Shanta Dhar, Ph.D., assistant director of Technology and Innovation at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
Her research focuses on ways to overcome barriers to precisely target mitochondria – the part of each cell that generates the energy needed for biochemical reactions. Her inventions and innovative contributions in nanomedicine, mitochondria-targeted drug delivery, and platinum-based prodrugs help guide targeted therapies in cancer and other diseases.
Dhar, an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is a full member of Sylvester’s Translational and Clinical Oncology Program and co-leader of the Engineering Cancer Cure Program.
