Dr. Sumanta Goswami, Biology Professor at Yeshiva College and Einstein, Wins Award for Outstanding Abstract
Oct 31, 2006 By: yunews
Oct 31, 2006 -- Dr. Sumanta Goswami, a newly appointed biology professor at Yeshiva College, was recently recognized for his abstract, "Identification and Characterization of Invasive and Drug Resistant Breast Cancer Cells," which he presented at the 3rd Tumor Progressive and Therapeutic Resistance conference. He won a prize for one of the best abstracts submitted at the conference.
"Dr. Goswami serves as another example of excellence in the Yeshiva College (YC) faculty," said YC Dean Srolovitz. "I am gratified that his important work on breast cancer cells is receiving the recognition that it deserves."
“Metastasis and drug resistance are the most important challenges faced by the cancer clinic,” explains Dr. Goswami. “We have recently discovered that the invasive cells are resistant to the common cancer drugs. Invasive cells can potentially invade the blood and lymphatic vessels and become secondary tumors in distant organs.”
His current model, examines the nature of metastatic tumors that grow in the breast where the environment itself creates cells that are resistant to common cancer drugs. “This is a totally new finding,” said Dr. Goswami. Currently, Dr. Goswami is actively writing grants to institutions that fund breast cancer research to further explore this important finding.
Dr. Goswami serves as Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Structural Biology at Einstein College of Medicine and as Assistant Professor in Yeshiva College’s Biology Department. He is the first person to have a joint appointment at both institutions. Dr. Goswami is in the process of setting up laboratories at Yeshiva College and looks forward to involving students in his cutting edge breast cancer research.