Nabanita Mukherjee
Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado, USA

Biography

Dr. Nabanita Mukherjee is a post-doctoral fellow at University of Colorado, Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus (USA) in the Department of Dermatology. She has a PhD from University of Vermont (USA). Previously, she obtained her Bachelors and Masters degree from University of Calcutta (India).

Research Interest

Her research interests include Dermatology, Pigmentation, Melanoma, Cancer stem cells. The aim of her current research project is to understand the mechanisms involved in melanoma chemoresistance and to develop methods to reverse the resistance of melanoma to therapy with special focus on targeting resistant sub-populations such as melanoma stem cells. Apart from melanoma she is interested in looking at different proteins and transcription factors that can play a role in various skin diseases.