Position
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Microbiology
Contact
Office:
Petch 260
Credentials
BSc (Goa University), MSc (Goa University), PhD (UBC)
Area of expertise
Circulating tumour DNA, prostate cancer clinical genomics, T cell biology, cytokine signaling
Research Interests
Dr. Fonseca’s lab studies the immune microenvironment of genetically distinct prostate tumors to understand why prostate cancer resists immunotherapy. By integrating genomic profiling and spatial imaging, her team investigates how aggressive tumors evade immune detection, using unique patient samples from provincial biobanks. Her research aims to identify genetic and immune biomarkers that predict patient outcomes and responses to immunotherapy in advanced prostate cancer. 
