Yong Lei, Ph.D.
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014 - 2019
Education: Ph.D. - The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Project: Targeted epigenomic editing in vivo
Position after leaving the lab: Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
Yung-Hsin Huang, Ph.D.
Position: Graduate student, Developmental Biology Program, 2014 - 2019
Education: B.S. - National Taiwan University
Project: The role of DNMT3A in gene regulation and multiple diseases
Position after leaving the lab: postdoctoral fellow, lab of Howard Chang, Stanford
Joanne Hsu, Ph.D.
Position: Graduate student, Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine, 2016 - 2019
Education: B.S. - University of Washington
Project: The role of PPM1D in clonal hematopoiesis and therapy-related myeloid neoplasms
Position after leaving the lab: M.D. student at ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú
Michael Gundry, Ph.D.
Position: M.D./Ph.D. student, Molecular and Human Genetics, 2015 - 2018
Education: B.S. - University of California San Diego
Project: The roles of DNMT3A and NPM1 in leukemogenesis
Position after leaving the lab: M.D. student at ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú
Yayun (Wendy) Zheng
Position: Sr. Research Assistant, 1999 - 2018
Position after leaving the lab: retired
Lorenzo Brunetti, M.D., Ph.D.
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, 2015 - 2018
Education: M.D. from Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, and Ph.D. from Università degli Studi di Perugia
Project: The role of DNMT3A in clonal and malignant hematopoiesis
Position after leaving the lab: Assistant Professor, Università degli Studi di Perugia
Xiaotian Zhang, Ph.D.
Position: Graduate student, Molecular and Human Genetics, 2011 - 2016
Education: B.S. - Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Project: Cooperation of DNA Methylation Regulators in Leukemogenesis
Position after leaving the lab: Van Andel Research Fellow, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI
Allison Rosen
Position: Research Assistant/Lab Manager, 2005 - 2016
Education: B.S. - Texas A&M, M.S. - Sam Houston State University
Position after leaving the lab: Project Coord, ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú
Allison Mayle, Ph.D.
Position: Graduate student, Molecular and Human Genetics, 2010 - 2015
Education: B.S. - Michigan State University, 2009
Project: DNMT3A and DNMT3B in hematopoietic stem cell homeostasis and malignancy
Position after leaving the lab: Postdoctoral Fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering (Lowe Lab)
Sean Cullen, M.D., Ph.D.
Position: M.D./Ph.D. student, Developmental Biology Program, 2011 - 2015
Education: B.S. - University of Notre Dame
Project: The role of DNMT3A and TET1 in maintaining DNA methylation in embryonic stem cells
Position after leaving the lab: Pediatrics Resident at New York Presbyterian Hospital
Liubin Yang, M.D., Ph.D.
Position: M.D./Ph.D. student, Molecular and Human Genetics, 2011 - 2014
Education: B.S. - Yale University, 2008
Project: Role of DNMT3A in leukemogenesis and DNA methylation in a murine model of leukemia
Position after leaving the lab: Residency Program in Internal Medicine at ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú
Min Luo, Ph.D.
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010-2014
Education: PhD from National University of Singapore
Project: Hematopoietic stem cell aging and non-coding RNAs
Position after leaving the lab: Chief Technology Officer at Bio-Gene Technology Co, Ltd. in Guangzhou China
Olive Eckstein, M.D.
Position: Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2012 – 2014
Education: M.D.
Project: Molecular basis of leukemia
Position after leaving the lab: Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú
Katherine King, M.D., Ph.D.
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2008-2013
Education: M.D./Ph.D. Washington University 2003
Project: Inflammatory regulation of hematopoietic stem cells
Position after leaving the lab: Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú
Grant Challen, Ph.D.
Position: Instructor, 2006 - 2012
Education Ph.D. - 2006 - University of Queensland
Project: Hematopoietic stem cell subtypes, role of Dnmt3a in hematopoiesis
Position after leaving the lab: Associate Professor in Hematology, Washington University, St. Louis
Aysegui Verim Ergen, Ph.D.
Position: Graduate student, Developmental Biology Program, 2007 - 2012
Education: B.Sc. – Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2004
M.S. – Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2006
Project: Aging in HSCs
Position after leaving the lab: postdoctoral fellow, lab of Andre Nussenzweig, National Institutes of Health
Fabian Zohren, M.D.
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow , 2009 - 2012
Education: M.D. - Heinrich-Heine University, Dusseldorf, Germany, 2004
Project: Lyl1 in T cell development
Position after leaving the lab: Associate Medical Director, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA
Maria Rosaria Imperato
Position: Predoctoral Fellow, 2010 - 2012
Education: B. Sc. 2005, M. Sc. 2007, University of Naples "Federico II," Italy
Project: HSCs and cancer
Position after leaving the lab: Research Associate, The University of Manchester, UK
Karen Lin, Ph.D.
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Immunology, 2003 - 2011
Education: B.S. – National Taiwan University, 2000
PhD -- ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú, 2010
Project: Identification of molecules regulating hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal
Position after leaving the lab: postdoctoral fellow, National Taiwan University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
George Souroullas, Ph.D.
Position: Graduate student, Molecular and Human Genetics, 2005 - 2011
Education: B.A. – Ohio Wesleyan University, 2004
PhD -- ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú, 2010
Project: Transcription factors involved in hematopoietic stem cell regulation
Position after leaving the lab: postdoctoral fellow, Sharpless lab, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chris Benton, M.D.
Position: MeRIT Scholars Program , 2007 - 2010
Education: M.D. – ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú, 2005
Project: Transcription factors involved in HSC regulation
Position after leaving the lab: Assistant Professor, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Olga Sirin, Ph.D.
Position: Graduate Student, 2004 - 2010
Education: B.S./M.S. – Umea University, Sweden, 2000
Project: Regulation of HSC quiescence
Position after leaving the lab: Clinical Trials Coordinator, Theradex, Europe
George Lukov, M.D., Ph.D.
Position: Postdoctoral Associate, 2005 - 2010
Education: M.D. - Higher Medical Institute - Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1997
Ph.D. - Brigham Young University, 2005
Project: Leukemia promoting role of bHLH transcription factors
Position after leaving the lab: Assistant Professor at Brigham Young University, Honolulu, HI
Rui (Mary) Mao
Position: Undergraduate intern, 2007 - 2010
Education: current undergraduate student at Rice University
Project: Hepatocyte regeneration via hematopoietic cells
Position after leaving the lab: Medical student at UT Southwestern
Shi-Hua Wu
Position: Undergraduate intern, 2009 - 2010
Project: Regulation of HSC proliferative response
Position after leaving the lab: Medical Student at UT Houston School of Medicine
Corinne Sonnet, Ph.D.
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, 2005 - 2009
Project: Skeletal muscle regeneration via cell therapy
Position after Leaving Lab: Research Associate at ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú
Nathan Boles, Ph.D.
Position: Graduate Student, CMB program, 2004 - 2010
Education: B.S. – University of South Alabama, 2003
Project: Discovering the intricacies of the hematopoietic stem cell niche
Position after leaving the lab: Assistant Professor, New York Neural Stem Cell Institute
Megan Tierney, Ph.D.
Position: M.D./Ph.D. Student, Molecular and Human Genetics, 2006 - 2009
Education: B.A. – Rice University, 2003
Project: Regulation of HSC differentiation and proliferative response
Position after Leaving Lab: Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Diego Vieyra, Ph.D.
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, 2003 - 2009
Project: Human stem cells in hematopoietic development and cell therapy
Position after Leaving Lab: Astellas Pharmaceuticals, Santa Monica CA
Lara Rossi, Ph.D.
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, 2006 - 2009
Project: Lineage specification of HSC
Position after Leaving Lab: Assistant Professor at the University of Bologna, Italy
Jonathan Berg, M.D., Ph.D.
Position: Assistant Professor, Molecular and Human Genetics, 2005 - 2009
Project: Chromatin modification in hematopoietic stem cells
Position after Leaving Lab: Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC
Alice Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Position: Assistant Professor, Pathology, 2005 - 2009
Project: Molecular analysis of hematopoietic stem cell differentiation
Position after Leaving Lab: Medical Director, Molecular Pathology Section, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Associate Medical Director, Blood Donor Program St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú
Andrew Sharabi, Ph.D.
Position: M.D./Ph.D. Student, Department of Immunology, 2007 - 2008
Project: Transcription factor regulation in progenitor populations / immune development
Position after Leaving Lab: Assistant Professor & Physician Scientist, Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Mehveen Merchant
Position: Project intern, 2005 - 2008
Project: Histology of the hematopoietic stem cell niche
Position after Leaving Lab: UT Southwestern medical student
Van Kumar
Position: Project intern, 2007 - 2008
Project: Regulation of HSC differentiation
Position after Leaving Lab: Undergraduate student at Rice University
Stuart Chambers, Ph.D.
Position: Graduate Student, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2002 - 2008
Project: Expression profiling and molecular analysis of hematopoietic stem cell aging
Position after Leaving Lab: Research Scientist, Neurona Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA.
David Weksberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Position: M.D./Ph.D. Student, Molecular and Human Genetics, 2004 - 2007
Project: Hematopoietic stem cell proliferation
Position after Leaving Lab: Radiation-Oncologist at Pinnacle Health Cancer Care, Harrisburg, PA
Luis Franco, M.D.
Position: Internal Medicine Resident, 2006 - 2007
Project: siRNA knockdown in HSC
Position after Leaving Lab: Fellow, ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú
Leslie Fogel
Position: Project Intern, 2005- 2007
Project: Signalling in HSC
Position after Leaving Lab: M.D./Ph.D. Program, Washington University in St. Louis
Max Yankelevich, M.D.
Position: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellow, 2004- 2006
Project: Hematopoietic stem cell niche interaction; gene expression of human hematopoietic stem cells and leukemias
Soichiro Fujiyama, Ph.D.
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, 2003 - 2005
Project: Cardiomyocyte differentiation from stem cells (Hematopoietic stem cells, bone marrow stem cells, and human embryonic stem cells)
Position after Leaving Lab: Internal Medicine, Tsurumiryokuchi Hospital, Japan
Emmanuel Volanakis, M.D.
Position: Postdoctoral fellow, 2004 – 2005
Project: Differential isoform expression in HSC
Position after Leaving Lab: Assistant Professor in Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Akil Merchant, M.D.
Position: Postdoctoral fellow, 2002 – 2005
Project: Genetic expression of SP cells
Position after Leaving Lab: Hematology–Oncology Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Regina Koshy
Position: Lab manager / technician, 2004 - 2005
Position after Leaving Lab: Medical School, UT Southwestern, Dallas
Andy McCooey
Position: Undergraduate researcher, 2003 - 2005
Project: Jack-of-all-HSC trades
Position after Leaving Lab: Investment banker
Teresa Venezia Bowman
Position: Graduate student, 2000 – 2005
Thesis: Deciphering the genetic complexity of hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal and proliferation
Position after Leaving Lab: Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Steven Bradfute
Position: Graduate student, 2000 – 2005
Thesis: Adenoviral-mediated gene expression to study hematopoietic stem cell function
Position after Leaving Lab: Instructor, Molecular Genetics Microbiology Department, University of New Mexico
Kathyjo Jackson, Ph.D.
Position: Postdoctoral fellow, 1998 – 2005
Project: Stem cell plasticity
Position after Leaving Lab: Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
Fernando Camargo
Position: Graduate student, 2001 – 2004
Thesis: The proliferation and development potentials of hematopoietic stem cells
Position after Leaving Lab: Professor, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Stem Cell Institute
Rahshaana Green
Position: Lab manager / Technician, 2001 – 2004
Position after Leaving Lab: MBA program, UT Austin
Giordano Bianchi, M.D.
Position: Postdoctoral fellow, 2002 – 2004
Project: Genetic expression of SP cells
Position after Leaving Lab: Returned to Italy
Daniela Oliveira, Ph.D.
Position: Postdoctoral fellow, 2002 – 2004
Project: Stem cell gene knock-down with siRNA
Position after Leaving Lab: Instructor, Hospital Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Shannon McKinney-Freeman
Position: Graduate student, 1999 – 2003
Thesis: Characterization of skeletal muscle-derived hematopoietic stem cells
Position after Leaving Lab: Assistant Professor at St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Carlos Ramos, M.D.
Position: Postdoctoral fellow, 2000 – 2003
Project: Gene expression in single hematopoietic stem cells
Position after Leaving Lab: Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology, BCM
Kevin Norwood, M.D.
Position: Postdoctoral fellow, 2000 – 2003
Project: Drug transporters in AML stem cells
Position after Leaving Lab: Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist, Bon Secours St, Mary’s Hospital, Richmond, VA
Gerald Wulf, M.D.
Position: Postdoctoral fellow, 1999 – 2001
Project: Liver SP cells and stem cells in AML
Position after Leaving Lab: Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology & Oncology, University of Goettingen, Germany
Hongyu Wang. M.D., Ph.D.
Position: Postdoctoral fellow, 1997 – 2001
Project: Multi-drug transporters in hematopoietic stem cells
Position after Leaving Lab: Research associate, Department of Urology, ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú
