Contact
Email: rxq58@miami.edu
Roles
Research Assistant Professor
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Biography
Dr. Rehana Qureshi, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Her current research focuses on cancer metabolism, particularly in breast and prostate cancer biology. She earned her doctorate in Biotechnology from Seoul National University, where her thesis investigated the role of microRNAs in enhancing sensitivity to ionizing radiation. Following this, she completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Miami and the University of Strasbourg in France.
Since joining the University of Miami faculty in 2023, Dr. Qureshi has leveraged her expertise in molecular oncology and translational research to explore mechanisms underlying cancer progression. She has led important funded research projects, such as those supported by the Women’s Cancer Association of the University of Miami and the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation, examining how estrone promotes estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer progression in obese postmenopausal women.
Her notable and highly cited publications in journals like Cell Metabolism and Cell Reports have uncovered opposing roles of major estrogens in breast cancer development and detailed how estrone drives metastasis. Additionally, she has advanced therapeutic research through a Department of Defense Breakthrough Award project aimed at broadening the application of PI3K inhibitors for treating triple-negative breast cancer. Overall, Dr. Qureshi’s work is making significant contributions to understanding cancer metabolism and developing translational therapeutics in oncology.
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Publications
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