Research/Areas of Interest:

1. Animal model systems and cell culture methods for understanding normal and carcinogenic breast development.
2. Stromal-epithelial interactions, systemic crosstalk between immune cells and microenvironment & tumor cells.
3. Identification and understanding of normal stem cells and cancer stem cells and their niche.
4. Cell fate decisions during development and cancer
5. Epigenetic drivers of cancer

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, USA, 2000
  • Bachelor of Science, University of Massachusetts, USA, 1997