Affiliation: University of California, San Diego, USA

Dr. Souvick Roy is a post-doctoral researcher at Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), USA. He has completed his M.Sc and PhD in Biotechnology from the School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India. During his doctoral study, he studied the role of cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) in promoting chemo-resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. He explored therapeutic strategies by targeting EGFR and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways to abrogate CSC-mediated chemo-resistance. His research interest underlies integrated genetic and epigenetic analyses to identify molecular targets implicated in neoplastic progression and therapeutic resistance in solid tumors. Simultaneously his vision is to develop readily available, cost-effective diagnostic tools that can be used for early diagnosis of patients with solid tumors. His current research at UCSD is primarily focused on exploring the interaction of the immune system with chemotherapy and radiotherapy in HPV-positive Head and neck cancer and the development of therapeutic strategies to improve treatment efficacy.