Madhuri Dey, Ph.D.

Madhuri is a Senior Scientist in the Translational Biology group at Strand Therapeutics. Her research expertise involves developing 3D in vitro tumor models for understanding immune-cancer interactions and pre-clinical drug testing. As a Scientist in the Translational Biology group at Strand, she is responsible for establishing cutting-edge patient-derived models, ex vivo and in vivo assays to interrogate how novel mRNA therapies modulate the tumor microenvironment. Prior to joining Strand, Madhuri earned a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University where she studied the breast tumor microenvironment and developed 3D dynamic-flow based bioprinted platforms for chemo and immunotherapeutic testing. She also holds a Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Hyderabad, India, and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from St. Xavier’s College, India. Madhuri has authored and co-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals such as Advanced Biology, Science Advances, Biofabrication, Biomaterials and has been cited over 1500 times.