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Environmental Exposures
We study how environmental toxins, including pesticides and smoke, reshape tumor biology and contribute to cancer initiation and progression.
Environmental exposures play a critical role in shaping cancer risk and tumor behavior. Our lab investigates how toxins such as pesticides and smoke alter tumor metabolism, immune regulation, and genomic stability in genitourinary cancers. Using advanced 3D-bioprinted tumoroid models, we recreate these exposure conditions to study how environmental stressors drive cancer initiation, progression, and therapeutic resistance. By integrating molecular profiling and functional assays, we aim to uncover the mechanistic links between environmental insults and tumor evolution, ultimately guiding strategies to mitigate risk and improve patient outcomes.
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