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Francesca Ferraro, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
We use both mouse models and patient samples of acute myloid leukemia to understand leukemogenesis and to identify novel therapeutic targets.

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Jennifer Foltz, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
My research interests lie in integrating and applying novel computational biology techniques with mechanistic experimental immunology to understand drivers of response and resistance to NK cell therapies for cancer

Key words
natural killer cells, computational biology, single-cell sequencing, immunotherapy, nk cells

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Harrison W. Gabel, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Exploration of functions for neuron-specific regulators of gene expression, leveraging genes and mechanisms implicated in human neurologic disease to point us toward critical pathways in the brain.

Key words
Epigenetics, Neurodevelopment, Rett syndrome, non-CpG DNA methylation, Transcription, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental disease

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Felicia Gomez, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology

Research summary

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Matthew L. Goodwin, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Metabolism of cancer, targeting tumor metabolism by blocking metabolic pathways

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Abby M. Green, MD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Our lab works on endogenous etiologies of mutagenesis and genome instability in pediatric cancers

Key words
leukemia, pediatric cancer, DNA damage, DNA replication, hematopoiesis

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Eric Greer, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Deciphering the molecular mechanisms of epigenetics and how when this goes awry diseases arise

Key words
Epigenetics, Transgenerational, Imprinting, Evolution, Multicellularity, Cancer, Tumorigenesis, Epitranscriptomics

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Malachi Griffith, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Cancer Biology
Computational and Systems Biology

Research summary
Improving our understanding of human disease biology and the development of personalized medicine strategies using genomics and informatics technologies

Key words
genomics, bioinformatics, data mining, immunogenomics, precision medicine, personalized medicine, cancer vaccines, and cancer research

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Andy Groves, PhD

Stuart A. Kornfeld Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Developmental Biology

Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
We work on what induces the inner ear in the first place, how the sensory organs of the ear acquire their exquisite pattern, and whether it will ever be possible to regenerate the sensory hair cells of the inner ear in the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

Key words
inner ear, development, regeneration, sensory neuroscience, balance, deafness, embryo, transcription factors, epigenetics, tunicates, squid

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David H. Gutmann, MD, PhD

Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Research summary
The Gutmann laboratory is dedicated to understanding why brain tumors develop in children and young adults. Specifically, we focus on neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic condition in which affected children and adults develop brain tumors, attention deficit, and autism.

Key words
neurogenetics, , hiPSC engineering (organoids), genetically engineered mice, pediatric brain cancer, cancer immunology, cancer neuroscience