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TRIPARNA SEN, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Oncological Sciences
The Tisch Cancer Institute
Co-Director, Lung Cancer PDX Program
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TRIPARNA SEN, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Oncological Sciences
The Tisch Cancer Institute
Co-Director, Lung Cancer PDX Program
Dr. Triparna Sen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Oncological Sciences, and the Director of the Lung Cancer PDX Platform at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. Dr. Sen is a cell and molecular biologist with a Ph.D. in cancer biology. She leads a multi-disciplinary team of investigators in laboratory-based, patient-focused investigations focused on cancer biology and precision medicine. Her final goal is to develop treatments that will lengthen and improve the quality of the lives of cancer patients.
Dr. Sen is focused on understanding the biology and development of new treatment paradigms for clinically relevant molecular subsets of lung cancer, like non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Sr. Sen is a pioneer in the field of lung cancer research and has driven fundamental advances in the understanding and characterization of SCLC, the most aggressive form of lung cancer. Previously, Dr. Sen identified that DNA damage response (DDR) proteins are effective therapeutic targets for small-cell lung cancer treatment and that targeting DDR promotes antitumor immunity through the activation of innate immune signaling. In her recent work, Dr. Sen identified molecular determinants and novel therapeutic targets for lineage plasticity in lung cancer.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Science, University of Calcutta, India
- Master of Science, University of Calcutta, India
- PhD, Jadavpur University, India
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
AWARDS
- 2021: AAAS Martin and Rose Wachtel Cancer Research Award – The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- 2020: 40 under 40 in Cancer Award-Rising Stars and Emerging Leaders – The Lynx Group, Upstream Partners, Swim Across America, and The National Community Oncology Dispensing Association, Inc. (NCODA)
- 2020: Young Investigator Research Awards in Translational Immuno-oncology – Lung Cancer Foundation of America (LCFA) and the International Lung Cancer Foundation (ILCF), together with financial support from Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)
- 2018: Young Investigator Award – Immuno-oncology, Young Investigators’ Forum, Houston, TX
- 2017: Translational Research Award – MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2017: Maryanne Rosenstein Family Fellowship in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Research – Maryanne Rosenstein Family Foundation, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
- 2016: AACR-Scholar-in-Training Award – The American Association for Cancer Research Special Conference on Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy, Boston, MA
- 2016: AACR-Women in Cancer Research-Scholar Award – The American Association for Cancer Research, International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, Boston, MA
- 2015-2018: Fellowship in Lung Cancer Research – Jeffery Lee Cousins Foundations, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
- 2012: Young Investigator Award – 3rd International Conference on Stem Cells and Cancer (ICSCC) Proliferation, Differentiation, and Apoptosis, New Delhi, India
- 2011: Mangala Bamne Award – 30th Annual Convention of Indian Association for Cancer Research (IACR), Kolkata, India
CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY
- Committee Member for the Career Development & Fellowship Committee – International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) – 2023 – 2025
- Program Committee – IASLC 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer | San Diego, CA, USA – 2024
- Program Committee – IASLC 2023 North America Conference on Lung Cancer (NACLC 2023) – 2023
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Science, University of Calcutta, India
- Master of Science, University of Calcutta, India
- PhD, Jadavpur University, India
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
AWARDS
- 2021: AAAS Martin and Rose Wachtel Cancer Research Award – The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- 2020: 40 under 40 in Cancer Award-Rising Stars and Emerging Leaders – The Lynx Group, Upstream Partners, Swim Across America, and The National Community Oncology Dispensing Association, Inc. (NCODA)
- 2020: Young Investigator Research Awards in Translational Immuno-oncology – Lung Cancer Foundation of America (LCFA) and the International Lung Cancer Foundation (ILCF), together with financial support from Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)
- 2018: Young Investigator Award – Immuno-oncology, Young Investigators’ Forum, Houston, TX
- 2017: Translational Research Award – MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2017: Maryanne Rosenstein Family Fellowship in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Research – Maryanne Rosenstein Family Foundation, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
- 2016: AACR-Scholar-in-Training Award – The American Association for Cancer Research Special Conference on Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy, Boston, MA
- 2016: AACR-Women in Cancer Research-Scholar Award – The American Association for Cancer Research, International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, Boston, MA
- 2015-2018: Fellowship in Lung Cancer Research – Jeffery Lee Cousins Foundations, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
- 2012: Young Investigator Award – 3rd International Conference on Stem Cells and Cancer (ICSCC) Proliferation, Differentiation, and Apoptosis, New Delhi, India
- 2011: Mangala Bamne Award – 30th Annual Convention of Indian Association for Cancer Research (IACR), Kolkata, India
CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY
- Committee Member for the Career Development & Fellowship Committee – International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) – 2023 – 2025
- Program Committee – IASLC 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer | San Diego, CA, USA – 2024
- Program Committee – IASLC 2023 North America Conference on Lung Cancer (NACLC 2023) – 2023
Contact Us
Principal Investigator
Triparna Sen, PhD
Associate Professor
Co-Director, Lung Cancer PDX Program
E-mail
triparna.sen@mssm.edu
Lab Address
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
1425 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10029
United States
Office Address
1425 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10029
United States