Kara Davis, D.O.
B.A., Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
D.O., Philadelphia College of Ostopathic Medicine
Postdoctoral Work
Scientific Advisor: Garry Nolan, Ph.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
single-cell, high-dimentional anaylsis platforms to study healthy human B cell development and B cell leukemia
Pablo Domizi, Ph.D.
Instructor
B.Sc., Biotechnology, National University of Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
Ph.D., Biological Sciences, National University of Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
Research Interest: Single cell technologies to elucidate mechanism of relapse for CAR-T cells therapies. Machine learning and Data analysis to predict relapse.
Astraea Jager
Lab Manager
B.S., Forensic Science emphasis in Biology, San Jose State University
My research focus is to assist with mass cytometry (CyTOF) research projects, particularly within pediatric leukemias.
Timothy Keyes
M.D./Ph.D. Student
B.A., Psychology and Quantitative/Computational Neuroscience, Princeton University
Research interests: Heterogeneity of cancer cell types, identification of treatment-resistant cells and prediction of relapse in pediatric leukemia.
Yuxuan Liu, Ph.D.
Basic Life Science Research Scientist
B.Sc., Experimental Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China
M.Sc., Pathology, Peking University, Beijing, China
Ph.D., Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Research interest: I am strongly interested in identifying genetic lesions and cellular pathways that drive the tumorigenesis in hematological cancers and targeting them through the novel therapeutic approaches.
Abhishek Vallabhbhai Koladiya, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.Sc., Biotechnology, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, India
M.Sc., Genetics, Sardar Patel University, Anand, India
M.Sc., Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
Ph.D., Development and Cell Biology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Research Interest: My research focuses on utilizing CyTOF and genomic sequencing techniques to identify cellular features associated with relapse in pediatric B-ALL and developing relapse predictive machine learning models.
Milton Merchant
Life Science Research Professional
B.S., Biology, California State University, Northridge
M.S., Biology, California State University, Northridge
Research Interests: Using PDX models to better understand relapse in pediatric leukemias.
Crystal Wang, M.D.
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellow
B.S. General Biology, University of Maryland College Park
M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Research interest: Pathogenesis of CNS leukemia in B-ALL patients.
Catherine Yao, M.D., Ph.D.
Pediatrics Resident
B.S. in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, UCLA
MD from Stanford School of Medicine
PhD in Cancer Biology from Stanford School of Medicine
Research interest: Mechanisms of resistance to immunotherapies including CAR-T in pediatric cancers.
Davis Lab
265 Campus DriveStanford, CA 94305
Alumni
Christina Bligaard Pedersen, M.Sc.
Visiting Student Researcher
B.Sc. Eng. Human Life Science Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
M.Sc. Eng. (Hons.) Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark
Research Interest: Cancer and its interplay with the immune system, machine learning and computational data analysis.
Charlotte Brey
Visiting Student Researcher
B.Sc., Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
M.Sc., Medical Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Ph.D., (ongoing) Biomolecular Technology of Proteins, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Research interest: Safety engineering and optimization of CAR T-cells.
Adrian Delgado
M.D. Student
B.S., Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Biomedical Research, University of California, Los Angeles
Research interests: Cell signaling mechanisms in treatment-resistant pediatric cancers and pediatric health disparities.
Joan Domingo Reines, Ph.D.
Visiting Student Researcher
B.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain
M.Sc. Regenerative Biomedicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Ph.D., (ongoing) Biomedicine Program, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Research interest: Trying to find new treatments for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia generating a model based on human pluripotent stem cells.
Hasini Jayatilaka, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Research Interest: Identify new therapeutic targets in pediatric neuroblastoma using next generation proteomic approaches.
Marte Brunvoll Kammersgaard
Life Science Research Professional
M.D., University of Copenhagen
Research interests: My research interests are within hematology and immunology, I’ve previously done research in complications to stem cell transplantation, specifically early complications related to endothelial dysfunction.
Manuel Quadri
Visiting Student Researcher
B.S., Biotechnology at University of Milano-Bicocca
M.S., Medical Biotechnology at University of Milano-Bicocca
Ph.D. stdudent (ongoing), Molecular and Translational Medicine - DIMET, Fondazione Tettamanti Research Center-University of Milano-Bicocca in Monza
Research Interests: My resarch studies focus on the identification and functional characterization of genetic rearrangements in preclinical models of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia, to develop a preclinical targeted strategy.
Gabriela Zamora Herrera
Visiting Student Researcher
B.Sc., Biomedicine, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla (BUAP), Puebla, Mexico
M.Sc. Student, Physiological Sciences Program, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla (BUAP), Puebla, Mexico. Cytomics Laboratory on Childhood Cancer, Leukemia National Program CONACYT Mexican Institute for Social Security
Research Interests: Niche scoring and Risk predictive profiles in childhood acute leukemia. CYTOF approaches for microenvironmental and immunological landscapes in malignant bone marrow..
Lucille Stuani, Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow
B.Sc., Physics and Chemistry Engineering, Lyon University, Lyon, France and European School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials Science, Strasbourg, France
M.Sc., Analytical Chemistry, European School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials Science, Strasbourg, France
M.Sc., Analytical Sciences, European School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials Science, Strasbourg, France
Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Evry-Val d'Essonne University (now Paris Saclay University), Paris, France
Research Interest: I am interested in metabolic rewiring in cancer cells, in particular how it impacts resistance to chemotherapies and new treatments. Currently, I will focus on intratumoral metabolic heterogeneity in AML patients using single cell technologies.
Dorra Jedoui
Student Reseacher
B.S., Biology, Stanford University
Master's in Computer Science, Stanford University
Research Interest: Application of technological tools in medical research in order to improve accessibility and efficiency of treatments.
Jolanda Sarno, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
B.Sc., Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
M.Sc., Medical Biotechnology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Ph.D., Molecular and Translational Medicine at University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Research Interest: I am interested in the study of molecular and signaling mechanisms associated with treatment failure in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Yu-Chen (Ben) Lo, Ph.D.
Research Computational Scientist
B.S., Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests: 1. Computational single cell data analysis for predicting mechanisms of relapse and resistance in leukemia cancers. 2. Antileukemia therapeutics design, discovery and target identification.