Team

Tina Termini, PhD

Tina Termini, PhD

Assistant Professor, Translational Science and Therapeutics Division, Fred Hutch
Affiliate, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutch
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington
Member, Immunotherapy Integrated Research Center (IIRC), Fred Hutch

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

Matt Hagen, PhD

Staff Scientist
Alex Donny

Alex Donny

Graduate Student, University of Washington Genome Sciences Program

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

Alex Hastie

Research Technician II

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

Taylor Billings, MS

Research Technician

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

Czarin Isabelle Dela Cruz

Lab Aide

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

Kelsey Woodruff

Kelsey Woodruff

Graduate Student, University of Washington MCB Program

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

Isabella Alves

Postbaccalaureate Scholar

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

Deena Benmouloud

UW/Fred Hutch T-RECS Postbaccalaureate Scholar

Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Olympia, WA
Research interests: Tissue-specific cell biology
Funding: UW Medicine and American Cancer Society
Favorite food: Persian Koobideh or steak frites
Hobbies: Baking/cooking, tennis, yoga, and travel