Cancer Science & Therapy

Shyamal Dilip Desai

Shyamal Dilip Desai, PhD
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
LSU Health Sciences Center, USA

Biography

Shyamal Desai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA. Dr. Desai obtained her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Bombay, India in 1981 and 1983 respectively. She received her Doctorate in Biochemistry from the University of Bombay, India in 1991. Dr. Desai received New Jersey Cancer Research Award for Scientific Excellence in 1996 and 2003. She also received the American Association for Cancer Research-AFLAC Scholar Award in Cancer Research in 1999.  Dr. Desai is serving as an editorial board member of the Journal of Antivirals and Antiretrovirals and the Experimental Cell Biology and Medicine.

Research Interest

The role ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like protein ISG15 in cancer and neurodegeneration associated with the Ataxia Telangiectasia.