Meena Upadhyaya
Cardiff University, UK
Biography
Professor Meena Upadhyaya OBE, is a distinguished professor in the Division of Cancer and Genetics, Cardiff university, UK. She obtained her PhD in Medical Genetics from Cardiff University and gained FRCPath from Royal College of Pathologists, London. She has made substantial contributions to the molecular understanding of a number of genetic conditions including neurofibromatosis type 1, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, Legius syndrome, Charcot Marie Tooth disease, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Sotos syndrome, Hunters syndrome inter alia and also supervised numerous PhD, MD, MSc and undergraduate students. Prof. Upadhyaya has published well over 200 papers in peer reviewed journals and co-edited three books and sits on a number of Committees. She is also passionate about women’s equality in all spheres of life.
Abstract
Abstract : Recent developments in neurofibromatosis type 1 and RASopathies: Novel therapeutic targets