Q&A with 2024 Seed Grant Recipient: Narjess Ayati
Published on the 07 August 2024
Can you give a brief introduction?
I am a Nuclear Medicine specialist at St Vincent鈥檚 Hospital Sydney, and a conjoint Associate Professor at UNSW. I am also the deputy chair of the Theranostics Subcommittee of ANZUP (The Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Clinical Trial Group).
As a clinician-researcher, my primary goal is to make meaningful contributions to improve the lives of patients affected by cancer.
Can you describe the research funded by the Cancer Theme?
My research project 鈥淒evelopment of Novel Treatment Response Criteria in Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) SPECT/CT for Optimizing 177Lu-PSMA radionuclide therapy in Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer鈥 funded by UNSW aims to pioneer a novel framework for response evaluation, developing an image-based criteria for predicting early treatment failure, facilitating personalized treatment, and ultimately enhancing patient outcomes in advanced prostate cancer.
We're always looking for a good book to read or show to stream. Any recommendations?
The book I am currently reading is 鈥淭he Daily Laws鈥 by Robert Greene. I also try to improve my knowledge in Islamic contents that guide me towards being a better human being.