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.
Meifang Yu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Radiation Oncology- Research
MYu2@mdanderson.org
Research
Interests: Mitochondrial Metabolism in Pancreatic Cancer,
Hypoxia.
Yanqing Huang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Radiation Oncology- Research
YHuang10@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Tumor Microenvironment, Genetically Engineered Mouse models.
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.
Resident (PGY-5)
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.
Graduate Research Assistant- GSBS
Experimental Radiation Oncology
CJGarcia1@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Radiation Protection, Radiation-induced injury to the gut, Interstinal regeneration.
Taniguchi Lab Alumni
Graduate Research Assistant - GSBS
Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
aalbrecht@mdanderson.org
Research interests: Nuclear actin, chromatin remodeling
Laboratory Manager
Department of Surgical Oncology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
adeorukh@mdanderson.org
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Molecular Oncology
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa FL
Vinit Reddy Yarram
Chemical Engineering Program (BS); Fall 2018
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX