Sita Kugel, PhD
Associate Professor
Human Biology Division, Fred Hutch
Dr. Sita Kugel studies pancreatic cancer, one of the most aggressive and deadly types of cancer. She works to understand the molecular changes that underpin different subtypes of pancreatic cancer and how these could be exploited to develop new targeted therapies. Dr. Kugel focuses on changes to DNA that affect how genes are turned on and off without altering the DNA sequence itself. She has developed several preclinical models of pancreatic cancer to test the consequences of these changes and potential therapies.
Other Appointments & Affiliations
Affiliate Investigator, Clinical Research Division, Fred HutchAffiliate Investigator
Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch
Education
PhD, Cancer Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2012
BSc, Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, 2005
"Being able to make a meaningful impact on cancer as a disease — I think that is an amazing thing to be able to focus on each day."
— Dr. Sita Kugel