Introducing the Second Cohort of DevelopMed Fellows
DevelopMed is delighted to introduce the second Cohort of DevelopMed MSCA Fellows. The seven fellows from Cohort 2 will be based in Universities across Ireland including UCD, UCC and UoG. Cohort 2 Fellows are listed below and further information about their research areas is available here.
Dr. Ayush Attery, University of Galway (UoG)
Project: Treating leukaemia by re-programming the bone marrow microenvironment by targeting the NEDDylation pathway
Supervisor: Dr. Eva Szegezdi
Previous Location: Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Dr. Teerna Bhattacharyya, University College Dublin (UCD)
Project: Characterising the effect of genetic alterations on Polycomb protein networks to identify therapeutic targets for high-risk childhood leukaemia
Supervisor: Prof. Jonathan Bond
Previous Location: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
Dr. Sahil Malhotra, University College Dublin (UCD)
Project: Buccal Delivery of Anti-cancer Peptide Drugs Using 3D Printed Mucoadhesive Patch
Supervisors: Prof. David Brayden & Prof. Jeremy Simpson
Previous Location: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi
Dr. Aranzazu Martinez De Maranon Peris, University College Cork (UCC)
Project: Identification of ISG15 modified autophagy proteins and their potential as novel targets for oesophageal cancer (ISGAutoCan)
Supervisor: Dr. Sharon McKenna
Previous Location: University of Valencia, Spain
Dr. Sutanu Nandi, University College Dublin (UCD)
Project: Development of a machine learning framework to decipher and predict context-specific synthetic lethality in cancer
Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Colm Ryan
Previous Location: AcSIR, Ghaziabad, India
Dr. Rashmi Sharma, University College Dublin (UCD)
Project: Regulation of crosstalk and signaling switches between RAF and MST2 pathways in neuroblastoma
Supervisor: Prof. Walter Kolch
Previous Location: Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Dr. Yasuhito Sekimoto, University College Dublin (UCD)
Project: The role of circulating serum exosomes in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and the pre metastatic niche in lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Cormac McCarthy & Prof. Michael Keane
Previous Location: Jutendo University, Japan
We look forward to seeing exciting research outputs from their projects over the next three years. To learn more about the DevelopMed programme please visit www.ucd.ie/developmed
