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Aygun Azadova

Community Fellow
School of Life Sciences
 Aygun Azadova

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Biography

I am an Honorary Fellow in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Essex. My research interests are targetting steroid receptor signalling in diagnosing and treating cancer disease, the application of data science and machine learning in cancer research. Previously, I worked as a Lecturer in Biology, RA & Specialist Technician at Essex. I hold my PhD in Molecular Medicine and Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice (PG CHEP) from the University of Essex. I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). I was awarded Excellence in Education Award 2024.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Molecular Medicine University of Essex,

  • MSc in Molecular Biology University of Debrecen,

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice (PGCHEP) University of Essex,

Appointments

Other academic

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), University of Essex (2/7/2024 - present)

  • Lecturer, University of Essex (7/10/2023 - 31/7/2025)

Publications

Publications (3)

Brooke, G., Culley, R., Leach, D., Latonen, L., Rees, E., Alkheilewi, M., Pine, A., Fioretti, F., Reader, C., Azadova, A., Powell, S., Reebye, V., Waxman, J., Visakorpi, T. and Bevan, C., (2025). Disruption of androgen receptor-cofactor interactions by the RNA-binding protein FUS/TLS alters androgen signalling in prostate cancer

Cronin, R., Azadova, A., Marco, A., Laissue, PP., Brooke, GN. and Prischi, F., (2024). The p90 Ribosomal S6 Kinases 2 and 4 promote Prostate Cancer cell proliferation in androgen-dependent and independent ways

Azadova, A., Ekperuoh, A., Brooke, GN. and Marco, A., (2024). Analysis of coding gene expression from small RNA sequencing

Journal articles (3)

Brooke, GN., Leach, DA., Culley, RL., Azadova, A., Latonen, L., Rees, E., Alkheilewi, MA., Pine, AC., Fioretti, FM., Reader, CS., Powell, SM., Reebye, V., Waxman, J., Visakorpi, T. and Bevan, CL., (2026). Disruption of androgen receptor-cofactor interactions by the RNA-binding protein FUS/TLS alters androgen signalling in prostate cancer. Oncogene. 45 (8), 757-773

Azadova, A., Ekperuoh, A., Brooke, GN. and Marco, A., (2026). Analysis of coding gene expression from small RNA sequencing. Genome Research

Azadova, A., Brooke, G. and Marco, A., (2024). Abstract LB335: Steroid receptor cross-talk in breast cancer. Cancer Research. 84 (7_Supplement), LB335-LB335

Contact

a.azadova@essex.ac.uk

Location:

Colchester Campus