Khaing Hmon

Dr. Khaing Hmon is a Researcher affiliated with the UWA Medical School and the UWA Centre for Medical Research (affiliated with the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research), The University of Western Australia. She holds a PhD from Tsukuba University, Japan, focusing on plant genetics and Sorghum inflorescence genes. Her current work involves single-cell profiling of tumor samples for the Western Australian Cancer Single Cell Genomics Consortium, emphasizing transcriptomics and tumor microenvironment analysis. Her research spans oncology, plant genetics, and genomics, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals through medical and agricultural advancements.

Dr. Hmon’s expertise includes spatial transcriptomics of ovarian cancer subclones, heat stress tolerance in Brassica rapa, and photoperiodic flowering response in Amaranthus. She collaborates internationally and has published in high-impact journals like Nature Communications and Genes. Her work bridges plant genetics with medical oncology, exploring genetic mechanisms across biological systems.

Research highlights include identifying tumor-autocrine loops in ovarian cancer and discovering QTLs for stress tolerance in crops. She is part of the Systems Biology and Genomics Lab, leading innovative studies in single-cell genomics and cancer biology.