Assistant Professor


Research Area \ Research Statement \ Research Group Info

Lab Introduction:

Cancer spread or metastasis is a dreaded word for any cancer patient and is the key determinant of cancer mortality or morbidity. Therapeutic approaches to treat metastatic cancers are limited due to a very complex and intricate nature of the signaling pathways that drive this process. Therefore, a better understanding of the metastatic process is probably needed to effeciently target and treat the disease. 

We use multidisciplinary approaches in our lab to understand molecular basis of cellular metastasis especially EMT switching and cancer cell survival. We are also interested in developing nanocomplex drug delivery systems for efficient and targeted therapies in cancer. We mostly rely on extramural grants for our research provided by  various national and international funding agencies.  Over the last few years our reserach has been funded by most of the funding bodies in india like UGC (2017), SERB (2018), CSIR (2020), and DBT (2022) 

Students/Scholars interested in this field of research are always welcome to apply for various positions that are available from time to time. They can reach us at  beighm@uok.edu.in to discuss and enquire about possible reearch positions.

 

 

  Current Lab members:

Asma Rafiq (PhD Candidate)

Rabia Rakshan (PhD Candidate)

Mehvish Ali (PhD candidate)

MSc Internship candidates (Batch 2023):

  1. Faizan Arshad
  2. Jibran Aashiq
  3. Humaira
  4. Shafquat Al Ain

 Shafquat, Rabia, Humaira, Jibran, Faizan, Mushtaq, Asma, Mehvish  (L to R)

( June 2025)