Lab Members
Swathi
Arur, Ph.D.
Professor
Deputy Department
Chair
National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader in Health and
Medicine Scholar
Elected Fellow, American Association for
Advancement of Sciences
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
Kenneth Trimmer, Ph.D.
T32 TPEHS Training Grant Fellow
"Modelling Germ Cell Behaviors in C. elegans"
KATrimmer@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
Shuo Chueh (Janet) Cheng, MSc
The University of Texas MD Anderson School of Health Professions
Diagnostic Genetics and Genomics Program
SCheng2@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
Jacob Ortega. B.S.
Howards Hughes Medical Institute’s Gilliam Fellow
Early Career Representative, Genetics Society of America Board
Baylor College of Medicine Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Developmental Biology Program
President, SACNAS, BCM Chapter
JOrtega6@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 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
New position: Medical School University of Puerto Rico
Chia-Wen (Charlotte) Lee, M.S.
Research Assistant I: 2016–2020
New position: Medical Technologist, Taiwan
Amanda Minogue, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2016–2020
New position: Proposal Development Coordinator, University of Washington
Jessica (Jie) Chen
Research Assistant: 2013–2015
New position: Assistant Professor, Drexel University
Andrew Lopez
Research Assistant: 2012–2014
New position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Houston
Hyoe-Jin Joo, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate: 2011–2016
New position: Teaching Faculty, Lone Star Community College
Melanie Drake, B.S.
Research Assistant: 2011–2014
New position: STEM Faculty, Fort Bend Middle School