Personal profile
Research interests
Breast cancer survivorship care
Shoulder health after breast cancer
Effects of cancer treatments on skeletal muscle
Mechanistic effects of physiotherapy
Musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging
Biography
Suzi is originally from Germany where she completed her undergraduate studies in sport engineering and then went to Finland to study in the M.Sc. programme "Biology of Physical Activity at the University of Jyväskyla. After completing her Ph.D in biomechanics at Manchester Metropolitan University, she completed her postdoctoral training in the US at David Lipps' Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Imaging Laboratory and the University of Michigan.
Suzi's overarching research interest aims to uncover the effects of cancer treatments on skeletal muscle and the mechanistic effects of physical therapy on skeletal muscle in oncologic populations. In particular, she seeks to understand how limitations in shoulder function in breast cancer survivors and how shoulder function can be restored with non-pharmaceutical treatments. Providing new mechanistic insights into these functional limitations and their treatment can support clinical decision-making and help to develop new post-treatment rehabilitation standards-of-care.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
17 May 2017 → 31 Dec 2099
Award Date: 17 May 2017
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
- 8 Article
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A case-control study of pectoralis major muscle quality in breast cancer survivors after radiation therapy without prior axillary lymph node dissection
Lamport, A. E., Takayesu, J. S. K., Lipps, D. B. & Wolfram, S., 29 Oct 2025, In: Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 50, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prevalence and mechanisms of subacromial impingement in breast cancer patients after breast-conserving surgery and radiation therapy: a case-cohort study
Wolfram, S., Herriman, S. A. & Lipps, D. B., 1 Feb 2025, In: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 209, 3, p. 553-561 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying internal and external shoulder rotation using a kirigami-based shoulder patch
Alkayyali, A. A., Cowan, C. P. F., Owen, C. J., Giannas, E., Wolfram, S., Hansen, U., Sample, A. P., Emery, R. J. H., Shtein, M. & Lipps, D. B., 16 Dec 2024, In: Wearable Technologies. 5, 11 p., e23.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Changes in pectoralis major stiffness and thickness following radiotherapy for breast cancer: A 12-month follow-up case series
Wolfram, S., Takayesu, J. S. K., Pierce, L. J., Jagsi, R. & Lipps, D. B., 1 Feb 2023, In: Radiotherapy and Oncology. 179, p. 1-4 4 p., 109450.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fully Automatic Thoracic Cavity Segmentation in Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Breast MRI Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
Berchiolli, M., Wolfram, S., Balachandran, W. & Gan, T.-H., 9 Sept 2023, In: Applied Sciences. 13, 18, 16 p., 10160.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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