Research groups
Sophia M. Abusamra
DPhil Student
- Clarendon Scholar
I am a DPhil candidate and Clarendon Scholar within the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS). I am a part of the Bone Oncology Group (NDORMS/NDS), Oxford Prostate Cancer Biology Group (NDS), and Davis Group (Dept. of Chemistry). Furthermore, I am co-supervised by Claire Edwards (NDS/NDORMS), Alastair Lamb (Barts Cancer Institute, QMUL), Ian Mills (NDS), Todd M. Morgan (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), and Jason Davis (Dept. of Chemistry). My research centers around prostate cancer metastasis and circulating tumour cell isolation methodology.
My broad research areas of interest include cancer biomarkers, circulating tumour cells, cancer genetics, and prostate cancer.
Recent publications
0594 Drug-testing in patient-derived renal cell carcinoma organoids reveals pathways of vulnerability and resistance
Journal article
Steven M. et al, (2026), European Urology, 89, S1 - S2
Circulating tumour cells as a window into lethality in prostate cancer.
Journal article
Abusamra SM. et al, (2026), Nat Rev Urol
Integrating multi-omic datasets investigating stress response biology decodes prostate cancer dynamic disease progression and places IRE1 activity at the epicentre of acquired treatment resistance
Journal article
Doultsinos D. et al, (2026), CANCER RESEARCH, 86
IRE1 activity regulates tumour and microenvironment cell lineage states while stratifying localised and metastatic prostate cancer
Preprint
Doultsinos D. et al, (2025)
Quality of English- and Spanish-language online content about prostate cancer genetics: Insights into potential contributors to prostate cancer disparities.
Journal article
Abusamra SM. et al, (2025), BJUI Compass, 6
Colleges
Publications
The Integrated On-chip Isolation and Detection of Circulating Tumour Cells
Sophia Marie Abusamra, Robert Barber, Mohamed Sharafeldin, Claire M. Edwards and Jason J Davis
Sensors & Diagnostics March 2024
Satisfaction With Clinician-Led Germline Genetic Counseling in Patients With Prostate Cancer
Sophia M. Abusamra, Marissa A. Solorzano, ... Zachery R. Reichert, and Todd M. Morgan
The Journal of Urology 208(5):1007-1017 Nov 2022
Reichert, Z.R.; Kasputis, T.; Nallandhighal, S.; Abusamra, ... Morgan, T. M.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(1):4 Dec 2021