Lab Members

Cullen Taniguchi, M.D., Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
CTaniguchi@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Hypoxia biology, Tumor Microenvironment, Pancreatic Cancer, Radioprotective Agents, Radiation Biology of SBRT.
Clinical Interests: SBRT, Pancreatic Cancer, Anorectal Cancer, Hepatobilliary Cancer.

Amit Deorukhkar, Ph.D.
Research Investigator
Radiation Oncology- Research
adeorukh@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Pancreatic Cancer, Tumor Microenvironment, Molecular Cloning, Radiobiology and Radiation Modulators.

Jessica Molkentine, B.S., RLATG
Research Investigator
Radiation Oncology- Research
JMolkentine@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Radiation modulators (Radioprotectors, Radiation Mitigators, Radiosensitizers), Mouse models in Cancer Research.
 

Tara Fujimoto, B.S., RALAT
Sr. Research Assistant
Radiation Oncology-Research
TNfujimoto@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Pancreatic Cancer, Mouse models in Cancer Research, In vivo Imaging, Radiation Therapy.
 

Daniel Lin, B.A.
Research Assistant I
Radiation Oncology- Research
DLin4@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Translational Medicine, Pancreatic and Interstinal Organoids, Site-specific Recombination.
 

Meifang Yu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Radiation Oncology- Research
MYu2@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Mitochondrial Metabolism in Pancreatic Cancer, Hypoxia.
 

Suman Govindaraju, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Radiation Oncology- Research
SGovindaraju@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Pancreatic Cancer, Intestinal Stem Cells, Hypoxia, Transcriptomics and Clinical Research.
 

Yanqing Huang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Radiation Oncology- Research
YHuang10@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Tumor Microenvironment, Genetically Engineered Mouse models.
 

Lauren Colbert, M.D.
Resident (PGY-4)
Radiation Oncology
LColbert@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Radiation Therapy, Radiation Oncology.
 

Marimar De La Cruz Bonilla, B.S.
Graduate Research Assistant- GSBS
Experimental Radiation Oncology
MDe4@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Mechanisms of Radioprotection, Mouse models in Cancer Research.
 

Crystal K Winters
Sr. Administrative Assistant
Radiation Oncology
CKWinters@mdanderson.org