Pinar Uysal-Onganer’s research experience involves a range of cell signaling mechanisms such as Wnt signaling, as well as the functional and molecular aspects of cancer. She has worked at Imperial College London for 9 years as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. She joined the University of Westminster in 2015 and is involved in teaching Molecular Science and Diagnostics, Principles of Molecular Medicine, Advance Cancer Biology, Medical Genetics in Practice, and Cell Signalling and Genetics modules at both UG and PG levels. Prior to that, she worked at the University of Bedfordshire for 3 years as a Senior Lecturer of Cell and Molecular Biology. She is an honorary Lecturer at Imperial College London and teaches the Cancer Biology Course (metastasis and tumour suppressor genes) there annually. She also gives ‘cancer stem cells lecture and Human Genome Project’ lectures annually at the University of Greenwich. She became a Senior Fellow of HEA in 2018 and a Reader in Molecular Biology in 2022. She has been actively involved in fund-raising activities with charities such as the Cancer Research UK, Pancreatic Cancer UK and the Prostate Cancer Charity (PCC). She is an Athena Swan Coordinator and Cancer Research Group Lead at the University of Westminster and runs STEMM activities for local schools.
