Research
My research in oncology and immuno-oncology has produced peer-reviewed publications, manuscripts under review, and presentations at the field's leading conferences — ASH, ASCO, ASHG, and AACR. That same rigor for interrogating primary data and biological mechanism is what I bring to biotech and life sciences equity research: ready to dig into the science behind the next investment thesis.
Peer Reviewed
- Alshehri S, Pavlovič T, Farsinejad S, Behboodi P, et al. Extracellular Matrix Modulates Outgrowth Dynamics in Ovarian Cancer. Advanced Biology, 2022.
- Iwanicki M, Pavlovic T, Behboodi P. Engineering Approaches in Ovarian Cancer Cell Culture. Engineering and Physical Approaches to Cancer, Current Cancer Research, Springer, Cham, 2023.
- Arab M, Behboodi P, et al. Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Biocompatibility of Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds by Magnesium and Titanium Oxides for Bone Tissue Applications. Heliyon, 2024.
- Aziz M, Behboodi P, Lee W. Assessing Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity Against Multiple Myeloma Cells with IL-6 and sIL-6R. Journal of Student Research, 2024. Read paper (PDF)
- Bokaii Hosseini Z, Rajabi F, Morovatshoar R, Ashrafpour M, Behboodi P, et al. Downregulation of LPAR1 Promotes Invasive Behavior in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Cells. Cancer Informatics, 2024.
Under Review
- Samimi S*, Behboodi P*, Bariana M, Varkey A, Cassella E, Anuncio SA, Arun A, Siegel DS, Salas M, Castano A, Tycko B, Lee WY, Zakrzewski JL. Activation of the MIF–CD74–AKT Pathway by Endothelial Cells Promotes Myeloma Growth and Limits NK Cell–Mediated Killing. HemaSphere, submitted 2026. Read submitted manuscript (PDF) Request draft
*Co-first authors.
Manuscripts in Preparation
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Behboodi P*, Samimi S*, Castano A, Colorado I, Rigo M, Salas M, Tariq M, Feinman R, Zakrzewski JL, Lee W, Tycko B. Osteoblast–Myeloma Crosstalk Drives Trophic Interferon Pathway Signaling and Chemokines in Multiple Myeloma.
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Behboodi P, Alberca Doto C, Madrid A, Castano A, Salas M, Tariq M, Cummins A, Zhou A, Sarkar R, Kobbe R, Di Palma Grisi J, Hillengass J, Slade M, Parekh S, Lagana A, Biran N, Chow K, Siegel D, Feinman R, Sucheston-Campbell L, Tycko B. Mechanisms and Biological Roles of Allele-Specific DNA Methylation in Multiple Myeloma.
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Behboodi P, Heduvor P, Pavlovič T, Salas M, Sarkar D, Tycko B, Iwanicki M. Chronic Low-Dose PFOS Exposure Alters the Transcriptome and DNA Methylome of Human Fallopian Tube Epithelial Cells.
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Conference Presentations
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Mechanisms and Biological Roles of Allele-Specific DNA Methylation in Multiple Myeloma
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MACROD2 and CDKN2A in Multiple Myeloma: Insights to Germline Susceptibility and Cytogenetic Risk from Long-Read Nanopore Sequencing
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Effects of PFAS on DNA Methylation at Human Cancer Susceptibility Loci
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Optimizing Multiple Myeloma Treatment Approaches by Elucidating Tumor–Stroma Interactions in the Bone Marrow Microenvironment
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Optimizing Multiple Myeloma Treatment
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Allele-Specific Methylation Mapping and CRISPR Mutagenesis Identify Functional Chromatin-Regulating SNPs (rSNPs) in Disease Risk Loci
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Development of Human Systems for Genetic Disease Modeling, Drug Development and New Biology
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Extracellular Matrix Modulates Outgrowth Dynamics in Ovarian Cancer
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