Post by Sanford Burnham Prebys

Spotlight on Nilofer Sayed, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in Debanjan Dhar's lab. Nilofer studies a liver condition called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, or MASH, with a focus on how it progresses into more severe disease. Her work centers on a key immune cell population in the liver called macrophages. Nilofer says "I believe that what I am researching has great potential to one day reach and help patients in the clinic. Once we can clarify the targets and the mechanisms, we will be able to test peptides or small molecules that modify the targets in order to inhibit the progression of the disease." Nilofer is featured in our Postdoc Profile series, highlighting the scientists driving discovery forward. Explore her story and the full series:  https://lnkd.in/gS32G7bn