Profiles
Kay Yeung
Graduate Student, Molecular Pharmacology and Signal Transduction
BS Biochemistry, SUNY Binghamton
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Faculty Mentor: Herbert Samuels, M.D.
Kay is in her 3rd year of the graduate program. She's interested in nuclear receptors and their involvement in various aspects of biology, including cancer. On her free time, Kay enjoys cooking, playing tennis, biking around Prospect Park, and watching international, independent, and documentary films.
Thesis
Identification and Characterization of a Novel Pathway that Selectively Modulates Apoptosis of Breast Cancer
Research Interests
Nuclear Receptors; Breast Cancer; Apoptosis
Selected Publications
Tinnikov AA, Yeung KT, Das S, Samuels HH. Identification of a novel pathway that selectively modulates apoptosis of breast cancer cells. Cancer Res. 2009 Feb 16;69(4):1375-82. Epub 2009 Feb 3. Cited in Pubmed; PMID 19190336. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-08-2896.