PhD (Haematology) - The University of Nottingham, UK
Postdoctoral training as a senior fellow @ Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC), USA, and Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA.
Training includes hemato-oncology, tumor microenvironment, preclinical drug discovery (small molecules), pre-clinical mice model development of cancers, and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC).
Trained and certified in rodent major surgical procedures at Cornell University, USA, and MSKCC, USA.
Trained in iPSC generation and differentiation at The University of Queensland and Monash University, Australia.
Experience
Worked on targeting of minimal residual disease in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Developed a 'niche-like' condition for testing the chemosensitivity of leukemic stem and progenitor cells
Had identified multiple signaling pathways involved in the survival of leukemic stem and progenitor cells
Awards/Scholorships
Overseas Research Scholarship and Developing Solutions Scholarship (University of Nottingham, UK).
The British Association of Cancer Research student award
Interests/Focus
Leukemic Stem Cells/Acute Myeloid Leukemia and targeting, Tumor microenvironment, Immunotherapy, Pre-clinical mice model development, proteomics and iPSC.
Dr. C. Yamini - MTech student
Education/Training
Bachelors degree in Dentistry (BDS) from Saveetha dental college and hospitals
Pursuing MTech (Molecular Medicine) at Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai
Current Work
In Regenerative Medicine
Interests/Focus
Flow Cytometry, Drug designing and screening
Dr. Dhivyadharshini Gajendran - MTech Student
Education/Training
Bachelor’s degree in Dentistry (BDS) from Vivekananda Dental College for Women, Tamil Nadu
Pursuing MTech (Molecular Medicine) at Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai
