Pheonix, Arizona native Puja Pradhan, who is currently studying at Syracuse Florence, recently travelled back to the US to present at a conference in Houston, Texas. The Northwestern biology major tells us about the experience and how it came about.
This past weekend, I had the honor of presenting my research poster at the Society of Neuro-Oncology (SNO) conference. This poster is a summary of all the work I’ve been doing in the lab in the past two years. Our lab studies an aggressive brain tumor called glioblastoma and we’re trying to understand the mechanisms behind its radioresistance and recurrence after radiation. My project specifically focuses on understanding what cell subpopulation is primarily responsible for tumor recurrence.
I began working in the lab in 2023 and have been contributing to experiments, research papers, and discussions ever since. My Principal Investigator (PI), a renowned neuropathologist and regular attendee of the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) conference, recognized my contributions and invited me to present my work this year!