People
The Felsher Lab current members
Felsher Lab March 2022
Lab Director
Lab Director
Email: dfelsher@stanford.edu
Director of Translational Research and Applied Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2011 - Present)
Co-Director Cancer Nanotechnology Program, Department of Radiology, Stanford School of Medicine (2016 - Present)
Director of Admissions/Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program (2017 - Present)
Director of Advanced Residency Training Program, Stanford University School of Medicine (2018 - Present)
Co-Director of Spectrum KL2 Mentored Development Program, Stanford University, School of Medicine (2019 - Present)
Staff
Lab manager/ Life Science Research Professional 2
Sravani Banerjee, PhD
Email: sravanib@stanford.edu
Working on translational projects and industry collaborations, in addition to laboratory management.
Research Professional/Mouse Colony
Hong Dai
Email: hongd@stanford.edu
Oversee Felsher Lab transgenic mice colony.
Life Science Research Professional I
Lilian Yao
Email: liliany@stanford.edu
Working with Anja Deutzmann on targeting MYC synthetic lethal interactions.
Research Assistant
Chloe Zhao
Email: chloez@stanford.edu
Understanding lipid metabolism in MYC driven cancers, and working with Alessia Felici to study metabolic dysfunction in cancer cell biology.
Instructors and Research Associates
Instructor
Ling Tong, PhD
Email: lingt@stanford.edu
Utilizing intravital microscopy to interrogate the impact of MYC inhibition on tumor maintenance and regression.
Instructor
Anja Deutzmann, PhD
Email: anjade@stanford.edu
Utilizing PET-imaging and intravital microscopy to interrogate the impact of MYC inhibition on tumor maintenance and regression.
Post Doctoral Fellows
Xinyu Chen, PhD
Email: xinyuchen@stanford.edu
Understanding the molecular mechanism of tumor initiation and identifying potential therapeutic targets using MYC driven tumor models.
Alessia Felici, PhD
Email: afelici@stanford.edu
Developing Nano-therapeutics delivering active molecules for cancer treatment using lipidic and polymeric nanoparticles.
Petronela Buiga, PhD DMD
Email: elabuiga@stanford.edu
Danielle Francoise Atibalentia, MD PhD
Email: dfatibal@stanford.edu
Understanding the interplay between oncogenic MYC and immune cells as a basis for developing novel immunotherapies.
Vishnu Priya Kanakaveti, PhD
Email: vishnuk@stanford.edu
Selene Zhou, PhD
Email: sjzhou@stanford.edu
Visiting Graduate Student
Josiah Yarbrough
Email: yarbrough@stanford.edu
PhD candidate from the Department of Chemical Engineering, focused on using various X-ray techniques to study chemoselective organic surface reactions. Working with Anja to discover new MYC-targeted therapies and study their associated mechanisms of action.
Undergraduate Students
Jessica Layne
Email: jlayne@stanford.edu
Nikhiya Shamsher
Email: nikhiya@stanford.edu