Kayla Heney

As of September 2019, Kayla Heney is an MSc student in the lab of Dr. IR Watson at McGill University. Kayla performs research in biochemistry, cell biology and toxicology. Her current project in the lab is focused on characterizing oncogenic signaling proteins involved in the initiation, progression and metastasis of melanoma. The goal of the project is to identify potent small-molecule inhibitors to treat the various cancers, with a focus on targeting oncogenic RAS.