Ghamartaj Hossein

University of Tehran, Iran

Title: Wnt5A and TGF?1 Converges through YAP1 Activity and Integrin Alpha v Up-Regulation Promoting Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Ovarian Cancer Cells and Mesothelial Cell Activation

Biography

Dr. Ghamartaj Hossein studied Biology and earned her Ph.D. in the field of reproductive biology in 1997 working on heparin sulfate proteoglycans role in ovulation events at the Geneva University and performed a Postdoc in cancer biology in the Department of Morphology, C.M.U, Geneva, Switzerland. Then worked as a medical advisor in an international pharmaceutical company in the field of fertility. She works as an Associate Professor of Developmental Biology at the School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Iran since 2005. Dr. Hossein’s research interests are deciphering the role cancer related-signaling pathways involved in ovarian cancer progression. 

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