Glena
is a creative and curious biomedical scientist with expertise in cancer
biology.
She was awarded her PhD degree in 2023 from the University of
Technology Sydney. Her PhD titled â˜Regulation of the PTEN Tumour Suppressor by
its Pseudogene (PTENp1) and the MicroRNA Landscape: Potential for Future
Cancer Therapy quantitated the genes in various cancers versus non-cancer
cells, for the use as potential future gene therapy. Additionally, cancer
causing microRNAs were also identified via in silico and
miRNA-Sequencing.
She
started her postdoc in 2023 with the University of Sydney and Childrens
Medical Research Institute under the supervision of Dr Anai Gonzalez Cordero
and Associate Professor Stefano Palomba. The exciting project involves the
creation of a universal neurophotonic interference, i.e. Bionics with feeling utilising
cutting-edge fields of Optogenetics, Photonic, Neurobiology, Molecular Biology
and Biomedical Engineering.
In
her spare time, Glena is always doing something creative, creating art,
photographing or vlogging. She also enjoys spending time with friends and
family enjoying various cuisines or being in the great outdoor going on road
trips or on hikes.
Glena Travis
Research Officer