Biography
- Sylvia Ganda, PhD, is an Adjunct Fellow at UNSW Sydney and a Research Fellow at the Mayo Clinic (Cancer Biology and Translational Research Laboratory, FL, USA).
In this role, Sylvia is working on a cross-collaborative project between UNSW and Mayo Clinic funded by the National Cancer Institute Cancer TEC (USA). The project aims to develop personalized cancer models for melanoma to better understand aggressive disease state and improve treatment efficacy. At Mayo Clinic, Sylvia further translates the technology to clinical research.
Sylvia joined LAB&ME in 2021 after completing her PhD in Chemistry at UNSW Sydney with an RTP scholarship from the Australian Government. Her thesis focused on developing novel biodegradable nanoparticles and understanding the fundamental cellular interactions. Prior to that, she received her B.E. (Hons.) in Chemical Engineering in 2015 and spent a brief time at the University of Bayreuth (Germany) in 2016 as a visiting scientist where she learned about the physics of polymer and nanoparticles.
Sylvia also holds a certificate from Harvard Business School Online and continues to advance her business and financial education. In the long run, Sylvia aspires to be able to develop and provide accessible and affordable biomedical technologies to patients.
In her free time, Sylvia enjoys cooking, staying active, playing tennis and pilates.
- contact: Ganda.Sylvia@mayo.edu
- LinkedIn: Sylvia Ganda, PhD
Projects
- - Bio-inspired hydrogels as matrix for personalized melanoma cancer models
- - Cancer cell plasticity
