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Author: Manisit Das

Manisit Das is a 3rd year Ph.D. candidate in the Eshelman School of Pharmacy at UNC Chapel Hill. Manisit’s research focuses on adjusting the immune suppressed tumor environment in pancreatic cancer using nanoparticles for drug delivery. He is a Co-Organizer of ComSciCon Triangle, a workshop designed to empower STEM graduate students to communicate the concepts in their field and beyond to diverse audiences. When he is not in the lab, you can probably find him in the trails, admiring the diverse beauty of North Carolina. He has hiked in almost all of the 41 North Carolina State Parks.

Blog / One Cancer Drug to Rule Them All?

March 22, 2018 / Manisit Das /

As early as 1999, a scientific study in Denmark found that patients with Huntington’s disease (HD) are less likely to develop cancer when compared to their healthy relatives and the…

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Cancer Medicine Science Communication Series

Blog / Burn Baby Burn! For the Longleaf Pines

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 / Manisit Das /

The recent forest fires have been wreaking havoc across California since early October. In fact, destructive wildfires are a frequent occurrence in the dry, western state. Such fires are generally bad…

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Environmental Science Everyday Questions Science News

Blog / UNCseq: The Journey from Cancer Biopsy to Cable TV

November 11, 2016November 11, 2016 / Manisit Das /

This past October, CBS 60 Minutes aired a feature on Artificial Intelligence. They were taking a peek into the world of Watson, a computer system developed by I.B.M that can…

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Cancer cancer therapy Genetics precision medicine tumor sequencing unc

Blog / Is Better Hygiene Causing More Allergies?

July 22, 2016 / Manisit Das /

If you follow the sitcom ‘The Big Bang Theory’, you would probably remember how Howard gobbled peanuts to hide his friend from a surprise birthday party, even though he was…

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Allergies Everyday Questions Science Communication Series

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