Lab Members

Faculty Profile

Research focus: Tumor-immune interactions and determinants of immunotherapy response
Graduate studies: PhD Cell, Molecular, & Developmental Biology, Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Undergraduate studies: BS 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.

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.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6257-9845
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.

Research focus: Tumor-immune interactions
Current undergraduate studies: BA Molecular and Cellular Biology, Vanderbilt University
Favorite food: Mussel pasta
Favorite musical artist: Lizzy McAlpine
Hobbies/Activities: Singing, baking, going to the movies
Fun fact: Has lived in 14 different places and counting.

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.

Research focus: Identifying potential drivers underlying SCLC chemoresistance using PDX and patient samples.
Hometown: Pusan, South Korea