Female scientist helps identify gene causing spread of prostate cancer
Antonina Mitrofanova wanted to become an oncologist, but change to computer science and now she is helping to fight cancer. Currently an Assistant Professor at Rutgers School of Health Professions and a research member of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Mitrofanova was lead author of a Rutgers study that found that a specific gene in cancerous prostate tumours indicates when patients are at high-risk for the cancer to spread, suggesting that targeting this gene can help patients live longer.
