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Kimani Njoya

Kimani Njoya

Graduate Student

Program

Cell & Developmental Biology

Contact Information

knjoya@mcw.edu

Biography

Mentor: Daochun Sun, PhD
Year Entered MCW: 2021
Previous Education: BS, Biochemistry; minor, Music; Carroll University, Waukesha, WI, 2018

Research Interests

My research focuses on exploring the role of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) within the tumor microenvironment of plexiform neurofibromas associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Additionally, I am interested in investigating the contribution of TAMs in the progression of these benign tumors to malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs).

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