Current Lab Members
Behnam Nabet, PhD
Additional Appointments:
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington
Affiliate Member, Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington
Member, The Center for Metastatic Research eXcellence, Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Member, Translational Data Science Integrated Research Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Education:
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
PhD, Northwestern University
BA, University of Pennsylvania
Brandon Czowski, PhD
Education:
PhD, University of Notre Dame
BS, Grand Valley State University
David English, PhD
Education:
PhD, University of Leicester
MS, University of Leicester
BS, University of Leicester
Funding:
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Saurav Kumar, PhD
Education:
PhD, Indian Institute of Science
MS, Banaras Hindu University
BS, Marwari College
Funding:
Hartwell Innovation Fund – Swim Across America Grant
Annabel Olson, PhD
Education:
PhD, University of Nebraska
BA, Concordia College
Funding:
Diseases of Public Health Importance Training Program T32
Pathogen-Associated Malignancies IRC Pilot Grant
Pathogen-Associated Malignancies IRC New Technology Grant
Ivan Florentino, BS
Education:
BS, University of California, San Diego
Funding:
Pharmacological Sciences Training Program T32
Joy Chen, BS
Education:
BS, University of Washington
Funding:
Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Levinson Emerging Scholars Award
Mia Donald-Paladino, BS
Education:
BS, University of Washington
Jasmine Gonzalez
Education:
BA, University of Washington
Former Lab Members: Where They Went Next
Research Technicians
Christina Kuismi – 2022-2025 Postbaccalaureate Scholar, Research Technician – University of California, Berkeley PhD Candidate.
Eriko Koide – 2019-2021 Research Technician (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) – Rockefeller University PhD Candidate.
Mikaela Mohardt – 2018-2020 Research Technician (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) – University of Vermont Medical Student.
Interns
Paige Edwards – 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) intern – Western Washington University Undergraduate Student.
Denise Garcia Estrada – 2025 Pathways Undergraduate Researcher – University of Washington Undergraduate Student.
Jorge Galarza Prieto – 2023 Graduate Student Intern (CRI-G program) – New Mexico State University Ph.D. Candidate.
Aayush Muthuswamy – 2023 High School Intern – Brown University Undergraduate Student.
Akshay Vakharia – 2023 High School Intern – Brown University Undergraduate Student.
Undergraduate Students
Samaira Bakshi - 2024-2025 Undergraduate Researcher - University of Washington Undergraduate Student.