Saptadwipa Ganguly

My cousin passed away from glioblastoma before she could fulfill her dream of becoming a lawyer advocating for survivors of domestic abuse. Her loss has kept cancer at the forefront of my mind throughout my academic journey. From earning a master’s degree, where I focused on using natural products to target cancer, and my doctoral work investigating drug resistance mechanisms in cancer, my work has been guided by a deep, personal commitment to better understand and fight this devastating disease.
My ambition is to become an independent scientist leading transformative research aimed at identifying fundamental, targetable vulnerabilities in therapy-resistant cancers. I believe this requires venturing beyond established paradigms and designing strategies that target cancer at its root, through deep scientific insight and creative therapeutic approaches.