Dr. Muhammed Murtaza is an Associate Professor within the Department of Surgery and Associate Director of the Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine.
His research interests include improving access to cutting-edge technology in cancer diagnostics (liquid biopsies) for patients in lower-income settings.
The Murtaza Lab is interested in furthering research around circulating and cell-free tumor DNA and RNA. More specifically how it can provide insights Into the tumor’s genome thus providing improvements to cancer care.