Assistant Professor
University of Miami
I am trained as a Biologist with over nine years of experience. Currently, I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology at Sylvester Cancer Centre, University of Miami. My Ph.D. training was in Medical Science from Seoul National University, South Korea, where I studied the role of microRNAs in epithelial-mesenchymal transition and coordinated interaction between genes and miRNAs upon exposure to chemo and radiotherapies in multiple cancer types. I received a fellowship from Korean Government (NIIED) and Brain Korea 21 award for my work. Then I received a Young Investigator Award from Regional Center for Biotechnology, UNESCO, for working on drug discovery in cancer for one year before moving to CNRS, University of Strasbourg, France in 2014 (1st Postdoctoral fellowship), where I focused on stem cell regeneration to broaden my understanding on how cells could regenerate and what are the molecular aspects behind the same. In 2016 I joined the University of Miami, Florida, the USA as a Postdoctoral research scientist. Here, I focused on Translational Research in Urology with a strong focus on Molecular Endocrinology to study (a) How Nitroso-Redox imbalance could accelerate Secondary Hypogonadism, (b) the Therapeutic role of Nitric Oxide (NO) in regulating castration resistance to prostate cancer (CRPC), (c) Understanding the mechanisms behind Androgen (testosterone) regulation in healthy men as well as in men with testicular dysfunction. Currently, my lab is focusing on 1) Exploring the therapeutic efficacy of Nitric oxide donors (Immunotherapy) against different stages of Prostate cancer progression, 2) Using Nitric oxide donors in combination with currently available immune checkpoint inhibitors, 3) using machine learning tools to study the progression of prostate cancer and applying this knowledge in building up translational tools that could be used by researchers, clinicians and patients.
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Friday, April 28, 2023
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST
Friday, April 28, 2023
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM CST