Srikanth Ambati, MBBS
PI: Malcolm Moore, DPhil
Research Project: Exploring cell of origin and tumor-stroma cross talk in Ewing sarcoma
Pooja Bhagia, MBBS
PI: Mohandas Narla, DSc
Research Project: Isolation and functional characterization of human erythroid progenitors: BFU-E & CFU-E
Katherine Chastain, MD
PI: Mary K. Baylies, PhD
Research Project: A Drosophila model of rhabdomyosarcoma
Sabine Chlosta, MD
PI: Barbara Hempstead, MD PhD
Research Project: Examining role of Hsp90 and TrkB in neuroblastoma.
Jennifer Davila, MD
PI: W. Beau Mitchell, MD
Research Project: Defining the inflammatory role of platelets in sickle cell disease.
Lisa Giulino, MD
PI: Ethel Cesarman, PhD
Research Project: Molecular Mechanisms of Disease in EBV-associated Lymphoma
Julie Jaffray, MD
PI: Mohandas Narla, DSc
Research Project: The effects of dexamethasone and lenalidomide on BFU-Es and CFU-Es.
Alissa Kahn, MD
PI: Malcolm Moore, DPhil
Research Project: Discovery of novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.
Regina Macatangay, MD
PI: Christopher Y. Park, MD, PhD
Research Project: The effects of microRNAs on chemotherapy resistance of acute pediatric leukemia.
Gary E. Mason, MD
PI: Jason Huse, MD, PhD
Research Project: Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) analysis of murine neural stem cells located in the subventricular zone compared to aCGH of glioblastoma and other brain tumors in trying to determine the cell of origin.
Rina Meyer, MD
PI: Christopher Y. Park, MD, PhD
Research Project: microRNA expression and function in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Juan Rico, MD
PI: Monica Guzman, PhD
Research Project: HSP70 Inhibition in Leukemia Stem Cells
Liora Schultz, MD
PI: Renier J. Brentjens, MD, PhD
Research Project: Chimeric Antigen Receptors in Leukemia
Johannes L. Zakrzewski, MD
PI: Marcel van den Brink, MD, PhD
Research Projects: Studies to improve T cell immunity in cancer patients using cell therapy and tissue engineering approaches, strategies to separate graft-versus-host from graft-versus-tumor activity, and the development of medical radiation countermeasures.
