Research Personnel in 2015: From left to right:

Dr. Padmalaya Das (Postdoctoral Fellow with CBCF Postdoctoral fellowship, working with Dr. Lynne Marie-Postovit, and collaborating with Lala); Andrew Leung (Scholar’s Elective Student); Dr. Peeyush K Lala (PI); Aya Abdou (Bsc Hons student, CIHR-STP summer trainee); Qian (Angela) Xing (work study student); Dr. Mousumi Majumder (Postdoctoral Fellow with TBCRU and CIHR-STP postdoctoral fellowships); Asma Hasan (MSc student, with TBCRU and CIHR-STP scholarships); Erin Landman (MSc Student, with CBCF and CIHR-STP scholarships); Mohammad F Siddiqui (Research Assistant); Dr. Pinki Nandi (Postdoctoral fellow, CHRI Awardee); Ling Liu (Research Assistant). Some trainees are missing.

Current Research Interests: Ask Principal Investigator Dr. Peeyush K Lala for details (pklala@uwo.ca).

Breast Cancer:

Roles of COX-2 and in angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis and metastasis to the lung and lymph nodes in breast cancer: EP4 as therapeutic target.
 Dr. Xiping Xin (Post-doctoral fellow, alumnus), Dr. Mousumi Majumder (post-doctoral research associate), Dr. Gannareddy Girish (Post-doctoral fellow, alumnus), Dr. Pinki Nandi (Post-doctoral fellow), Ziyu (Rick) Liu (BMSc research student)

COX-2 induced stem like cells and micro RNAs in breast cancer progression and metastasis: EP4 as the therapeutic target.
Dr. Mousumi Majumder (post-doctoral research associate and mentor);  Leanna Dunn (MSc Alumni), Erin Landman (MSc 2014):  Dr. Xiping Xin (Post-doctoral fellow , alumni), Dr. Ling Liu (research Assistant), Aya Abdou (Hons project), Qian (Angela) Xin andViveak Yogeswaran  (work study students), Hila Jazayeri (undergrad Research student)

Role of CPEB2 (target of COX-2 induced miRNAs) in breast cancer.
 Dr. Mousumi Majumder (post-doctoral research associate and mentor); Asma Hasan (MSc 2015), Andrew Leung (Scholar’s Elective Student).

Placental Biology:

Roles of decorin in trophoblast functions and pre-eclampsia
Dr. Pinki Nandi (Post-doctoral fellow), Mohammed Fyyz Siddiqui ( Research Assistant), Ziyu (Rick) Liu (BMSc research student).

Roles of decorin in trophoblast differentaion from stem cells
Dr. Pinki Nandi (Post-doctoral fellow), Mohammed Fyyz Siddiqui ( Research Assistant), Ziyu (Rick) Liu (BMSc research student).