Homma M. Khosroyani, PhD (she/her/hers)

Postdoctoral Scholar
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Homma M. Khosroyani is currently a postdoctoral scholar in the research group of Dr. Michael Heinrich at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. She received her B.S. degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the University of Washington in 2016 and her PhD in Cancer Biology from Oregon Health and Science University in September 2025. In the Heinrich lab, she studies the mechanisms of drug resistance in order to provide insight on the treatment strategies for PDGFRA-mutant gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) patients.

Poster(s):

• (P 181) THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL PDGFRA RESISTANCE MUTATION IN A RECURRENT KIT-MUTANT GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR (GIST)

• (P 182) USING IN VITRO MODELS TO PREDICT IMATINIB RESPONSES OF PDGFRA EXON 18-MUTANT GIST