Payel Ganguly

Payel Ganguly, Ph.D., is a Cell Biology Education Fellow at Harvard Medical School (HMS), affiliated with the Department of Cell Biology. Their research focuses on molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases and cancer, leveraging Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism. Key interests include cAMP/PKA signaling pathways, PTEN gene variants, and functional analysis of human disease-associated mutations. Ganguly's work integrates genetic, biochemical, and cellular approaches to uncover disease mechanisms.

Publications highlight studies on TDP-43 aggregation in neurodegeneration, PTEN variant functionalization in cancer, and scalable Drosophila assays for clinical variant interpretation. Recent work emphasizes translational applications of model organisms. No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided information.

Advising and grant activities are not detailed here, though their role as an Education Fellow likely involves teaching and training initiatives. Affiliated with Harvard Medical School’s Longwood campus (Dept. of Cell Biology, LHRRB 314).