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, Hepatobiliary Cancer.
Twitter: @TaniguchiMD
Lauren Colbert, M.D. , MSCR
Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncology
LColbert@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Biomarkers, Microbiome, HPV-related cancers
Personal Interests: 3 wild daughters, horse-back riding, climbing, hiking, and camping
Alma Mater: Emory University, Hope College
Twitter: @ColbertLe
Meifang Yu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Radiation Oncology- Research
MYu2@mdanderson.org
Research
Interests: Mitochondrial Metabolism in Pancreatic Cancer,
Hypoxia.
Robert Fuentes, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Radiation Oncology- Research
NRFuentes@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Hypoxia, Mitochondrial Dynamics, Membrane Signaling, Lipids, Super-resolution microscopy Personal Interests: Country swing dancing, gaming Alma Mater: Texas A&M University
Carolina J. Garcia Garcia, B.S.
M.D./Ph.D. Candidate
Radiation Oncology - Research
CJGarcia1@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Radiation Injury and Modifiers, Intestinal Stem Cells, Hypoxia Signalling, Wnt Signalling
Personal Interests: Enjoys fishing and water sports, loves travelling to new countries
Alma Mater: University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez (B.S.), University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (M.D. in progress), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (Ph.D. in Cancer Biology in progress)
Daniel Lin, B.A.
Sr. Research Assistant
Radiation Oncology - Research
dlin4@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Pancreatic cancer, Anal cancer, tumor microenvironment, HIF
Personal Interests: Regular rock-climber, enthusiastic cooker
Alma Mater: Rice University
Tara Fujimoto, B.S., RALAT
Sr. Research Assistant
Radiation Oncology - Research
tnfujimoto@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Radiobiology
Personal Interests: Horse-back riding, recreational sports, and reading
Alma Mater: Wright State University
Twitter: @TNKFujimoto
Nicholas Nguyen, B.A.
Research Assistant II
Radiation Oncology - Research
NDNguyen1@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Mitochondrial dynamics in translational medicine, pancreatic cancer, MRI, and cell culture.
Personal Interests: Aspiring hip hop dancer, interested in entrepreneurship, education, and health policy.
Alma Mater: Univeristy of California, Berkeley (triple major)
Twitter: @nicdknguyen
Abagail M Delahoussaye , B.S.
Research
Assistant I
Radiation Oncology - Research
AMDelahoussaye@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Mouse models in cancer
research, In-Vivo imaging, radiation therapy.
Personal
Interests: Avid shark fan and into cheesy puns.
Alma Mater: Texas A&M at Galveston
Ramez Kouzy, M.D.
Research Assistant I
Radiation Oncology - Research
RKouzy@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Translational Research, Clinical Trials, Microbiome, Patient Reported Outcomes, Evidence Based Medicine
Personal Interests: Coffee, books, and tech enthusiast
Alma Mater: American University of Beirut
Twitter: @RKouzy
Jae Phan, B.A.
Lab Manager
Radiation Oncology - Research
jlphan@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Pancreatic Cancer, Liquid Biopsies, Microbiome, PRO
Personal Interests: Jiu-jitsu practitioner, YouTuber, musician
Alma Mater: Rice University
Matthew Cagley, B.S.A.
Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator
Radiation Oncology
mcagley1@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Pancreatic Cancer, Microbiome, Imaging Physics
Personal Interests: Mountain Biking, Fishing, Guitar Playing and Amateur Chef
Alma Mater: University of Texas at Austin
Taniguchi Lab Alumni
Amelie Albrecht, B.S.
Graduate Research Assistant - GSBS Rotating Student
Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research Interests: Nuclear actin, chromatin remodeling
Amit Deorukhkar, Ph.D.
Laboratory Manager
Department of Surgical Oncology
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Molecular Oncology
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa FL
Yanqing Huang, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow
Radiation Oncology - Research
yhuang10@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Tumor Microenvironment, Tumor Heterogeneity, Hypoxia, Single Cell Sequencing
Personal Interests: Running marathons, scuba diving, and preparing for triathlons
Alma Mater: Texas A&M Health Science Center
Alejandro Estrada, B.A.
Research Assistant I
Radiation Oncology
AMEstrada@mdanderson.org
Research Interests: Mitochondrial Dynamics, Microbiome, Clinical Research
Personal Interests: Basketball, Blogging, Philosophy
Alma Mater: Rice University
Taniguchi Lab Summer Students
Vinit Yarram Reddy
Summer College Student
Radiation Oncology - Research
Research Interests: Cell Culture, PCR
Personal Interests: Playing soccer, Wikipedia, powerlifting, listening to music
Alma Mater: University of Texas at Austin (currently enrolled)
Rachael Johnson
Summer College Student - CPRIT
Radiation Oncology - Research
Research Interests: Mitochondrial dynamics, cell culture, subclonic, lentivirus production
Personal Interests: Enjoys reading, drawing, and spending time with friends and family
Alma Mater: Georgetown University (currently enrolled)