Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Sharon Y. R. Dent, Ph.D. (formerly Sharon Y. Roth)
Professor
sroth@mdanderson.org
Originally from Garland, Texas
B.Sc. University of North Texas
Ph.D. Rice University
Research Interests: Functions and regulation of histone modifying enzymes; epigenetics
Postdoctoral Fellow
ychen382@mdanderson.org
Originally from Taiwain
B.S. in Plant Pathology, National Chung-Hsing University
Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Academia Sinica and National Chung Hsing University
Research Interests: Epigenetic regulation in cancer
Aimee Farria, Ph.D.
Graduate Research Assistant
atfarria@mdanderson.org
Originally from New Orleans, LA
B.S. in Molecular Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Research Interests: Epigenetics; the role of histone-modifying enzymes in cancer
Evangelia Koutelou, Ph.D.
Instructor
ekoutelou@mdanderson.org
Originally from Athens, Greece
B.S. University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Ph.D. University of Crete, Heraklion – Stowers Institute
for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO
Research Interests: Chromatin remodeling complexes in
mouse development
Xianghong Kuang
Research Scientist
xkuang@mdanderson.org
Originally from China
M.D. West China University of Medical Sciences
M.S. in Pharmacology, West China University of Medical Sciences
Research Interests: The role of histone modifying enzymes in cancer or other diseases
Tim Macatee
Research Investigator
tlmacatee@mdanderson.org
Originally from Drexel Hill, PA
B.S. in Marine Biology, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Research Interests: Epigenetic control during development
Amanda Martin
Research Technician III
ammartin@mdanderson.org
Originally from Bastrop, TX
Research Interests: Mouse husbandry, genotyping
Michael McAndrew, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
mmcandrew@mdanderson.org
Originally from Sulphur Springs, Texas
B.S. in Biology, University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. in Genetics, Michigan State University
Research Interests: The role of histone modifying enzymes in development and disease.
Lisa Mustachio, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
lmustachio@mdanderson.org
Originally from Newark, NJ
B.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drew University
Ph.D. Program in Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School
Research Interests: Cancer biology and epigenetics.
Andrew Salinger
Laboratory Manager
apsalinger@mdanderson.org
Originally from Brownsville, TX
B.S. Texas A&M University, College Station
M.S. Texas A&M University, College Station
Former Lab Members
Graduate Students
- Hsueh-Ping (Eva) Chao, Ph.D.
- Yi-Chun (EJ) Chen, Ph.D.
- Yvonne A. Evrard, Ph.D.
- Ling Huang, Ph.D.
- Eun Ah Kim, Ph.D.
- Xianjiang Lan, Ph.D.
- John Latham, Ph.D.
- Wenchu Lin, Ph.D.
- Wenqian (Vera) Li, Ph.D.
- Huy Phan, Ph.D.
- Brian A. Rowley, B.A., B.S.
- Andria Schibler, Ph.D.
- Geri Srajer, Ph.D.
- Tamara Tripic, Ph.D.
- Li Wang, Ph.D.
- Anjanette Watson, Ph.D.
- Wanting Xu, Ph.D.
- Ke Zhang, Ph.D.
- Wenzhen Zhang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellows
- Boyko Atanassov, Ph.D.
- James R. Bone, Ph.D.
- Ping Bu, Ph.D.
- Jill S. Butler, Ph.D.
- Renée Chosed, Ph.D.
- Judy Davie, Ph.D.
- Diane Edmondson, Ph.D.
- Calley Hirsch, Ph.D.
- Qihuang Jin, Ph.D.
- Yanjie Li, Ph.D.
- Alejandra Loyola, Ph.D.
- Yukio Makai, Ph.D.
- Tania Malave, Ph.D.
- Urszula (Ula) Polak, Ph.D.
- Andria Schibler, Ph.D.
- Rod Weilbacher, Ph.D.
- Marenda Wilson-Pham, Ph.D.
- Shannon Wyszomierski, Ph.D.
- Zhijing (Jay) Zhang, Ph.D.
- Jenny Zhao, Ph.D.
Research Scientists/Assistant Professors
- Marek Napierala, Ph.D.
- Louis S. Ramagli, Ph.D.
Lab Managers
- Madelene M. Coombes
Research Assistants
- Suzanne Barzee
- Cherie Coco
- Rebecca Lewis
- Elizabeth McIvor
- Denise Woods