Jovanka Gencel-Augusto
B.S., Biology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; M.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; Ph.D., Genetics and Epigenetics and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation:p53 dimers elicit unique tumor suppressive activities through an altered metabolic program
Thesis Advisor:Guillermina Lozano, Professor of Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research Topic:Investigating the role of NF-kB pathway inhibition in overcoming drug resistance in EGFR-driven Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Mentor:Jennifer R. Grandis and Daniel E. Johnson, Professors of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Francisco
Current Position:President's Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Francisco
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