Lee, Geena

Lee, Geena

Faculty of Medicine, Cell and Developmental Biology

University of British Columbia

Biography:

Geena Lee is a first-year MSc student in the Cell and Developmental Biology program at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a member of the Maxwell Lab at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Her research focuses on hormonally regulated epithelial dynamics in the fallopian tube and how BRCA1 deficiency contributes to tissue-specific cancer susceptibility. She is particularly interested in women’s health, ovarian cancer biology, and mechanisms of genomic instability.

Research areas of interest:

BRCA1 and ovarian cancer biology, Fallopian tube epithelium, Hormone-responsive epithelial tissues, Cell division and binucleation, DNA damage response and genomic instability, Women’s health research

Research Themes:

Woman's Cancer Maternal & Fetal Health Genomics and Personalized Health

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