Lab Members

David MacPherson, PhD

David MacPherson, PhD

Title: 
Professor, Human Biology Division
Professor, Public Health Sciences Division
Vinh Bui and Tram Le Endowed Chair for Lung Cancer
Faculty Profile

Jackson Fatherree, PhD

Jackson Fatherree, PhD

Title: Post-doctoral Research Associate
Research focus: Tumor-immune interactions and determinants of immunotherapy response
Graduate studies: Ph.D. Cell, Molecular, & Developmental Biology, Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Undergraduate studies: B.S. Microbiology, UC Santa Barbara
Hometown: Napa, California
Favorite food: Ancho chile pozole
Favorite musical artist: depends on the day
Hobbies/Activities: rock climbing, guitar, cooking
Fun fact: Misses the Boston winter more than the Santa Barbara summer.

Scott Best, PhD

Scott Best, PhD

Title: Post-doctoral Research Associate

Kelly Heard

Kelly Heard

Title: MCB Graduate Student

Alex Doan

Alex Doan

Title: MSTP Graduate Student
Research focus: SCLC immunotherapy, glyco-immunology
Undergraduate studies: B.S. Biology (with honors), Stanford University
Hometown: Medford, Oregon
Favorite food: Hotpot
Favorite musical artist: Ryan Tedder
Hobbies/Activities: playing board/card games, cooking, crabbing, trying new coffeeshops
Fun fact: Is an aviation enthusiast and considered becoming a pilot.

Evan McDermot

Evan McDermot

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6257-9845
Title
: Genome Sciences Graduate Student
Research focus: Roles for SOX4 and other transcription factors in small cell lung cancer chemotherapy response.
Undergraduate studies: B.S. Neurobiology, University of Kansas
Hometown: Leawood, Kansas
Favorite food: Ramen
Favorite musical artist: Bring Me the Horizon
Hobbies/Activities: indoor soccer, softball, weight lifting, video games, trivia
Fun fact: Has seen a home game for all 30 MLB teams.

Cody Jenkins

Cody Jenkins

Title: M3D Graduate Student

Hannah Kerbyson

Hannah Kerbyson

Title: Postbaccalaureate Scholar

Sasha Barrera

Title: SURP Intern

James Adams

James Adams

Title: Research Administrator

Keerthi Manjunatha

Keerthi Manjunatha

Title: Undergraduate Research Assistant

Mallika Yalangi

Mallika Yalangi

Title: Undergraduate Research Assistant
Research focus: Cancer immunotherapy
Current undergraduate studies: B.S. Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology (MCD), University of Washington
Hometown: San Jose, California
Favorite food: Takoyaki
Favorite musical artist: The Marias/Clairo/TV Girl
Hobbies/Activities: Dance, painting, tennis, DIYing clothes (crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery), baking, viola, musical theater, camping/hiking
Fun fact: First language was Spanish, even though no one in her family speaks it.

Harpriya Bratch

Title: Undergraduate Research Assistant

 

 

Former Lab Members

Jae Heun Chung, MD, PhD

Jae Heun Chung, MD, PhD

Title: Post-doctoral Research Associate // Visiting Scientist
Research focus: Identifying potential drivers underlying SCLC chemoresistance using PDX and patient samples.
Hometown: Pusan, South Korea

Deyu (Leo) Li, MD, PhD

Deyu (Leo) Li, MD, PhD

Title: Post-doctoral Research Associate // Visiting Scientist