Rate My Professor Shafiq Syed

Syed has obtained significant competitive funding, including a $662,040 NHMRC Investigator Grant in 2023 for 'Dietary and metabolic control of Axin2+ stem cells in endometrial physiology and cancer,' investigating obesity and high-fat diet effects on these cells to uncover metabolic targets for preventing cancer initiation amid rising endometrial cancer deaths linked to obesity. He also secured a Cure Cancer grant in 2023 as one of four early-career researchers from the University. Notable publications encompass 'Cell lineage tracing identifies hormone-regulated and Wnt-responsive vaginal epithelial stem cells' (2020), 'Axin2+ endometrial stem cells: the source of endometrial regeneration and cancer' (2020), 'Protocol for In Vitro Establishment and Long-Term Culture of Mouse Vaginal Organoids' (2020), 'Proteomic and functional characterization of intra-tumor heterogeneity in human endometrial cancer' (2022), and 'Proteomic Analysis of Stromal and Epithelial Cell Communications in Human Endometrial Cancer Using a Unique 3D Co-Culture Model' (2022). Additionally, Syed coordinates the Cancer Biology and Oncology course and co-supervises honours theses on Wnt-mediated epithelial-stromal crosstalk and diet-obesity-endometrial cancer links, advancing dietary strategies and therapeutic innovations.