Tímea Szekerczés
Postdoctoral Studies
E-mail: timea.szekerczes@ki.se
Visiting address: ,
Postal address: H5 Laboratoriemedicin, H5 Patologi Björnstedt, 141 52 Huddinge
About me
- After Master Degree in Biomedical engineering, I studied as a Doctoral
student at Semmelweis University in Hungary and obtained a doctoral degree in
Pathology. One of my research areas was the investigation and development of
new biomarkers on cervical liquid-based samples and histological slides. In
my doctoral thesis, I focused on the investigation of autophagy and microRNA
expression in chronic and neoplastic liver diseases in vivo and in vitro.
Research
- I am currently working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Karolinska Universitet in
Mikael Björnstedt's group, developing new treatment regimens aimed at the
treatment of highly resistant liver and Pancreatic cancer, in which the
strategy is to exploit the cytotoxic effects of selenium compounds. My work
focuses on the molecular mechanisms behind the cytotoxic effects of
selenium-based treatments. In addition, I am also analyzing microRNAs that
can be used in combination with Selenite-based treatments to achieve
high-precision targeting of pancreatic tumors while minimizing the effect on
normal cells. Furthermore, I help to extend the patient- derived tissue
culture model to another type of cancer, such as Hepatocellular carcinoma or
Cholangiocarcinoma.