Research Abstract
During my career as an academic medical oncologist, I have been able to develop a translational research expertise in ovarian cancer and other gynecologic malignancies with an important niche in the areas of DNA Damage and Repair, bioinformatics and biomarker research. My research has focused on unraveling mechanisms of resistance to chemotherapy and targeted agents, developing the rationale and preclinical data for novel drug combinations in ovarian cancer, and on identification of novel diagnostic and predictive biomarkers of therapeutic response in ovarian cancer as well investigating their mechanistic implication in carcinogenesis. This has led to multiple peer-reviewed publications, acquisition of competitive funding as a PI from diverse Harvard-wide, industry and national sources, invitations to present in regional, national and international oncology meetings, and have directly led to development of clinical trials in gynecologic malignancies.