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Ankur Sharma is an Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales, serving as a Conjoint Senior Lecturer in the School of Clinical Medicine. He earned his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science in 2014, where he received the Ph.D. Thesis award. Ankur leads a laboratory at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, focusing on the oncofetal ecosystem in liver cancer. His expertise includes single-cell genomics and spatial transcriptomics. After a post-doctoral position at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, he joined the Genome Institute of Singapore. Ankur's research has been widely recognized, receiving various awards including the ASCO Foundation Merit Award and the GIS Outstanding Clinical Partnership Award. In 2021, he established a laboratory at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and later joined the Garvan Institute. His work has resulted in significant advancements in understanding oncofetal biomarkers for liver cancer immunotherapy and has led to phase IIb clinical trials. Ankur publishes regularly in high-impact journals such as Cell, Nature Cancer, and Science, contributing valuable insights into the cellular dynamics of cancer and immune evasion.
University of New South Wales • Sydney, NSW
Lead research in the School of Clinical Medicine focusing on liver cancer and genomic studies.
Garvan Institute of Medical Research • Sydney, NSW
Directed research on the oncofetal ecosystem and immunotherapy for liver cancer.
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