NEWS

5/10/2026

BAI Lab Well Presented at ONS Annual Congress

Dr. Jinbing Bai and his team Dr. Mays Basha and Maria Norman presented recent work in biomarkers, SDOH, and symptoms in cancer care. Such a wonderful experience to learn from everyone and get our team network with fantastic people!!!

5/10/2026

Wiley Top Cited Article

Dr. Jinbing Bai and his colleagues won the Wiley Top Cited Article recognization regarding his paper on PhD-DNP scholarly collaboration. The article was published in prestigious journal Research in Nursing & Health (RINAH). Great work!!!

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5/6/2026

ONS Annual Conference Presentation

Dr. Jinbing Bai and his mentees, Dr. Mays Basha and Honors student Maria Norman, will present their research at the upcoming ONS Annual Congress in San Antonio. Dr. Bai has been invited as a speaker to discuss advances in symptom science and implications for oncology nursing practice, highlighting mechanism-driven approaches to improving patient-reported outcomes and supportive cancer care. Dr. Basha will present research examining symptom profiles among children receiving cellular therapy, with a focus on understanding symptom burden and supportive care needs in pediatric oncology populations. Maria Norman will present her award-winning honors thesis focused on transportation insecurity among patients receiving radiation therapy, emphasizing the impact of social determinants of health on access to cancer treatment and patient outcomes.

4/20/2026

Emory Nursing Student and Scholar Day, Top Poster Award

Our Honors student Maria Norman (with Dr. Deborah Bruner) presented her thesis on Transportation Navigation for Cancer Care Tool (TRACT) among cancer patients with radiotherapy in the Student and Scholar Day. Her post won the #1ST place in the student category, congratulations.

3/25/2026

Advocacy for Children’s Health

Dr. Bai has been invited to join the Rollins Public Health Advocates for Children’s Wellness (PHACW) Lunch & Learn event. During this session, he will share his research on children’s health, with a focus on how his work advances clinical practice and informs health policy development. He will discuss the translation of scientific evidence into practice-based interventions and policy strategies that improve outcomes for children and families.

2/4/2026

Congratulations to Caitlin Webber with new publicaiton

We are proud to share that Caitlin, our current PhD student, has published her first data-based manuscript titled: “The Impact of Perceived Cognitive Function and Psychoneurological Symptoms on Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Survivors of Posterior Fossa Tumors: A Mediation Analysis.”

This study was supported by the Woodruff Health Science Center Independent Scholar Award and was published in Cancer Nursing (Impact Factor: 2.5, Q1).

Congratulations to Caitlin on this significant scholarly milestone.

1/17/2026

Retreat for a better team

Dr. Bai’s team gathered at Topgolf for a strategic retreat to reflect on 2025 achievements and map out priorities for 2026. The retreat blended team building with focused planning around scholarship, mentorship, and infrastructure development.

9/1/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Bai receiving the Mentorship Award

Dr. Bai was awarded the Guiding STAR Mentorship Award from Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University. This award shows the tremendous dedications of Dr. Bai on mentoring of nursing and non-nursing students and scholars.

8/15/2025

Our lab welcomes new member, Jianing Quan, PhD student

Jianing joins us after completing her master degree from Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. Her research focuses on symptoms and toxicities in cancer survivors. BAI Lab is so excited to have her join us 🎉.

9/1/2025

Our lab welcomes new member, Dr. Mays Basha, PhD

Dr. Basha joins us after completing her PhD from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on symptom burdens among cellular and targeted therapies among children and adolescents with cancer. Bai lab is very excited to have her 🎉🎉💐.

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5/31/2025

Dr. Bai (PI) is presenting an abstract in the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual conference in May 31, Chicago, IL.

Bai, J., Borges, M., Nguyen-Tân, P.F., Rosenthal, D.I., Caudell, J.J., Gillison, M., Mell, L.K., Bruner, D.W., Yeager, K.A., Eldridge, R., Thorstad, W., Xu, M.J., Medek, S., Echevarria, M., Awan, M., Shin, D.M., Pugh, S.L., Yom, S.S. (2025). Identifying multi-level social determinants for disparities in survival and patient-reported outcomes in national head and neck cancer trials. The 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting, May 30-June 3, Chicago, IL.

3/22/2025

Dr. Bai (PI) is presenting an abstract in the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual conference in April 27, Chicago, IL.

Bai, J., Janss, A., Mazewski, C., Noh, H., Swartz, M.C., Ingerski, L., & Fong, G. (2025). Gut microbiome, physical activity and cognitive dysfunction among childhood brain tumor survivors. The AACR 2025 Annual Conference, April 26-30, Chicago, IL.

3/22/2025

Dr Jinbing Bai led one article published in International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics (IF: 6.4). This is one of the first study focuses on the skin microbiome and skin toxicities across radiation therapy.

*+Bai, J., Gong, C., Bruner, D.W., Torres, M., Buchwald, Z.S., Hu, Y-J., & Lin, J. Skin microbiome, inflammation and skin toxicities in breast cancer women receiving hypofractionated radiation therapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, & Physics, in press. DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.02.044

2/9/2025

Dr Jinbing Bai and co-authors published article in Journal Psychiatry Research (IF: 4.2)

*Cao, Y-N., Fan, X-X., Zang, T-Z., Li, Y-T., Tu, Y-M., Wei, Y., Bai, J., & Liu, Y-Q. Gut microbiota causes depressive phenotype by modulating glycerophospholipid and sphingolipid metabolism via the gut-brain axis. Psychiatry Research, in press. DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116392

1/14/2025

Drs Jinbing Bai, Hui Mao, and  Tricia King received a Winship Invest$ Team Science Grant

Project Title: A Systematic Approach to Understand the Role of Gut-Immune-Brain Axis in Neurocognitive Impairment among Children Treated for Cancer

1/11/2025
Dr Bai and co-authors published an article in the Journal of Affective Disorders (IF: 4.9)

*Dai, J-M., Huang, Y-J., Liu, J., Sun, Y., Fan, X-X., Tu, Y-M., Huang, Y-Y., Lin, Y-M., Zhang, M-J.,Bai, J., & Liu, Y-Q. (2025). Effect of the thinking healthy programme-based internet intervention model for maternal perinatal depression: A pilot study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 374, 294-302. DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2025.01.037

1/10/2025
Presentation Title: Gut Microbiome and Psychoneurological Symptoms in Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors

🎉🎉🎉 Our Honors’ student Ethan Mo is presenting his thesis in the SNRS 39th Annual Conference, February 19-21, 2025, Memphis, TN.