Prof. Leonie Young graduated from Trinity College Dublin and completed her PhD training at University College Dublin in 1997. Her research focuses on breast cancer cell adaptation on metastatic progression, with a particular focus on brain metastasis. The studies are translational, profiling genomic, epigenetic, transcriptomic, epi-transcriptomic and proteomic alterations which occur with disease progression. Her work is inspired by patient advocates and the goal is ultimately to identify new actionable targets and companion diagnostics to manage advanced disease. Leonie is a full professor in the Department of Surgery, RCSI, Scientific Director of the OECI accredited Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre and Lead of Cancer Research at RCSI.
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