Award-winning public health researcher Dr. Monica L. Wang (LA’07) spoke on Feb. 26 at Boston’s Museum of Science, discussing her new book “The Collective Cure: Upstream Solutions for Better Public Health” and the importance of community-centered solutions in healthcare.
Responsible for nearly 10 million deaths worldwide in 2020, cancer consistently ranks among the leading causes of death each year. Brought on by genetic mutations and external risk factors, cancer is characterized by the transformation of normal cells into tumor cells. These mutated genes often encode for proteins responsible for regulating cell growth and cell death. When these processes are dysregulated, normal cells begin to proliferate uncontrollably and become cancerous.
Welcome to the sixth installment of “Dissertation Diaries.” We will be highlighting Machlan Sawden, a fifth-year Ph.D. student in the Shruti Sharma Lab at the Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
