visual abstracts of selected scientific projects
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Small-molecule inhibitors of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) as a novel class of immuno-oncology therapeutics
Senior Scientist (Immuno-oncology) - Innovimmune Therapeutics, Brooklyn, NY
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Retinoids induce antagonism between FOXO3A and FOXM1 transcription factors in human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cells
Osei-Sarfo K and Gudas LJ. (2019). PLoS One. 14(4):e0215234.
Postdoctoral Fellow - Dept. of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY, NY
Retinoic acid suppresses the canonical Wnt signaling pathway in embryonic stem cells and activates the noncanonical Wnt signaling pathway
Osei-Sarfo K and Gudas LJ. (2014). Stem Cells. 32(8):2601.
Postdoctoral Fellow - Dept. of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY, NY
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The molecular features of tongue epithelium treated with the carcinogen 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4-NQO) and alcohol as a model for HNSCC
Osei-Sarfo K, Tang XH, Urvalek AM, Scognnamiglio T, and Gudas LJ. (2013). Carcinogenesis, 34(11):2673.
Postdoctoral Fellow - Dept. of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY, NY
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p15(INK4b) plays a crucial role in murine lymphoid development and tumorigenesis
Osei-Sarfo K, Perez de Castro I, and Pellicer A. (2012). Carcinogenesis. 33(3):708.
Graduate Student - Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, NY, NY
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The human Rgr oncogene is overexpressed in T-cell malignancies and induces transformation by acting as a GEF for Ras and Ral
Osei-Sarfo K, Martello L, Ibrahim S, and Pellicer A. (2011). Oncogene. 30:3661.
Graduate Student - Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, NY, NY