Health and Sciences: Oral Sessions

My research investigates the evolutionary dynamics of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in response to oncolytic viral therapies, aiming to understand how tumor cells develop resistance and how these adaptive mechanisms affect viral resistance, with the aim of making more effective treatments for this disease possible.

My research contributes to the possibility of using bats as a model to learn how to treat viruses and cancer in humans more effectively.

Through uncovering the impacts of individual telomerase RNA domains on telomerase biogenesis, telomerase stability, telomere extension in Trypanosoma brucei we open the possibility of identifying parasite-specific targets for the development of more effective treatments for African sleeping sickness.

My research seeks to understand the diverse evolutionary plasticity of urban avian populations to cater novel conservation approaches to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts.

This research contributes to a deeper fundamental understanding of these medically important immune receptors.

This research contributes to a deeper fundamental understanding of these medically important immune receptors.

My research makes it possible to better target and destroy aggressive pancreatic cancer cells, opening the door to more effective treatments. 

My research reveals how intestinal Hsp90 chaperone signaling rewires lipid metabolism to protect neurons, opening new possibilities for targeting systemic pathways to combat aging and neurodegenerative diseases.

This research can directly influence biomimetics of spider silks, which are both sustainable and one of the strongest materials on the planet.