Priyanka Verma, PhD

Research Program Breast Cancer Research
Priyanka Verma

Researcher Background

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology, WashU Medicine

Training

  • 2013 - 2015: Postdoctoral Associate, Chemistry and Cell Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York
  • 2015 - 2021: Postdoctoral Researcher, Cancer Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Education

  • 2012: PhD, Biochemistry and Microbiology, National Institute of Immunology, India

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

Accurate replication and repair of DNA is vital for maintaining genomic integrity. Therefore, defects in these processes fuel cancer pathogenesis. Our research aims to understand how cancer cells maintain resilience to proliferate despite compromised DNA replication and repair processes. This knowledge can inform on cancer etiology, drug responses and new therapeutic vulnerabilities.

Targeting ALC1 can safely expand the therapeutic utility of PARP inhibitors across high-grade serous ovarian cancers.
Authors:

Aubuchon LN, Wong DH, Ramakrishnan NM, one or more additional authors omitted Verma P

Journal & Year:

bioRxiv • 2025

Phospho-RPA2 predicts response to platinum and PARP inhibitors in homologous recombination-proficient ovarian cancer.
Authors:

Schab A, Compadre A, Drexler R, one or more additional authors omitted Verma P, one or more additional authors omitted Mullen MM

Journal & Year:

J Clin Invest • 2025

Endogenous base damage as a driver of genomic instability in homologous recombination-deficient cancers.
Authors:

Aubuchon LN, Verma P

Journal & Year:

DNA Repair (Amst) • 2024

Nucleolytic processing of abasic sites underlies PARP inhibitor hypersensitivity in ALC1-deficient BRCA mutant cancer cells.
Authors:

Ramakrishnan N, Weaver TM, Aubuchon LN, one or more additional authors omitted Verma P

Journal & Year:

Nat Commun • 2024

A high-content flow cytometry and dual CRISPR-Cas9 based platform to quantify genetic interactions.
Authors:

Ramakrishnan N, Malachowski T, Verma P

Journal & Year:

Methods Cell Biol • 2024