Dr. Cansu Karakas is an Assistant Professor, with subspecialty expertise in Breast Pathology. Her academic career spans notable institutions such as MD Anderson Cancer Center and (2010–2017) and NYU (2017-2018). She is passionate about research with a focus on HER2-driven breast cancers, artificial intelligence (AI) applications in breast cancer and identifying resistance mechanisms to guide novel, personalized therapeutic strategies in breast cancer.
Home Department: Immunology
Faculty Advisor: Michael Angelo
Talk Title: Multi-dimensional longitudinal spatial profiling reveals dynamic ART-linked lymphoid tissue remodeling in SIV infection
Event: 2025 Keystone Symposia - HIV Cure: Antiretroviral Therapy-Free Control of HIV Infection
Home Department: Immunology
Faculty Advisor: Nima Aghaeepour
Talk Title: Multiomics modeling of preterm birth in low- and middle-income countries
Event: 69th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation - Camilo received an Underrepresented Minority Registration Award by the SRI board.
Home Department: Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dominique Bergmann
Talk Title: Flexible lineage trajectory dynamics within the developing leaf
Event: Plant Biology Worldwide Summit 2021
Supported by The Matthew Frank Family
