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Maria Frias, PhD, a CTSC Master’s Degree Candidate, recently served as a panelist at the New York Hall of Science’s STEM Night: Women in STEM event. Women in STEM offers insight about the wide range of careers that women have conquered in STEM fields and is geared towards middle school, high school and college students who are curious about careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Frias is currently a Fellow with the Hunter College Center for Translational and Basic Research and her MS research focuses on novel insights for the development of anti-KRAS targeted therapies that inhibit several major effector pathways in pancreatic cancer. Her mentors are David Foster, PhD, Professor, Biological Sciences, Hunter College, and Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue, MD, PhD, Associate Director for Translational Research, Pathology, MSKCC.
The Master's Degree in Clinical Translational Investigation combines rigorous academics and strategic, practical skills, challenging students to apply scientific theory, concepts, methods, and innovative, team-oriented management to help solve complex biomedical and health issues.