Lab Members
Current:
Powel H. Brown, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
713-745-3672 Office
phbrown@mdanderson.org
Assistant Professors
 Abhijit Mazumdar, Ph.D.Assistant Professor & Lab Director 2009-Present 713-834-6336 amazumdar@mdanderson.org |  Iván Uray, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor 2009-Present 713-834-6358 ipuray@mdanderson.org |
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
 Petra den Hollander, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Fellow 2010-Present 713-834-6244 pdhollander@mdanderson.org |  Zachary Hartman, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Fellow 2010-Present 713-834-6244 zhartman@mdanderson.org |
 Karrie Wheatley, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Fellow 2010-Present 713-834-6244 kwheatley@mdanderson.org |  Graham Poage, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Fellow 2011-Present 713-834-6244 gpoage@mdanderson.org |
Predoctoral Students
 Jing Zhao, BSMCB Predoctoral Student Baylor College of Medicine 2009-Present 713-834-6244 jzhao3@mdanderson.org |  Jonathan Shepherd, BSMCB Predoctoral Student Baylor College of Medicine 2009-Present 713-834-6244 jshepherd@mdanderson.org |
Research Assistants
 Jamal HillSenior Research Assistant 2009-Present 713-834-6244 jhill@mdanderson.org |  Yun ZhangSenior Research Assistant 2009-Present 713-834-6244 yzhang18@mdanderson.org |
Administrative Assistant
Margaret Bruce
Administrative Assistant
2011-Present
713-792-5553 Office
713-834-6244 Lab
mvbruce@mdanderson.org
Previous Lab Members:
Medical Students
Tibor Krisko, Mentor, Medical Student Research Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, 2004−2005
Deborah Yang, Baylor College of Medicine, 1999−2000
Emily Steinbis, University of Texas Southwestern, 1999−2003
XiYang Huang, Texas Tech Medical School, 1999−2003
Sunita Pal, Baylor College of Medicine, 1999−2004
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Chunyu Wang, Ph.D., Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 2007-2012
Current Position: Assistant Professor at the University of Houston
Dorothea Greiner, Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, 2008−2009
Sean Humphries, Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Lilly Pharmaceuticals, 2006−2009
Lu Chen, Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, 2005−2007
Yuxin Li, Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, 2004−2007
Tracy Strecker, Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Baylor University, Waco Texas, 2004−2007
Ivan Uray, M.D., Ph.D., Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, 2003−2007
Current Position: Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Hye-Sook Seo, Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, 2002−2003
Qiang Shen, M.D., Ph.D., Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, 2001−2011
Current Position: Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Chunhua Lu, M.D., Ph.D., Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, 2000−2004
Yong Min Liu, Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 1999−2004
Ceasar Tin-U, M.D., Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of Texas Health Scientist Center San Antonio, 1997−1999
John Ludes-Meyer, PhD, Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, 1997−1999
LiMin Yang, Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 1995−1999
Leia Smith, Ph.D., Mentor, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Univiersity of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 1994−1996
Predoctoral Students
Elaine Chen, Mentor, MCB Predoctoral Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Rotation Graduate Student, 2008
Ashley Ramirez, Mentor, MCB Predoctoral Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Rotation Student, 2007
Brittany Renshaw, Mentor, TBMM Predoctoral Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Rotation Graduate Student, 2007
Hugo Villanueva, Mentor, MCB Predoctoral Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Rotation Graduate Student, 2007
Karen Chiang, Mentor, TBMM Predoctoral Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Rotation Graduate Student, 2006
Jan Kemnade, Mentor, TBMM Predoctoral Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Rotation Graduate Student, 2006
Corey Spears, M.D., Ph.D., Mentor, M.D., Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine Rotation Graduate Student , 2005-2009
Current Position: Medical Resident in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Michigan Medical School
Valerie Cuba, Mentor, MCB Predoctoral Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Rotation Graduate Student, 2004
Janagi Thirugnanasampanthan, Mentor, MCB Predoctoral Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Rotation Graduate Student, 2004
Simeen Zubairy, Mentor, MCB Predoctoral Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Rotation Graduate Student, 2004
Zhe Sha, Mentor, MCB Predoctoral Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Rotation Graduate Student, 2003
Bill Krause, Mentor, MCB Predoctoral Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Rotation Graduate Student, 2002
Trish Peters, Mentor, M.D., Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Rotation Graduate Student, 2002
Gu Kong, Mentor, Baylor College of Medicine, 2001−2002
Mercy Chen, Mentor, MCB Predoctoral Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Rotation Graduate Student, 2000
David Denardo, Mentor, MCB Predoctoral Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Rotation Graduate Student, 2000
Kendall Wu, Mentor, MCB Predoctoral Student, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Rotation Graduate Student, 1997
Graduate Students
Corey Speers, MD, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, 2005−2009
Current Position: Medical Resident in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Michigan Medical School
Valerie Cuba, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, 2003−2009
David Denardo, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, 2000−2005
Kendal Wu, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, 1999−2004
Undergraduate and Allied Health Students
Diana Nguyen, Mentor, Undergraduate Student, University of Houston, 2006−2008
Richard Quach, Mentor, Undergraduate Student, University of St. Thomas, 2006−2009
Elizabeth Dupre, Mentor, Undergraduate Student, Rice University, 2003−2005
Sarah Duong, Mentor, Undergraduate Student, University of Houston School of Public Health, 2000−2006