Busola A - Research Program Mentor | Polygence
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Busola A

- Research Program Mentor

PhD at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Expertise

cancer biology, biology

Bio

I am an ex- strategy consultant and a cancer biologist with experience in organization problem-solving, strategy development, cancer biomarker identification, and cancer therapeutics screening. I work on helping to bring value generating therapies to patients. I am interested in how AI use cases can be developed for healthcare in an equitable fashion that doesn't compromise patient safety. I enjoy salsa dancing and reading non-fiction. I also like to bake, test out new cooking recipes, and watch my favorite streamers on platform like Twitch/ YouTube.

Project ideas

Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.

Potential applications and Implications of CRISPR gene editing in cancer.

CRISPR Cas9 is a simple, yet revolutionary gene editing tool with many potential applications, including disease detection and treatment. Over 10 sessions, we will write a review article that focuses on potential applications of CRISPR in the oncology space. To do this, we will peruse clinical trial data to find those that involve use of CRISPR as diagnostic or treatment modality for cancer related indications. We will summarize this information and discuss the implications of a successful clinical trial, for the indications we discovered.

Languages I know

yoruba

Teaching experience

Tutored undergraduate students in college mathematics and science classes, as an undergraduate student. Mentored an undergraduate student and a high school student during a summer internship programs, as a graduate student. Currently serving as a research mentor to an undergraduate student, as a postdoc.

Credentials

Work experience

Stanford University (2021 - 2022)
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2015 - 2020)
Graduate Student
Novartis Instiutes for Biomedical Research (2014 - 2015)
Research Intern

Education

South Carolina State University
BS Bachelor of Science (2014)
Biology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
PhD Doctor of Philosophy (2020)
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