Translational Medicine and Oncologists Meet

Khatja Batool graduated with her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Gulf Medical University, UAE. She started her research at UIC-Chicago, IL where she studied the effects of nitric oxide in cancer stem-cell lines. Additionally, she is a certified expert in Botulinum Toxin, Dermal Fillers and Facial reconstruction. Her distinguished efforts led her to be a part of the organizing committee at the 43rd ISOBM annual conference in Chicago, IL which was attended by Nobel laureate Dr. Ferid Murad and other well-known scientists. She has also had her works published in research journals such as Tumor Biology. Furthermore, Khatja is on the reviewer board for international journals like Tumor Biology and JCMT, Board member at Oncomarks.org and a member of professional societies like ASCO and ISOBM. She has an active interest in oncology research especially in the studies of nitric oxide and telomerase shortening in cancer stem cells.