Dr. Vaseva obtained Master’s degree in molecular biology at Sofia University, Bulgaria. Subsequently she obtained PhD at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Dr. Vaseva is passionate about pediatric cancers research and hopes that the research in her laboratory will help bring forward much needed next-generation therapies for children affected by cancer. The research in Vaseva lab focuses on defining novel targeted therapies for pediatric cancer with oncogenic alterations in RAS signaling pathways. Dr. Vaseva has been awarded several prestigious awards such as National Cancer Institute MERIT award, Department of Defense Neurofibromatosis Research Program New Investigator Award, and Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation R-accelerated award.