Each month we highlight one of our MSTP students. This month's highlight is:
Tasfia Haque
Area of Study: Biomedical sciences
Hometown: Bronx, New York
Academics
Research interests
- Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer
- Cancer Signaling and Pathways
- Cancer Drug Discovery and Immunotherapy
- RNA Biology
Awards
- Ohio State University Dean's Distinguished Graduate Enrichment Fellowship, 2023
- Stony Brook University’s Dean List, 2019-2023
- Stony Brook University’s Lisa and Richard Gelfond Scholarship for Leadership, 2021
- Stony Brook Academic Achievement Award, 2021
Long term goals/ aspirations
- In the future, I hope to become a physician-scientist that uses my research and MSTP training to give my patients the best health outcomes possible. I also hope that my future research can advance the medical field with new findings and treatments for cancers that are currently difficult to cure. I would also love to start and direct my own nonprofit organization to improve access to healthcare.
Post MSTP Training dream job
- I would love to become a physician-scientist at a large academic medical center, pursuing translational research to uncover the mechanisms behind and develop novel therapeutics for different cancers, and in turn, applying this research to give my future patients the best health outcomes I can.
Fun Facts
What you enjoy outside of school
I enjoy spending time with my friends and family, painting, traveling, cooking, listening to music and podcasts, visiting different museums, and going on nature walks in parks.
A talent you have always wanted
I have always wanted to learn how to play the piano.
Favorite book
I recently read Michelle Obama’s The Light We Carry, and I thought it was a wonderful book on how to stay optimistic and turn hardships into strengths.
Favorite quote
One of my favorites quotes that I strive to live by daily is “when we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves,” by William Arthur Ward.
Can’t live without
Family, friends, and music.
If you weren’t in MSTP, what would you be doing now?
I would definitely still be interested in a career where I could work closely with and help people. I would try to find a career that would continue to foster my interests in both medicine and research. If I had to pick something in a different field, I would consider exploring law as it relates to public health and bioethics.