Thazin Nwe Aung, PhD

Dr. Thazin Nwe Aung earned her PhD in Bioinformatics, Genetics, Genomics, and Evolution from the University of Adelaide, Australia, in 2019. She leads research at the intersection of computational pathology, machine learning, spatial biology, and cancer immune-oncology. Her work focuses on understanding the tumor immune microenvironment in melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, head and neck cancer, and triple-negative breast cancer, with the goal of developing predictive tools for treatment response and resistance.

Dr. Aung is the recipient of the Robert E. Leet and Clara Guthrie Patterson Trust Mentored Research Grant, the Tower Cancer Research Foundation Career Development Grant, and the Lion Heart Foundation Pilot Grant, which support her application of machine learning to spatial biology, with a focus on predictive modeling in head and neck and triple-negative breast cancers. These projects aim to bridge high-dimensional molecular profiling with clinical practice, ultimately informing patient selection for targeted therapies. Through close collaboration with clinical and computational teams, she is developing approaches that integrate data science with translational oncology, advancing the role of AI-driven tools in cancer research and patient care.