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Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath)
2013 Royal College of Pathologists
Education
University of Glasgow
Ph.D.
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Residency Program
1991
Affiliations
- Friends of Researchers in the Indian Subcontinent (FRIS Charity)
Media Appearances
DCG researchers discover mutated protein, breast cancer link
Augusta University News online
2025-04-16
“This research opens new avenues for understanding cancer stem cell behavior,” said Andrew Yeudall, PhD, professor and chair of DCG’s Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences. “By studying how changes in vimentin impact cells, we were able to identify a key switch that drives these cells toward a more aggressive, stem-like state. This behavior is likely to make them more resistant to treatment and increase the risk of recurrence and spread.”
A Single Amino Acid Change Makes Breast Cancer Cells More Aggressive
Technology Networks online
2025-02-11
A team of researchers led by Professor Ahmad Waseem and Dr. Saima Usman from the Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine, in collaboration with Andrew Yeudall, professor of oral biology in the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University, have discovered how a small change in the vimentin protein can make breast cancer more aggressive. The research, published today in eLife, showed that modifying a specific amino acid cysteine to serine residue at position 328 in vimentin disrupted the protein’s interaction with the cell's structural network.
Articles
A single cysteine residue in vimentin regulates long non-coding RNA XIST to suppress epithelial-mesenchymal transition and stemness in breast cancer
eLife2025
Suppression of SIGMAR1 hinders oral cancer cell growth via modulation of mitochondrial Ca2+ dynamics
Molecular Biology Reports2025
Liposomes-Encapsulating Double-Stranded Nucleic Acid (Poly I:C) for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment
ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science2024
Current trends on prevalence, risk factors and prevention of oral cancer
Frontiers in Oral Health2024
Inhalant Cannabidiol Inhibits Glioblastoma Progression Through Regulation of Tumor Microenvironment
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research2023
