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Eva M. Hernando-Monge is a Professor in the Department of Pathology at NYU Langone Health. Her research focus is on understanding the mechanisms behind cancer metastasis, particularly melanoma. Melanoma serves as an excellent model for studying the mechanistic bases of metastatic spread due to its aggressive nature and the challenges in predicting metastatic behavior. Current studies in her laboratory explore the contributions of non-genetic alterations, such as epigenetic programs and non-coding RNAs, to the aggressive characteristics of melanoma. Hernando-Monge's work aims to uncover the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie the phenotype of melanoma, including the re-activation of transcriptional programs typical of neural crest cells from which melanocytes originate. Her research is critical given that approximately 90% of cancer deaths are attributed to metastasis, making her investigations vital for improving therapeutic outcomes for melanoma patients.
Open Program in Biomedical Sciences (Vilcek Institute) covers departments like Biochemistry, Pathology, Neuroscience, Microbiology, etc.