{"id":6492,"date":"2023-07-06T12:41:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T12:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/mic\/?p=6492"},"modified":"2023-07-06T12:41:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T12:41:17","slug":"research-in-motion-roger-abounader-md-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/mic\/2023\/07\/06\/research-in-motion-roger-abounader-md-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Research in Motion: Roger Abounader, MD, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI work on two types of brain cancers, which are the most common brain cancers in adults and children. 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