
Tina Termini, PhD
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Hometown: Silver Spring, Maryland
Research interests: Hematopoietic stem cell fate, microenvironment regeneration, growth factor organization
Favorite food: New Mexican green chile cheese fries
Hobbies: Playing the flute, baking (scones & biscuits are favorites)

Matt Hagen, PhD
Pronouns: any
Hometown: Torrance, CA
Research interests: Endothelial vascular biology
Favorite food: Coffee
Hobbies: Bicycling, knitting, talking to cats

Alex Donny
Pronouns: she/her/any
Hometown: Verona, Wisconsin
Research Interests: Stem cell fate
Funding: UW Genome Training Grant
Favorite food: Homemade sugo with focaccia
Hobbies: Hiking/camping, gaming, playing guitar, drawing, knitting

Alex Hastie
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Edinburgh, Scotland
Research interests: Harvesting / collecting samples
Favorite food: Pasta!
Hobbies: Playing/walking my dogs, Live music, UFC, Breweries

Taylor Billings, MS
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Hometown: Poulsbo, WA
Favorite food: Bratwurst and sauerkraut
Hobbies: Reading, hiking, cooking/baking

Czarin Isabelle Dela Cruz
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Hometown: Manila, Philippines
Favorite food: Sinigang (Filipino dish!)
Hobbies: Journaling, dancing, and watching romance anime

Kelsey Woodruff
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Hometown: Richmond, Indiana
Research interests: Acute myeloid leukemia, therapy resistance
Funding: 2024 NSF GRFP
Favorite food: Pork and cabbage dumplings
Hobbies: Baking, crocheting, going to concerts

Isabella Alves
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Puyallup, WA
Research interests: Cancer immunobiology
Funding: 2025-2026 Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation SPARK award
Favorite food: Pad see ew
Hobbies: Cooking, hanging out in the sun, music, dance

Diya Patel
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Hometown: Mukilteo, WA
Research interests: Acute myeloid leukemia, cell signaling mechanisms
Favorite food: Eggplant parmesan or enchiladas
Hobbies: Tennis, hiking, baking, traveling
Lab Alumni
Kayleigh Robichaux, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2024-2025
Avigail Salazar-Martinez
PLU Undergraduate Intern, 2025
Carli Newman
Damon Runyon SPARK Postbaccalaureate Scholar, 2024-2025
Cyd McKay
Research Technician, Animal Team, Mouse Colony Manager, 2022-2024
LaKeisha R Perkins
In vivo lab manager, 2024
Niki Setiawan
Research Technician III, 2022-2024
Nicole Nazzaro
Research Technician I, 2023
Margaret Murdoch
Pacific Lutheran University Undergraduate Intern, Summer 2023
Hiram Camarena
Fred Hutch Summer Undergrad Research Program (SURP) Intern, Summer 2023
Noor Kaur
High School Intern, 2022-2023