Md Wasim Khan
Email Address: mkhan268@uic.eduCollege: Medicine Department: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Department of Medicine
Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
Webpage: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CmnpwWUAAAAJ&hl=en
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes
Research Interest:
My work focuses on novel gene/proteins that are specifically expressed/function in the cancer cell. We use in vitro and animal models of cancer to study how these novel proteins modulate cancer cell metabolism and what is the mechanistic basis of this metabolic reprogramming.
Key Words: Cancer Biology, Cancer Metabolism, Metabolic Reprogramming. Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 6 Qualifications of a Student:
Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
The student can choose to be involved in both in vitro and in vivo work that involves animal handling (mice).
NOTE: This researcher is currently not accepting applications for the Undergraduate Research Experience program.
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