Dr. Farhana Runa is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Developmental Oncogene Laboratory at California State University. Her research interest is in understanding the pathology of pancreatic cancer progression in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Dr. Runa obtained diversified research backgrounds and skills throughout her academic training and professional development. She obtained an M.S. from the University of Arizona and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University, where she explored the state of the multinuclear condition of filamentous fungi. She has also contributed to the rapid diagnosis of mycobacterium tuberculosis in Bangladesh through her M.S. research from the University of Dhaka. Her current research will advance the finding of functional target candidates to develop early diagnostic biomarkers or treat aggressive cancer in the pancreas.