It is perhaps not unusual for individuals who wish to be involved in cancer research to have a personal
connection to cancer, usually in the form of a relative or loved one suffering the illness. In my particular
case, the death of my grandfather, stimulated my wish to make a contribution to human wellbeing. As I
grew older, I reached the conclusion that, based on my academic and personal skills, the best contribution
that I could personally make to save lives would take the form of a career in scientific research that sought
to unlock the mysteries of cancers and work towards creating new treatments for the different forms of
the disease. Love to help people, I studied medicine at Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran, then
interested in molecular medicine, I chose pathology for my specialty. Willing to continue my education, I
went to Spain in 2014, where I studied hematopathology. I was interested in learning all technological
aspects associated with this activity such as immunohistochemistry, cytogenetics and molecular biology.
My interest in going beyond the diagnostic activity led me to collaborate in a research project on diffuse
large B-cell lymphoma by reviewing the pathology and phenotype of the cases. The project led to a
publication in Leukemia where I was a coauthor. (Karube K et al Integrating genomic alterations in diffuse
large B-cell lymphoma identifies new relevant pathways and potential therapeutic targets. Leukemia 2018)
Back to my country, I tried to find a way to expand my knowledge in molecular pathology and genetics and
I worked as surgical and clinical pathologist at Kasra Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Later I could enter Sylvester
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA in 2016 as a research assistance
where I was actively learning different molecular techniques for almost two years. This was a great
opportunity for developing further my career. In addition, where possible, I visited different departments
including molecular diagnostic lab, genetic department and cancer genetic clinic. My goal was to get more
understanding of latest cancer treatment with targeted therapy and hereditary cancer syndromes.
It is perhaps not unusual for individuals who wish to
be involved
in
cancer
research
to have a personal
connection to
cancer
,
usually
in the form of a relative or
loved
one suffering the illness. In my particular
case, the death of my grandfather, stimulated my wish to
make
a contribution to human
wellbeing
. As I
grew older, I reached the conclusion that, based on my academic and personal
skills
, the best contribution
that I could
personally
make
to save
lives
would take the form of a career in scientific
research
that sought
to unlock the mysteries of
cancers
and work towards creating new treatments for the
different
forms of
the disease.
Love
to
help
people
, I studied medicine at Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran, then
interested in
molecular
medicine, I chose pathology for my specialty. Willing to continue my education, I
went to Spain in 2014, where I studied
hematopathology
. I
was interested
in learning all technological
aspects associated with this activity such as
immunohistochemistry
,
cytogenetics
and
molecular
biology.
My interest in going beyond the diagnostic activity led me to collaborate in a
research
project on diffuse
large B-cell lymphoma by reviewing the pathology and phenotype of the cases. The project led to a
publication in Leukemia where I was a coauthor. (
Karube
K
et al
Integrating genomic alterations in diffuse
large B-cell lymphoma identifies new relevant pathways and potential therapeutic targets. Leukemia 2018)
Back to my country, I tried to find a way to expand my knowledge in
molecular
pathology and genetics and
I worked as surgical and clinical pathologist at
Kasra
Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Later I could enter Sylvester
Comprehensive
Cancer
Center, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA in 2016 as a
research
assistance
where I was
actively
learning
different
molecular
techniques for almost two years. This was a great
opportunity for developing
further
my career.
In addition
, where possible, I visited
different
departments
including
molecular
diagnostic lab, genetic department and
cancer
genetic clinic. My goal was to
get
more
understanding of
latest
cancer
treatment with targeted therapy and hereditary
cancer
syndromes.