Dr. Shafiq Syed, a Cancer Institute New South Wales (CINSW) Early Career Fellow, is also a Lecturer at the University of Newcastle (UoN). Originally trained in Veterinary Medicine, he obtained a Master of Biotechnology and a PhD in Uterine Biology (2018) from UoN. His unique UoN research program integrates mathematical principles, nanotechnology, and stem cell biology to understand gynaecological disorders, with support from competitive national funding organizations. His expertise in stem cell biology is evident through landmark papers in Cell Stem Cell, Cell Rep Med, and Cell Rep, where he discovered fallopian, vaginal, and endometrial stem cells. With 25 published papers (12 in the last 5 years; FWCI 1.93; 30.7 citations/publication), his research has been featured in Research Australia's top 15 nationwide innovations and recognized with numerous awards, editorial board memberships for prestigious journals, and requests to review high-impact journal manuscripts.