracles in the Heartland: A national leader in groundbreaking cancer research and treatment is proudly located in Oklahoma”. April 22, 2016.
2015 Oklahoma News Reported on our work on tobacco-induced DNA damage https://www.news9.com/clip/11227023/medical-minute-second-hand-smoke.
2015 Our work on DNA damage induced by secondhand smoking published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine was considered a “landmark study” by a national tobacco control policy program and featured in the “Action To Quit” newsletter (April 8, 2015) (https://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/03/prweb12557818.htm). Vengatesh Ganapathy is the first author of this work which documented for the first time that exposure to a single puff of secondhand smoke causes significant DNA damage. Our findings have major health implications and likely pave way towards implementing effective evidence-based tobacco policies for the ultimate improvement of the overall human health.
2012 The award for Best Paper of the Year at OUHSC was attributed to our paper entitled “Wnt inhibitory factor 1 induces apoptosis and inhibits cervical cancer growth, invasion and angiogenesis in vivo” published in Oncogene.
Past 5 Years of Awards Received by Mentees
2021 Dr. Queimado's student, Tristan Coles, was one of 3 medical students to receive a summer stipend from the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Summer Research program to work with Dr. Queimado on the impact of e-cigarette use in mutagenesis.
2021 The Jesus E. Medina M.D. Award for Excellence Research by a Medical Student at the 8th Annual Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Research Day, Oklahoma City, OK, was awarded to Matthew Krutz for his work entitled "Influence of tobacco cessation on treatment response and survival outcomes in head and neck cancer."
2021 A Stephenson Cancer Center Trainee Research Conference and Workshop Travel Award to the American Head and Neck Society 10th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer was attributed to medical student Matthew Krutz to present his work entitled: "Influence of tobacco cessation on treatment response and survival outcomes in head and neck cancer."
2021 A Stephenson Cancer Center Trainee Research Conference and Workshop Travel Award to the 2021 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Virtual Meeting was attributed to Mayilvanan Chinnaiyan, PhD, to present his work entitled: "DNA damage on HPRT as a biomarker of susceptibility to tobacco-induced cancer."
2021 A Stephenson Cancer Center Trainee Research Conference and Workshop Travel Award to the 2021 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Virtual Meeting was attributed to Balaji Sadhasivam, PhD, to present his work entitled: "DNA damage level correlates with grade of cervical dysplasia: A potential biomarker to assess cervical cancer risk."
2021 A Flash Talk Award (1st place) at the Stephenson Cancer Center Annual Cancer Research Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK, was attributed to Mayilvanan Chinnaiyan, PhD, for his work entitled "Measuring DNA Damage to Assess the Use of Electronic Cigarettes as a Tobacco Harm Reduction Strategy."
2021 An Outstanding Poster Presentation Award (1st place) at the Stephenson Cancer Center Annual Cancer Research Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK, was attributed to Mayilvanan Chinnaiyan, PhD, for his work entitled "Measuring DNA Damage to Assess the Use of Electronic Cigarettes as a Tobacco Harm Reduction Strategy."
2021 An Outstanding Poster Presentation Award (2nd place) at the Stephenson Cancer Center Annual Cancer Research Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK, was attributed to Balaji Sadhasivam, PhD, for his work entitled "E-Cigarette Aerosol Alters Mitochondrial DNA Damage and Biogenesis."
2021 An Outstanding Poster Presentation Award (3rd place) at the Stephenson Cancer Center Annual Cancer Research Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK, was attributed to medical student Matthew Krutz for his work entitled "Effect of Continued Tobacco Use on Head and Neck Cancer Treatment Outcomes and Patient Survival."
2020 An Outstanding Poster Presentation Award (3rd place) at the Stephenson Cancer Center Annual Cancer Research Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK, was attributed to Balaji Sadhasivam, PhD, for his work entitled "DNA damage detection by q-PADDA: a promising tool for assessment of cervical cancer risk."
2019 Dr. Queimado's student, ViJay Raj, was one of 2 medical students to receive a summer stipend from the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Summer Research program to work with Dr. Queimado on electronic cigarettes and cancer pathogenesis.
2019 A Stephenson Cancer Center Travel Award to the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA was attributed to Dr. Queimado's PhD student, Jimmy Manyanga, for his work on the effects of electronic cigarettes on cisplatin resistance.
2019 An Outstanding Poster Presentation Award (3rd place) at the Stephenson Cancer Center Annual Cancer Research Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK, was attributed to Dr. Queimado's PhD student, Jimmy Manyanga, for his work entitled "Clonogenic survival after cisplatin: Effects of e-cigarette exposure."