Thesis Defense
Friday, December 5, 2025
12:00 PM
Li Ka Shing Center Room 203-304
Caterina Colón Oyola
Sage Lab
"Investigating the response of RB wild-type small cell lung cancer to CDK4/6 inhibition"
Friday, October 24, 2025
2:00 PM
Li Ka Shing Room 120
Sam Kim
Greenleaf and Crabtree Lab
"Dissecting the chromatin landscape of human development and disease"
September 26, 2025
11:00 AM
Clark Center Auditorium
Kiarash Shamardani
Monje Lab
"Surging Circuits: Investigating the Evolution of Neuron-Glioma Circuit Dynamics Through Ephrin-A Driven Axonogenesis"
September 24, 2025
2:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
Fernanda Gonzalez
Oro Lab
"aPKC-BAF: Epigenetic Gatekeeper of Basal Cell Carcinoma"
September 12, 2025
11:00 AM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
Santiago Sanchez
Artandi Lab
"The Long and Short of it: New Insights Into Aging and Cancer With Digital Telomere Measurement"
Monday, August 25, 2025
10:30 AM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
Yuanhao Qu
Cong Lab
"Automating Biomedical Discovery with AI agents"
Friday, August 22, 2025
9:30 AM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
Lindsey Mehl
Gibson Lab
"Environmental factors contribute to cancer therapy toxicity."
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
2:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
Ke Leow
Angelo Lab
"Multimodal spatial omics reveals pro-invasive N-glycosylation dynamics in early human placentation"
Friday, June 20, 2025
9:30 AM
Clark Center Auditorium
Rebecca Mancusi
Monje Lab
"Tangled Roots of Cancer: Dysregulated Microglial Synaptic Engulfment in Glioma"
Thursday, June 5, 2025
11:00 AM
Li Ka Shing Rm 120
Ricardo Mack
Gozani Lab
"Dissecting Epigenetic Mechanisms in Lung Adenocarcinoma: ASH1L-Driven Tumorigenesis and Catalytic Regulation of SETD2"
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
1 PM
Munzer Auditorium Beckman Center
Diego Almanza
Diehn Lab
"Leveraging DNA Methylation for Early Detection and Characterization of Lung Cancer"
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
11:30 AM
Clark Center Auditorium
Catherine Zhang
Bassik and Greenleaf Labs
"Cancer cell phagocytosis induces an anti-inflammatory gene regulatory program in macrophages"
Thursday, May 29, 2025
2 PM
Li Ka Shing Rm 130
Alan Tung
Long Lab
"Role of MCT6 in Lac-Phe efflux and metformin-induced body weight loss"
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
1:30 PM
Clark Center Auditorium
Hudson Horn
Kuo Lab
"Development and characterization of novel human organoid systems to study ecDNA"
Monday, March 31, 2025
2 PM
Munzer Auditorium Beckman Center
Ian Ferguson
Khavari Lab
"Proteomic approaches for developing myeloma therapeutics and mapping glucose-protein interactions in metabolic disease"
Friday, February 21, 2025
1 PM
Clark Center Auditorium
Karmen Aguirre
Jerby Lab
"Tumor Cartography: Spatial transcriptomics mapping and high-content CRISPR screens reveal immune evasion regulators in ovarian cancer"
Thursday, February 6, 2025
2:30 PM
Clark Center Auditorium
Will Shi
Diehn Lab
"Urine liquid biopsy applications for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer"
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
8 AM
Clark Center Auditorium
Andrea Garofalo
Alizadeh Lab
"Noninvasive Profiling of Viral and Genomic Landscapes in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma"
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
2 PM
Munzer Auditorium Beckman Center
Yanzhe Li
Oro Lab
"Distinct tumor cell state transitions driven by epigenetic factors contribute to basal cell carcinoma therapy resistance."
Monday, August 19, 2024
1 PM
Munzer Auditorium Beckman Center
Edel McCrea
Attardi Lab
" A Synthesis of In Vitro and In Vivo Approaches Reveals Critical Roles for PTPN14 in Cancer and Homeostasis"
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
10:30 AM
Munzer Auditorium Beckman Center
Derek Le
Boetigger Lab
"Illuminating the 3D Interactions between super-enhancers"
Wednesday, August 7
10 AM
Munzer Auditorium Bcekman Center
Reece Akana
Jerby Lab
"Multimodal CRISPR Activation Screens Reveal Mechanisms to Selectively Sensitize Cancer Cells to CD8+ T Cell Killing"
Thursday, July 18, 2024
3 PM
Clark Center Auditorium
Noah Greenwald
Angelo Lab
"Designing machine learning tools to map the spatial organization of triple negative breast cancer"
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
12:00 PM
Clark Center Auditorium
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
3:30 PM
Munzer Auditorium Beckman Center
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
12:00 PM
Clark Center Auditorium
Monday, May 20, 2024
12:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium Beckman Center
Monday, May 6, 2024
3:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium Beckman Center
Monday, February 5, 2024
3:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium Beckman Center
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
10:00 AM
Clark Center Auditorium
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
2:30 PM
Munzer Auditorium
Beckman Center
Logan Leak
Dixon Lab
"Palmoptosis: A novel form of non-apoptotic cell death"
Xue Yang
Khavari Lab
"ADGRL2 Signals through Gα13 to Regulate Epidermal Differentiation"
Emily Ashkin
Winslow Lab
"How to Train Your Cohesin Dragon: A STAG2-PAXIP1 tumor suppressor axis"
Laura Kellman
Khavari Lab
"Functional analysis of regulatory risk variants for prevalent human cancers"
King Hung
Chang Lab
"The dynamic genome of cancer: Oncogenes outside chromosomes"
Asiri Ediriwickrema
Majeti Lab
"Identifying clinically relevant stem cells in human acute myeloid leukemia"
Tim Keyes
Davis and Nolan Lab
"Algorithms for analyzing single-cell data in cancer"
Monica Nesselbush
Diehn Lab
"From RAGs to riches - cell-free RNA analysis for non-invasive cancer detection and characterization"
Lehi Acosta-Alvarez
Monje Lab
"Immunotherapy-related cognitive impairment after CAR T cell therapy in mice"
Monday, August 28, 2023
2:30 PM
Shriram 104
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
2:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium Beckman Center
Thursday, April 6, 2023
2:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
Brianna McIntosh
Cochran Lab
"An engineered IL-11 decoy cytokine as a cancer therapeutic"
Max Markovic
Nolan and Weissman Lab
"Leveraging a cancer drug's off-target effects: CD47 antibody therapy protects red blood cells from macrophage-mediated destruction"
Tim Chai
Weissman and Loh Lab
"How to Break a T cell And hopefully make it better"
Thursday, March 30, 2023
2:00 PM
LKSC 130
and Stanford Zoom
Tony Boutelle
Attardi Lab
"Unraveling p53-mediated tumor suppression with combinatorial CRISPR/Cas9 screens in vivo"
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
10:00 AM
Clark Center Auditorium
and Stanford Zoom
Irene Li
Plevritis Lab
"Exploring lung adenocarcinoma tumor architecture reveals spatial biomarkers of cancer progression"
Thursday, February 23, 2023
2:00 PM
Clark Center Auditorium
and Stanford Zoom
Brooks Benard
Majeti Lab
"Integrating Features of Clonal Evolution in the Prediction of Disease Risk and Drug Sensitivity in Acute Myeloid Leukemia"
Thursday, December 8, 2022
3:00 PM
LKSC 130
and Stanford Zoom
Emily Hamilton
Alizadeh and Diehn Lab
"Genetic and epigenetic biomarkers for the noninvasive early detection of lung cancer"
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
10:00 AM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
and Stanford Zoom
Thomas Silvers
Hunter and Jarosz Lab
"How does gene expression evolve in cancer? Detecting adaptive regulatory evolution in cancer using copy number alterations and a generalized sign test"
Monday, December 5, 2022
2:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
and Stanford Zoom
Julie Ko
Sage Lab
"Investigating drivers of small cell lung cancer progression and metastasis"
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
2:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
and Stanford Zoom
Ron Shanderson
Khavari Lab
"Raf1 Mitochondrial Localization
Regulates Glutamine Metabolism"
Monday, September 27, 2021
2:00 PM
Stanford Zoom
Maggie Martins
Engleman Lab
"Systemic Tumor Immunity & B Cells in Metastatic Progression"
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
1:30 PM
Stanford Zoom
Sarah Pierce
Winslow and Greenleaf Labs
"Genotype-specific chromatin accessibility states in cancer"
Thursday, October 14, 2021
2:00 PM
Clark Auditorium and Stanford Zoom
Andrea Chaikovsky
Sage Lab
"Using CDK4/6 Inhibitors to Uncover Novel Regulators of the Cell Cycle"
Friday, October 29, 2021
3:00 PM
Clark Auditorium and Stanford Zoom
Shawn Gillespie
Monje Lab
"Discovery and characterization of a NLGN3 binding partner in oligodendrocyte precursors and gliomas"
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
1:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium and Stanford Zoom
Yan Ting Shue
Sage Lab
"A CONSERVED YAP/NOTCH/REST NETWORK CONTROLS THE NEUROENDOCRINE CELL FATE IN THE LUNG"
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
12:00 PM
Li Ka Shing Center Room 130 and Stanford Zoom
Renu Dhanasekaran
Felsher Lab
"MYC Choreographs the Crosstalk between Tumor Cells and Macrophages to Drive Immune Evation in Cancer"
Monday, November 30, 2020
2:30 PM
Stanford Zoom
Michelle Atallah
Mallick and Engleman Labs
"Development and Application of an Intercellular Immune Interaction Network"
Monday, March 15, 2021
2:00 PM
Stanford Zoom
Luis Soto
Graves Lab
"A STUDY OF BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF RADIATION ON LUNG AND SKIN IN MICE"
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
12:00 PM
Stanford Zoom
Amar Mirza
Oro Lab
"Nuclear tuning in basal cell carcinoma"
Monday, May 17, 2021
1:00 PM
Stanford Zoom
John Coan
Gozani/Chua Labs
"A study of select covalent and non-covalent post-translational modifications and their biological consequences"
Monday, May 17, 2021
2:00 PM
Stanford Zoom
Joshua Eggold
Rankin Lab
"Harnessing the tumor microenvironment to enhance ovarian cancer immunotherapy"
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
2:00 PM
Stanford Zoom
Chris Murray
Winslow Lab
"Mechanistic Investigation of LKB1-Mediated Tumor Suppression in vivo"
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
1:00 PM
Stanford Zoom
Kelvin Cho
Ting Lab
"ENGINEERED MOLECULAR TOOLS FOR MAPPING AND MANIPULATING INTRACELLULAR AND INTERCELLULAR CONTACTS"
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
3:00 PM
Stanford Zoom
Katie Yost
Chang Lab
"Regulatory and Cellular Dynamics in Cancer"
Monday, August 9, 2021
1:00 PM
Stanford Zoom
Brittany Flowers
Attardi Lab
"Deconstructing the cell of origin and the role of the p53 pathway in pancreatic cancer development"
Thursday, September 2, 2021
2:00 PM
Stanford Zoom
Anthony Cordova
Li Lab
"Defining the Role of Extracellular cGAMP Signaling in Health and Disease"
Monday, September 30, 2019
3:00 PM
LKSC Room 130
Cesar Marquez
Sweet-Cordero and Giaccia Labs
"Leveraging Protein Evolution to Elucidate Novel Oncogenic Signaling Axes in the Treatment of Lung Adenocarcinoma"
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
12:00 PM
Room: SIM1, G1002
Joshua Tay
Sunwoo Lab
"Pathway Vulnerabilities in Nasopharyngeal Cancer by Microdissected Gene Expression Profiling"
Thursday, November 14, 2019
2:30 PM
Clark Auditorium
Zintis Inde
Dixon Lab
"Repeat Infractions Using Kinetic Analysis to Identify Determinants of MEK Inhibitor Sensitivity"
Monday, December 2, 2019
1:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
Mark Kelly
Jackson Lab
"A Physical and Genetic Interaction Map of the Ras Pathway in Lung Adenocarcinoma"
Thursday, January 16, 2020
2:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
Amy Tarangelo
Dixon Lab
"Death Metal - The role of the P53-p21 pathway in iron-dependent cell death"
Thursday, February 20, 2020
11:00 AM
Clark Center S360
Fiorella Grandi
Bhutani Lab
"The Role of TET1-mediated 5hmC in skeletal development and disease"
Friday, February 28, 2020
11:00 AM
Clark Center S360
Catherine Yao
Oro Lab
"Non-canonical Hedgehog signaling mechanisms of resistance in basal cell carcinoma"
Monday, March 9, 2020
9:30 AM
Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
Stan Schor
Einav Lab
"BIKE regulates dengue virus infection via CLINT1 phosphorylation and is a host target for broad-spectrum antivirals"
Tony Gao
Stanley Qi Lab
"Engineered CRISPR/dCas9 Systems to Dynamically Control Transcription and Chromatin Organization"
Sean Hunter
Cochran Lab
"Engineering Novel LIF Inhibitors as Pancreatic Cancer Therapeutics"
Yonglu Che
Khavari Lab
"KRAS regulation by small non-coding RNAs and SNARE proteins"
Deshka Foster
Longaker Lab
"Making the Extracellular Matrix: Fibroblast Response to Tissue Injury and Neoplasia"
Friday, March 29, 2020
11:00 AM
Stanford Zoom
Reema Baskar
Bendall and Plevritis Labs
"Decoding cellular diversity in complex, biological systems. Insights into single cell biology"
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
2:30 PM
Stanford Zoom
Katherine McNamara
Curtis Lab
"Quantifying Tumor Evolutionary Dynamics and Predictors of Response in HER2-positive Breast Cancer Treated with Targeted Therapy"
Thursday, June 25, 2020
11:00 AM
Stanford Zoom
Benjamin Topacio
Skotheim Lab
"The mechanism of helix-based docking between cyclin D-Cdk4,6 and and the retinoblastoma protein"
Friday, August 14, 2020
12:00 PM
Stanford Zoom
Amanda Rabe
Cochran Lab
"Combination Cancer Immunotherapy: A Novel Tumor-Targeting Peptide and CD47 Blockade"
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 3PM
Clark Center Auditorium
Amanda Koehne
Sweet-Cordero and Winslow Labs
"Metastatic Drivers of Human Osteosarcoma"
Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 2PM
Beckman Center - Munzer Auditorium
Rosalynd Upton
Weissman Lab
"Improving outcomes for Trastuzumab-resistant HER2+ breast cancer using combination treatment with anti-CD47 mAb"
Monday, March 18, 2019 at 3PM
Clark Center Seminar Room S360
Edwin Jeng
Bassik Lab
"Identification of synergistic cancer drug combinations and host modifiers of Legionella pneumophila pathogenesis using CRISPR-Cas9 screens"
Monday, May 13, 2019 at 2PM
Beckman Center - Munzer Auditorium
Caitlin Roake
Artandi Lab
"Biogenesis of Telomerase RNA in homeostasis and disease"
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 2PM
Beckman Center - Munzer Auditorium
Gunsagar Gulati
Weissman and Newman Labs
"Cytometric and Genomic Dissection of Stem Cell Hierarchies"
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
2:00 PM
Clark Center Seminar Room S360
Anh Diep
Giaccia Lab
"Targeting AXL/Gas6 Signaling in Primary & Metastatic Cancer"
Monday, July 22, 2019
1:00 PM
Alway Building, M106
Henrietta Bennet
Jackson Lab
"A New Model for the Structure and Composition of the Inversin Compartment"
Thursday, August 29, 2019
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: LKSC, Room 120
Michael Bocek
Cimprich Lab
"Mapping the genomic distribution of RNA:DNA hybrids"
Thursday, September 5, 2019
2:30 PM
Clark Auditorium
Michael Dubreuil
Bassik Lab
"Systematic Identification of Regulators of Oxidative Stress Reveals Non-Canonical Roles for Peroxisomal Import and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway"
Monday, September 16, 2019
3:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium
Benson George
Weissman Lab
"Antibody Approaches to Enable Hematopoietic Stem Cell and Organ Transplant"
Wednesday, Aug 8, 2018 at 1PM
Beckman Munzer Auditorium
Dan Fuentes
Wysocka Lab
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 3PM
Beckman Munzer Auditorium
Melissa Ko
Labs of Nolan & Plevritis
"Computational Strategies For Investigating Cancer Drug Resistance Using Single-Cell Data"
Friday, May 25, 2018 at 12PM
Beckman Munzer Auditorium
Sandra Cristea
Sage Lab
"Targeting Non-Oncogene Addiction in Small Cell Lung Cancer"
Monday, May 21, 2018 at 11aM
Beckman Munzer Auditorium
Rose Tran
Khavari Lab
"Exploring the regulatory genome in melanom innate resistance"
Friday, April 27, 2018 at 10AM
Beckman Munzer Auditorium
Megan Garland
Bogyo Lab
"Chemical tools to interrogate and inhibit bacterial exotoxins"
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 3PM
Alway M106
Lance Middleton
Pollack Lab
"Genomic Analysis of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia"
Tuesday, February 14, 2018 at 2PM
LKSC 120
Chris Dove
Majeti Lab
"Myeloid Reprogramming B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia"
Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 2PM'
LKSC 101/102
Luke Lee
Alizadeh Lab and Diehn Lab
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 1PM
Beckman - Munzer Auditorium
Stefanie Morgan
Wang Lab
"Restructuring the 3D chromosome for gene regulation"
Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 2PM
Beckman - Munzer Auditorium
Joe Ouadah
Krasnow Lab
"Cellular and genetic dissection of pulmonary neuroendocrine stem cells and the initiation of small cell lung cancer"
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 3PM
Beckeman - MUNZER Auditorium
Joanna Kovalski
Khavari Lab
"The Ras Vicinal Proteome Highlights Novel Oncogenic Functions"
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 3PM
LKSC 120
Humsa Venkatesh
Monje Lab
"Mechanisms of Neuronal Activity Regulated High Grade Glioma Growth"
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 1:30PM
LKSC 101/102
Yi Yin
Artandi Lab
"GABP Dependent Telomerase Reactivation and Cellular Immortality in Human Cancers"
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 2:00PM
Clark Center Auditorium
Dian Yang
Winslow Lab and Sage Lab
"Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Metastasis"
Tuesday, august 15, 2017 at 2PM
Beckman - Munzer Auditorium
Tyler Burns
Nolan Lab
"Nearest neighborhood based comparisons across biological conditions in single cell data"
Monday, Nov 23, 2015 at 2PM
Beckeman - MUNZER Auditorium
Ashley Zehnder
Khavari Lab
"Understanding the role of IQGAP1 in Ras-mediated tumorigenesis"
Monday, January 25, 2016 at 1PM
Location: Hewlett 200
Vander Stoep Hunt, Brook
Khavari Lab
"The Genome in 3D: Enhancer-Promoter Contact Dynamics in Differentiation and Disease"
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 3PM
Location: Clark Center Auditorium
Debbie Caswell
Winslow Lab
"Mechanims of Lung Adenocarcinoma Metastasis"
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 12:30PM
Location: Clark Center Auditorium
Savig, Erica
Center for Design Research
"Design to Reduce Suffering During Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation"
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016 AT 10:00AM
LOCATION: BECKMAN MUNZER AUDITORIUM
Aparna Bhaduri
Khavari Lab
"Systems Analysis of Cellular Differentiation Identifies Novel Roles for Mitochondrial and Metabolic Regulation"
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2016 AT 10:00AM
LOCATION: BECKMAN MUNZER AUDITORIUM
Blair Benham-Pyle
Nelson Lab
"Mechanical strain induces E-cadherin dependent activation of Yap1 and β-catenin to drive cell cycle re-entry"
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 1:00PM
Location: Beckman Munzer Auditorium
Jing Lim
Sage Lab
"Dual tumor-suppressive and pro-tumorigenic roles for Notch signaling in small cell lung cancer"
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Location: Beckman Munzer Auditorium
Natasha Flores
Sage Lab
"Intrinsic and Extrinsic Signals Modulate Planarian Stem Cell Fate Decisions"
