Syed, Deeba - Date Last Updated: 09/30/2009

Deeba Syed - Email
PhD Candidate - Started Fall 2008
Fitchburg, WI - Born in Pakistain
Hasan Mukhtar, PhD

Undergraduate and Graduate Work
2003-Post-Baccalaureatte Biotech Program; Madison Area Technical College
1989-Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery; Karachi University; Pakistan

Work Experience
2003-08 - Research Specialist - Dermatology, UW-Madison
1993-94 - Resident Physician - Institute of Urology & Transplant, Karachi, Pakistan
1990-91 - Resident Surgeon - Department of Surgery, Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
1989-90 - Resident Physician; Department of Medicine; Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Memberships
____-Present - Society for Investigative Dermatology
____-Present - American Association for Cancer Research

Why I Joined METC
To gain a better understanding of the structures and mechanisms related to the toxic effects of various agents in our environment, their interactions in the body and the diverse processes involved in carcinogenesis at the molecular level.

Publications

Sarfaraz S, Siddiqui IA, Syed DN, Afaq F, Mukhtar H. Guggulsterone Modulates MAPK and NF-kappaB Pathways and Inhibits Skin Tumorigenesis in Sencar Mice. Carcinogenesis. 2008 Aug 5. [Epub ahead of print]
Afaq F, Zaman N, Khan N, Syed DN, Sarfaraz S, Zaid MA, Mukhtar H. Inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway by delphinidin, an anthocyanidin in pigmented fruits and vegetables. Int J Cancer. 2008 Oct 1;123(7):1508-15.
Syed DN, Afaq F, Sarfaraz S, Khan N, Kedlaya R, Setaluri V, Mukhtar H. Delphinidin inhibits cell proliferation and invasion via modulation of Met receptor phosphorylation. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2008 Aug 15;231(1):52-60. Apr 9.
Syed DN, Suh Y, Afaq F, Mukhtar H. Dietary agents for chemoprevention of prostate cancer. Cancer Lett. 2008 Jul 8;265(2):167-76. Review.
Khan N, Afaq F, Syed DN, Mukhtar H. Fisetin, a novel dietary flavonoid, causes apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in human prostate cancer LNCaP cells. Carcinogenesis. 2008 May;29(5):1049-56.
Johnson JJ, Syed DN, Heren CR, Suh Y, Adhami VM, Mukhtar H. Carnosol, a dietary diterpene, displays growth inhibitory effects in human prostate cancer PC3 cells leading to G2-phase cell cycle arrest and targets the 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway. Pharm Res. 2008 Sep;25(9):2125-34.
Adhami VM, Syed DN, Khan N, Afaq F. Phytochemicals for prevention of solar ultraviolet radiation-induced damages. Photochem Photobiol. 2008 Mar-Apr;84(2):489-500. Review.
Sarfaraz S, Adhami VM, Syed DN, Afaq F, Mukhtar H. Cannabinoids for cancer treatment: progress and promise. Cancer Res. 2008 Jan 15;68(2):339-42. Review.
Syed DN, Khan N, Afaq F, Mukhtar H. Chemoprevention of prostate cancer through dietary agents: progress and promise. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007 Nov;16(11):2193-203. Review.
Syed DN, Afaq F, Mukhtar H. Pomegranate derived products for cancer chemoprevention. Semin Cancer Biol. 2007 Oct;17(5):377-85. Review.
Syed DN, Afaq F, Kweon MH, Hadi N, Bhatia N, Spiegelman VS, Mukhtar H. Green tea polyphenol EGCG suppresses cigarette smoke condensate-induced NF-b activation in normal human bronchial epithelial cells. Oncogene. 2007 Feb 1;26(5):673-82.
Syed DN, Malik A, Hadi N, Sarfaraz S, Afaq F, Mukhtar H. Photochemopreventive effect of pomegranate fruit extract on UVA-mediated activation of cellular pathways in normal human epidermal keratinocytes. Photochem Photobiol. 2006 Mar-Apr;82(2):398-405.

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