Studying why some breast cancer patients are Herceptin-resistant

Greetings! I’m Xuguang Liu, a fourth-year PhD student in the Biochemistry Department at Western University. My current research project is focused on the development of Herceptin resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer. Particularly, we’re trying to establish a diagnostic technique that might be able to further classify this cancer type. HER2-positive breast cancer is diagnosed as […]

Blocking the cancer-related signal in HER2 breast cancer

Greetings! My name is Xuguang Liu and I’m a PhD candidate in the Department of Biochemistry at Western University, working with Dr. Shawn Li. We’re focused on cancer system biology and exploring the potential applications of our research in the treatment of HER2 positive breast cancer. HER2 positive breast cancer is diagnosed as overactivity of […]

Studying Numb: a protein known to suppress breast cancer

Hello! My name is Ran Wei and I’m a PhD candidate in the Department of Biochemistry at Western University, working with Shawn Li, PhD. Our lab is interested in discovering the pathways involved in the development of different cancers including breast cancer.  Some changes in such pathways are intimately associated with cancer progression. One type […]