Pamela Sung

Graduate Student, Cellular and Molecular Biology
NIH CMB Training Grant
BA Biology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University
Faculty Mentor: Mark Philips, M.D.

Pam became interested in the biology of cancer through her undergraduate research on GTPases and decided to continue in this field for her thesis work. She is currently characterizing the mechanism of phospho-K-Ras induced cell death as a potential therapeutic approach for K-Ras dependent cancers. On the more basic science side, Pam is also studying the effect of sub-cellular localization of Drosophila Ras on larval eye development in collaboration with Dr. Erika Bach.

Thesis

The role of K-ras at the endoplasmic reticulum

Research Interests

Cell signaling; Small GTPases; Cancer

Selected Publications