Radhika Koranne, Ph.D.

post-doctoral

Radhika joined the Hata lab in 2022. She did her Masters in Virology from the National Institute of Virology, India. Radhika received PhD in Cell and Molecular biology from the University of Toledo, Ohio. During her graduate school in Dr. William R. Taylor lab her research focused on the spindle assembly checkpoint and mitotic spindle architecture. In the Hata lab she is working on understanding the role of tumor micro-environment in EGFR mutant lung cancers.  Along with mutations in tumor cells, components from tumor micro-environment impact patient response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Her goal is to dissect such pathways used by tumor cells for communicating with the surround cells and provide strategies to overcome acquired resistance in lung cancer. In her free time Radhika enjoys hiking, badminton and reading