Principal Investigator
Julien Sage
B.S., Ecole Normale Superieure, France, Biology
Ph.D., Nice University, France, Biology
Postdoctoral Fellows
Debadrita Bhattacharya
B.S., University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India, Microbiology Honours
M.S., Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India, Biological Sciences
Ph.D., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Molecular Biology and Genetics
Research Interest: Investigating mechanisms promoting cell fate plasticity in cancers.
Alexandros Drainas
B.S., University of Ioannina, Greece, Biological Applications and Technologies
M.S., University of Ioannina, Greece, Clinical Biochemistry and Immunochemistry – Microbial Biotechnology
Ph.D., European Molecular Biology Laboratory and University of Heidelberg, Germany, Joint Program, Molecular Biology
Research Interest: I am interested in investigating mechanisms of cancer progression by tumor suppression as well as identifying cancer vulnerabilities by applying genome-wide/targeted CRISPR screens.
Maya Baron-Gershkovitz
B.S., Tel-Hai College, Israel, Nutrition
M.S., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Biomedical Science
Ph.D., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Biomedical Science
Research Interest: Investigating the cancer-microbiome axis in small cell lung cancer.
Jun Kim
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, Bioengineering
Ph.D., Stanford University, Bioengineering
Research Interest: I am interested in studying alterations in signaling pathways in cancer cells and developing novel therapeutic strategies.
Yoko Nishiga
Joint appointment with lab of Edward Graves
B.S., Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
M.D., Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan, Medicine
Ph.D., Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan, Radiation Oncology and Image-applied Therapy
Research Interest: I’m interested in how radiotherapy affects immune cells in the tumor microenvironment and how to overcome the radioresistance of tumors.
Fangfei Qu
B.S., Peking University, China, Biological Sciences
Ph.D., Duke University, Cell Biology
Research Interest: Cellular and molecular mechanisms of small cell lung cancer progression and metastases.
Graduate Students
Oscar Donosa
B.S., University of California at San Diego, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, and, B.S in Social Psychology
Research Interests: I'm interested in basic science research, in the context of cancer biology, that can lead to novel therapeutics.
Taylar Hammond
B.S., Stanford University, Biology
Research Interests: I'm interested in mechanisms underlying changes in cancer cell fate decisions, especially in relation to changes in proliferation, metastasis, and differentiation state.
Griffin Hartmann
B.S., Brown University, Neuroscience (with Honors)
Research Interests: I’m interested in understanding environmental and intrinsic factors that aid metastatic seeding and colonization with an emphasis on brain metastasis.
Julie Ko
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biology
Research Interests: I'm interested in tumor heterogeneity and the mechanisms behind cancer progression.
Myung Chang Lee (Noah Lee)
B.A., Dartmouth College, Biology (High Honors)
Research Interests: I am interested in the interplay between the genetic and cellular background that drives small cell lung cancer initiation and progression.
Rotation Student 2021-2022
Gina Nicole Duronio
B.S., Northeastern University, double major in Math and Cell and Molecular Biology
Research Interests: I'm interested in understanding the role of cancer stem cells in disease development and the importance of cell state plasticity and stem cell signaling in determining processes such as metastasis and the development of therapeutic resistance in cancer..
Undergraduate Students
Lab Manager
Thuyen Nguyen
B.S., Texas A&M, Biochemistry
Research Interests: Since learning about organelles in seventh grade I fell in love with cell biology. I feel fortunate to have a rewarding career studying the protein pathways of disease, which had included analysis of the proteins involved in pigment formation, antibody drug therapy, and how certain drug treatments affect small cell lung cancer.
Research Professionals
Alec Dallas
B.S., University of California at Santa Barbara, Neuroscience (with High Honors)
Research Interests: My research interests include the neuropathology of neurodegenerative diseases and brain cancers.
Andy He
B.S., University of California at San Diego, Physiology and Neuroscience
Research Interests: I am interested in basic science research in cancer biology.
Research Administrator
Lab Mascot
Bonnie
Stanford CA, 94305