Principal Investigator
Subho received his undergraduate degree from Bangalore University and MS in biochemistry from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India. He then completed his PhD from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth in 2010, where he characterized the functions of a novel gene MIEN1 in tumor progression and metastasis.
He joined the laboratory of Dr. Bert W. O'Malley at Baylor College of Medicine for his postdoctoral fellowship. He used various genetic and molecular biology approaches along with metabolomics and proteomics strategies to understand the functions of transcriptional coregulators in tumor cell adaptation, survival and distant organ metastasis. In 2017, Subho joined the faculty of Roswell Park as an Assistant Professor.
He is a recipient of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)- Predoctoral fellowship, Susan G. Komen Postdoctoral Award, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)- Idea Development Award, the NCI Transition Career Development Award, Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research Award, Outstanding Early Investigator Award from Endocrine Society, and NIH Director's New Innovator Award.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Hillson Yu, PhD
Fudan University, China
Hillson received his PhD from Fudan University. During his PhD project, his thesis is focused on molecular mechanism of cell metabolic alteration in response to metabolic stress. He is interested in exploring the interplay between epigenetics and metabolism in cancer cell.
Outside the lab, Hillson is passionate about music and enjoys cooking and making coffee.
Anasuya Das Gupta, PhD
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, IL.
Anasuya received her PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. Her thesis was focused on studying the regulation of extracellular vesicle secretion by cholesterol metabolites in myeloid immune cells. She has a Master’s degree in biotechnology engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. Her current research involves understanding the immune metabolic profile in TNBC and its involvement in resistance to immunotherapy, with the goal of developing new targets to augment immunotherapy.
Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, trying out new recipes, and going for group fitness classes (yoga, pilates and strength training).
Md Mohsin Ali, PhD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Mohsin received his undergraduate degree in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering from Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University in Bangladesh, followed by a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His doctoral research combined genetic, pharmacological, and molecular approaches demonstrating that bone pathology driven by mitochondrial oxidative stress arises from loss of proteostasis and iron dysregulation. In the Dasgupta Lab, Mohsin studies how metastatic cancer cells adapt to adverse tissue microenvironments, with a particular focus on the bone metastatic niche. Using in vivo and ex vivo models, CRISPR-based functional genomics, metabolic assays, and multi-omics approaches, he aims to identify targetable vulnerabilities in lethal bone-metastatic disease. Outside the lab, Mohsin enjoys hiking, cricket, science outreach, history, geography, global affairs, and watching movies.
Outside the lab, Mohsin enjoys hiking, cricket, science outreach, history, geography, global affairs, and watching movies.
Graduate Students
Christian Prechtl, MD-PhD Program at University at Buffalo
Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
Christian is a MD-PhD candidate at University at Buffalo, and a Buffalonian born and raised. He has a deep interest in cellular metabolism and its molecular underpinnings.
Outside of academic endeavors, Christian enjoys golf, playing music, vanilla Coke, and the occasional Moscow mule and claims he is rated 5 stars by his mother.
Alphonse Dimeck, PhD Candidate in Tumor Immunology
State University of New York at Buffalo
Alphonse completed his undergraduate degree in Biotechnology from State University of New York at Buffalo in 2022, and he joined the Tumor Immunology PhD Program at Roswell Park later that fall. In the Dasgupta Lab, he is interested in studying the tumor immune microenvironment of cancer and understanding how the unique aspects of cancer microenvironment drive the tumors response and growth.
Outside of the lab, Alphonse enjoys listening to and playing music, hanging out with friends and anything involving Star Wars (movies, books, TV shows and especially the music).
Aarohan Burma, PhD student, Tumor Immunology
University of Texas at Austin
A native Texan, Aarohan obtained a BSA in neuroscience and a BA in Plan II Liberal Arts Honors from UT Austin. Following stints as a postbaccalaureate fellow at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a research assistant at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, he joined the Tumor Immunology PhD program at Roswell, where his interests lie in macrophage biology and bone metastasis in breast and prostate cancer.
Outside of the lab, Aarohan enjoys listening to heavy metal music at the gym, traveling in Europe, trying new cocktails, and watching his favorite sports teams - the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks -continuously let him down!
Research Interns
Nancy (Xizhen) Fang, Undergraduate Student
State University of New York at Buffalo
Nancy is an undergraduate student studying Biological Sciences at the University at Buffalo and recently joined the Dasgupta Lab to further explore her interest in cancer research.
Outside of the lab, she enjoys matcha lattes, trying new restaurants, and spending time with her Weiner dog named Ham.
Tanisha Seraj, High School Student
City Honors School, Buffalo, NY
Tanisha is a high school student at City Honors School who has joined the lab as an intern to enhance her learning about cancer research.
Outside the lab, she enjoys crafting, crocheting, and hanging out with friends.
Contact the Dasgupta Lab
Email: Subhamoy.Dasgupta@RoswellPark.org
Phone: 716-845-2461 or 716-845-2462
Lab Location: Center for Genetics & Pharmacology (CGP) L3-101- 106
Department of Cell Stress Biology
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Elm and Carlton Streets
Buffalo, NY 14263