Marwa M. Afifi, Ph.D.
- Center for Cancer Research
- National Cancer Institute
- Building 37, Room 4054
- Bethesda, MD 20892
- marwa.afifi@nih.gov
RESEARCH SUMMARY
Dr. Marwa M. Afifi received her Bachelor Degree in Dental Surgery and Medicine (B.D.S) and Masters of Dental Surgery (M.D.S) from Alexandria University, Egypt. She obtained her Joint Ph.D from Georgia Institute of Technology (GATECH),GA, USA and Alexandria University, Egypt. During her PhD, she developed new approaches to target oral squamous cell carcinoma both in vitro and in vivo. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute under the mentorship of Dr Steven Cappell where she is focused on understanding how cells permanently exit the cell cycle and commit to senescence especially during early carcinogenesis.
Areas of Expertise
Cancer And Viruses
Pathology
Single-cell Analysis
Senescence
Cell Cycle