Publications
This page brings together my academic publications, thesis, book contributions, preprints, policy writing, public scholarship, and selected creative work.
Thesis
- Mobilization of Procollagen and Lysosomes during Osteoblast Stimulation with Ascorbic Acid, 2012, UofT Library.
Peer-reviewed research papers
My peer-reviewed publications are generated from PubMed.
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Book chapters
| Year |
Contribution |
Source |
| 2025 |
Contributor to twenty chapters in Autophagy, Apoptosis and Ferroptosis in Oncology |
World Scientific, pages 1–747 |
| 2023 |
Contributor to three chapters in Non-coding RNA Transcripts in Cancer Therapy: Pre-clinical & Clinical Implications |
WorldCat |
| 2017 |
Contributor to two chapters in Tumor Dormancy & Recurrence |
Springer, pages 17–29 and 51–60 |
View chapter list for Autophagy, Apoptosis and Ferroptosis in Oncology
| Chapter |
Pages |
| Autophagy: Basics and Role in Pathological Diseases |
1–30 |
| Autophagy Mechanism in Cancer: Overall View and Recent Advances |
31–58 |
| Autophagy in the Regulation of Cancer Proliferation |
59–81 |
| Autophagy in the Regulation of Cancer Metastasis |
83–112 |
| Autophagy in the Regulation of Drug Resistance |
113–141 |
| Autophagy in the Regulation of Radio-Resistance |
143–173 |
| Non-Coding RNAs in the Regulation of Autophagy |
175–208 |
| Autophagy and Cancer Stem Cells |
209–235 |
| Nanoparticles in the Regulation of Autophagy for Cancer Therapy |
237–263 |
| Apoptosis: Basics and Role in Pathological Diseases |
265–315 |
| Apoptosis Mechanism in Cancer: Overview and Recent Advances |
317–377 |
| Apoptosis and Autophagy Interaction in Cancer |
379–432 |
| Apoptosis and Cancer Drug Resistance |
433–467 |
| Apoptosis and Cancer Radio-Resistance |
469–502 |
| Non-Coding RNAs in the Regulation of Apoptosis in Cancer |
503–565 |
| Natural Products in the Treatment of Cancer by Targeting Apoptosis |
567–604 |
| Nanoparticles in the Stimulation of Apoptosis in Cancer Therapy |
605–635 |
| Ferroptosis: Basics and Role in Pathological Diseases |
637–670 |
| Ferroptosis Mechanism in Cancer: An Overview of Resistance Mechanisms |
671–708 |
| Ferroptosis and Autophagy Interactions in Cancer |
709–747 |
View chapter list for Non-coding RNA Transcripts in Cancer Therapy: Pre-clinical & Clinical Implications
| Chapter |
Pages |
| MicroRNAs (miRNAs) in Cancer Proliferation: Molecular Interactions and Possible Therapeutic Targets |
start page 1 |
| MicroRNAs (miRNAs) in Cancer Metastasis: Molecular Interactions and Possible Therapeutic Targets |
start page 29 |
| Long Non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in Cancer Proliferation: Molecular Interactions and Possible Therapeutic Targets |
start page 103 |
View chapter list for Tumor Dormancy & Recurrence
| Chapter |
Pages |
| Biological and Clinical Evidence for Metabolic Dormancy in Solid Tumors Post Therapy |
17–29 |
| Immuno-oncology of Dormant Tumours |
51–60 |
Preprints & reviews
| Year |
Title |
Source |
| 2021 |
Influence of Fara-darmani Consciousness Field on Bacterial Population Growth |
bioRxiv  |
| 2020 |
Global Analysis of Human SARS-CoV-2 Infection & Host-Virus Interaction |
BioHackrXiv  |
| 2018 |
Expression & Regulation of Chondroitin Sulfate in Prostate Cancer |
American Association for Cancer Research |
| 2018 |
Integrated Multi-omics Molecular Subtyping Predicts Therapeutic Vulnerability in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma |
bioRxiv  |
| 2015 |
Organelles Enter the Game of Aging Related Aggregation & Retention of Misfolded Proteins |
Journal of Postdoctoral Research PDJ |
| 2014 |
Protein Turnover: To Self-Eat or Not to Self-Eat, That’s the Question |
Journal of Postdoctoral Research, PDJ |
| 2014 |
YAP/TAZ Join the Play with β-Catenin to Orchestrate Wnt Signaling |
Journal of Postdoctoral Research, PDJ |
| 2014 |
Can Aging Be Reversed? |
Journal of Postdoctoral Research, PDJ |
| 2014 |
Cancer-Associated PTEN: Structural & Functional Characterization |
Journal of Postdoctoral Research, PDJ |
Policy perspectives
| Year |
Title |
Source |
| 2020 |
Healthwiser: Monitoring & evaluation of surgical outcomes |
Human Health & Services Library at the BC Ministry of Health, BC-Gov |
| 2020 |
Boosting the volume & speed of genetic sequencing comes with challenges |
iPolitics |
| 2020 |
Coronavirus shining a spotlight on homo sapiens |
Canadian Science Policy Centre, Editorial |
| 2020 |
Limiting the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian postdoctoral scholars |
Canadian Science Policy Centre, Editorial |
| 2020 |
The Frontiers of DNA Regulation: Developing a National Policy Framework Encouraging Transparency, Security, & Cost-efficiency of Genetic Technology & Data |
Policy Memo, Journal of Science Policy & Governance |
Essays & commentary
| Year | Title | Source |
|:—|:—|:—|
| 2022 | On the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran | The Conversation |
| 2020 | To code or not to code | Data Driven Investor |
| 2019 | Hacking Disease & Death | Medium |
| 2019 | From messy to tidy: the case for a data science workflow | Data Driven Investor |
| 2018 | Disruption by Design | Data Driven Investor |
| 2018 | Technical Considerations for Longitudinal Data Analyses | Data Driven Investor |
| 2018 | Menu for preparing data & serving it cold | Data Driven Investor |
| 2018 | Metacognition in the Data Age | Data Driven Investor |
| 2018 | Data Renaissance: Creating Data-driven Cultures | Data Driven Investor |
| 2014 | Many Career Paths for PhDs | UCSF Synapse |
Creative works
