Priyanka Verma, PhD

Assistant Professor

Phone: 314-286-1906
Email: vermap@nospam.wustl.edu

Address:
Division of Oncology
Mail Stop 8056-0012-08
Washington University
660 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110

Room 807, McDonnell Medical Sciences Building (lab)
Ph: 314-286-1916 (lab)

Research Interests

Research

We are intrigued with the conundrum that while DNA replication and repair are essential for viability, cancer cells with defects in these pathways evolve mechanisms to ensure rapid proliferation. Unravelling this mystery offers possibilities to understand mechanisms that lead to genomic instability and identify vulnerabilities that can catalyze the development of improved therapeutic regimens.

The research questions begin addressed in the lab are:

(1) What dictates cellular responses to chemotherapy targeting DNA repair pathways?

(2) How do cancer cells deal with roadblocks to replication?

(3) What are the endogenous DNA lesions in BRCA-mutant cancer cells?

Verma Lab

Profiles (publications)

Biosketch

Education

2012: PhD in Biochemistry and Microbiology, National Institute of Immunology, India
2007: MSc in Biotechnology, University of Pune, India
2005: BSc in Chemistry and Botany, University of Lucknow, India

Post-Graduate Training

2021-2015: Postdoctoral Researcher (Cancer Biology), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2015-2013: Postdoctoral Associate (Chemistry and Cell Biology), The Rockefeller University, New York, NY

Academic Positions

present-2021: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Honors & Awards

2021: Intersections Science Fellow, Yale School of Medicine, USA
2021-2020: Ovarian Cancer Translational Center of Excellence Award, University of Pennsylvania, USA
2019-2017: Ann and Sol Schreiber Mentored Investigator Award, OCRA Alliance, USA
2012-2007: Department of Biotechnology Research Fellowship, India
2007: Awarded Gold Medal for securing highest score in Master’s Exams, University of Pune, India
2007-2005: Department of Biotechnology Master’s Fellowship, India