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Publications, press & photos

Peer-reviewed and student research on secretory mitophagy and extracellular vesicles in cancer, features on my work in medicine, and a gallery of moments from the lab, the clinic, and the field.

Publications

Research

1. Peer-reviewed

   Secretory Mitophagy: An Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Adaptive Mechanism for Cancer Cell Survival Under Oxidative Stress

   Gade P, Rojas Rivera AV, Hasanzadah L, Strompf S, Philipson T, Gadziala M, Tyagi A, Bandam A, et al.

   Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · 2025 · Vol. 12, 1490902

2. Secretory Mitophagy: A New Target for Ovarian Cancer Drug Resistance

   Tyagi A, Bandam A, Gabbireddy R, Rojas A, Gade P, Howard M, Liotta L

   Journal of Student-Scientists' Research · 2024 · Vol. 6

3. Secretory Mitophagy Is a Novel Pro-Survival and Pro-Growth Mechanism for Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Cancers

   Bandam A, Tyagi A, Gabbireddy R, Rojas A, Gade P, Howard M, Liotta L

   Journal of Student-Scientists' Research · 2024 · Vol. 6

4. PINK-1 Containing Extracellular Vesicles: A New Molecular Measurement of Mitochondrial Health and Tumor Growth

   Gabbireddy R, Bandam A, Tyagi A, Rojas A, Hasanzadah L, Gade P, et al.

   Journal of Student-Scientists' Research · 2024 · Vol. 6

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Press

In the news

When a student becomes your caregiver

A first-year UVA student’s busy path toward medicine leads to a surprising encounter — caring for a former professor on the neurology unit. (UVA Today)

UVA Today · March 2026

Gallery

Behind the work