Chandrika Gowda
Dr. Chandrika Gowda received her medical training in India. She went on to complete her residency training in Pediatrics at the Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, New Jersey, and fellowship training in Hematology-Oncology at the Penn State Children’s Hospital in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gowda is currently a board certified Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist and has served as an Assistant Professor of pediatrics at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine for the past 4 years. Dr. Gowda is a physician scientist with major efforts committed toward conducting basic science and translation research in addition to treating children with various cancers. Her research is focused on targeting oncogenic signaling pathways and designing novel targeted therapies in order to treat pediatric cancers like leukemia and neuroblastoma. The main focus of her research is to understand the function of Ikaros tumor suppressor and the regulation of Ikaros activity in childhood cancers, including leukemia and neuroblastoma. She has published several research articles, reviews, and book chapters to her credit. She has also presented her work at various national and international scientific platforms and gained national recognition for her work.