She is currently participating in research to evaluate a novel, minimally invasive procedure to improve the prognostic value and decrease the morbidity of lymph node dissections in gynecologic malignancies.
Her active areas of interest are ovarian carcinogenesis and the development of a novel animal model of ovarian cancer with the goal of improving early detection and prevention strategies.
She is also evaluating the role of estrogen metabolism and obesity in the development of endometrial cancer.
Conditions Treated:
- Cervical Cancer
- Endometrial Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
Research Interests:
- Gynecologic oncology with special interest in ovarian cancer metastasis and platinum resistance
- Ovarian carcinogenesis and the development of a novel animal model of ovarian cancer with the goal of improving early detection and prevention strategies
Research Interests:
- Ovarian cancer chemoprevention/carcinogenesis: Understanding the connection between inflammatory, immune and hormonal inputs in the development of ovary cancer
- Cervix: The biologic impact of stress (including racial disparities) on the immune and molecular landscape of cervix cancer, and discovery and characterization of a potential new immune checkpoint in cervix cancer
Areas: Gynecologic Oncology Division
