Eric G
- Research Program Mentor
PhD Doctor of Philosophy candidate
Expertise
Biology, Cancer, Immunology, Machine Learning, Data Science, Exercise & Health Sciences, Nutrition, Graphic Art, Videography, Photogrpahy
Project ideas
Analysis of Immune Cell Types that Exist in Human Cancers
Our immune system has many different players (cell types) and they all have different functions and work together to keep the body safe. When something foreign enters the body, like a virus or even cancer mutations, the immune system gets activated and different cell types start to travel to detect the foreign entity. In cancerous tumors, many different immune cell types are found inside the tumor. It is currently a hot area of research to understand what role the different cell types are playing in the interaction with cancer; some combinations of cell types may be protective for the individual, and some combinations may put the breaks on the anti-tumor immune response. A potential project could involve analyzing data of immune cell types in tumors and looking for any patterns that make sense given what is known about each immune cell types in the scientific literature.