Dr. Dipali Sharma
Professor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
USA
Biography
Dr. Dipali Sharma received her Bachelor’s in Science (honors) from the University of Delhi followed by Master’s in Science with specialization in Endocrinology and Biological Chemistry. She was awarded her Ph.D. degree in Molecular Biology/Oncology by the University of Delhi and School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She was invited to join the laboratory of Dr. Joseph Fondell in the University of Maryland as a postdoctoral fellow. Her second post-doctoral fellowship was conducted at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine where she was mentored by Dr. Nancy Davidson. She joined Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University as an Assistant Professor and started her own research program. She is currently a Professor of Oncology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the Department of Oncology and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins.
Research Interest
Breast Cancer; Microbiome; Metabolome; Novel therapeutics; Therapy resistance; Signaling Mechanisms; Bioactive Food Components; Racial Disparity; Metastasis; Obesity-Cancer Connection