Lab Members
Swathi Arur, Ph.D.
Professor
Blanche Bender Professorship in Cancer Research
MD Anderson Distinguished Educator
Deputy Department Chair
SArur@MDAnderson.org
Research Staff
Tokiko Furuta, B.S.
Coordinator, Research Lab
TFurata@MDAnderson.org
Shin Yu Chen, M.S.
Research Investigator
SChen3@MDAnderson.org
Amelia Li, B.S.
Laboratory Technical Assistant
HALi6@MDAnderson.org
Research Track Faculty
Debabrata Das, Ph.D.
Instructor
Ben F. Love Endowed Fellow in Innovative Cancer Therapies
"Involvement of Ras/ERK Signaling in the Regulation of Oocyte Development and Growth in C. elegans"
DDas2@MDAnderson.org
Postdoctoral Fellows
Rarea Drula, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
RCDrula@MDAnderson.org
Kenneth Trimmer, Ph.D.
T32 TPEHS Training Grant Fellow
"Modelling Germ Cell Behaviors in C. elegans"
KATrimmer@MDAnderson.org
Xingxing Yan, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
XYan5@MDAnderson.org
Graduate Students
Han Bit Baek, B.S.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Genetics and Epigenetics Program
HBaek@MDAnderson.org
Nick Newkirk, B.S.
American Legion Auxiliary Cancer Research Fellow, 2022–2023
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Genetics and Epigenetics Program
HNewkirk@MDAnderson.org
Postbaccalaureate
Melany Puente, B.S.
Partnership for Careers in Cancer Science and Medicine Program
Women Minority Program Trainee
MDPuente@MDAnderson.org
Alumni
Jacob Ortega, Ph.D.
Graduate Student 2018–2024
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Josh Mendell, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Shuo Chueh (Janet) Cheng, M.Sc.
Master's Student, 2022–2024
School of Health Professions, Diagnostic Genetics and Genomics Program
Jacob Seemann
Research Assistant II, 2017–2023
Current position: Medical School Student, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Incarnate Word, San Antonio
Raisa A. Reyes Castro, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2019–2023
Current position: Medical School University of Puerto Rico
Chia-Wen (Charlotte) Lee, M.S.
Research Assistant I: 2016–2020
Current position: Medical Technologist, Taiwan
Amanda Minogue, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2016–2020
Current position: Proposal Development Coordinator, University of Washington
Jessica (Jie) Chen
Research Assistant: 2013–2015
Current position: Assistant Professor, Drexel University
Andrew Lopez
Research Assistant: 2012–2014
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Houston
Hyoe-Jin Joo, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate: 2011–2016
Current position: Teaching Faculty, Lone Star Community College
Melanie Drake, B.S.
Research Assistant: 2011–2014
Current position: TEM Faculty, Fort Bend Middle School