Krystyna Gieniec
Ophthalmology
Medicine
University of Adelaide
Australia
Biography
Although 1 in 13 Australians will develop bowel cancer annually there is a lack of effective therapies for advanced disease. Recent advances in cancer biology have implicated a fundamental role for the supporting tumour microenvironment in bowel cancer, specifically the cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). However, the most crucial tumour-promoting CAF-derived factors remain elusive. My project will contribute to the narrowing of this knowledge gap and identify novel therapeutic avenues for the targeting of this deadly disease.
Research Interest
Medicine,Medical Education,Research,etc
