HAFSA MUNIR

BIOG: Hafsa did her Bachelors degree in Medical Science at the University of Birmingham, UK. She then continued on to do a Masters in Research looking at the role of stem cells in repair and regeneration. Hafsa then went on to do a PhD in the same institute, focusing on how mesenchymal stem cells act as endogenous regulators of leukocyte recruitment during inflammation and how this process can be altered upon differentiation. After completing her PhD, Hafsa went on a short research exchange visit to Kyushu University, Japan where she studied the effects of foetal liver-derived peptide treatment on the proliferation and differentiation potential of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. 

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Since joining the Shields Lab, Hafsa's research has been focused around understanding the crosstalk between stroll components and neutrophil function within the evolving tumour microenvironment.