Sukhbir Kaur, Staff Scientist, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Dr. Kaur obtained her Ph.D. from Guru Nanak Dev University (Punjab, India) and her post-doctoral fellowship training at Genome Technology branch (NHGR1) where she developed her interest in miRNAs and non-coding RNAs. Later, she became a staff scientist in Biochemical Pathology Section, where she expertise her research in area of extracellular vesicles (Exosomes). Dr. Kaur discovered that CD47, which is known as the “don’t eat me” signal and which is upregulated in many cancers, is also present on exosomes. Her major interest is to explore the role of exosome associated CD47 in breast and prostate cancers. Dr. Kaur has received many awards, including the Director's Innovation Award, the NIH Mentoring Award, and technology transfer awards. She serves on numerous Review panel Groups and co-author of more than 40 scientific publications.