Prof. Sophia Lunt Michigan State University, USA

Dr. Sophia Lunt received her Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2010 and completed her postdoctoral work at MIT. Dr. Lunt has received a number of grants and awards including: NIH NCI R01, NSF CAREER award, Metabolomics Association Young Investigator Award, AACR NextGen Grant, DoD Breakthrough Award, METAvivor Early Career Investigator... read moreAward, Michigan State University Teacher-Scholar Award, and the Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Teaching Award. Her laboratory at Michigan State University focuses on understanding the role of metabolism in supporting cancer proliferation, heterogeneity, and metastasis as well as improving photodynamic therapy. Dr. Lunt and her team combine mass spectrometry, cell biology, luminescent agents, and genetic models of cancer to investigate this complex disease and develop new therapeutics.