Lab Members

The Cancer Genomics and Evolution laboratory is in the process of moving from the Francis Crick Institute, London, UK. We currently have lab members at MD Anderson and the Francis Crick Institute.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Graduate Students

Research Staff

Scientific Colleagues

Kate Cho, M.S.
Ph.D. rotation student Van Loo lab 2023
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Mariam Mosaad, B.S.
Ph.D. rotation student Van Loo lab 2023
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Yujia Wang, M.B.
Ph.D. rotation student Van Loo lab 2022
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Quantitative Sciences Program

Cristina Cotobal Martin, Ph.D.
Senior Laboratory Research Scientist Van Loo lab 2020–2022
New position: Senior Staff Scientist, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK

Steven Hargreaves, Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher Van Loo lab 2019–2022
New position: Staff Bioinformatics Scientist, Illumina, Cambridge, UK

Zihan Yang, M.S.
Summer student Van Loo lab 2022
UTHealth School of Public Health, The University of Texas

Christie English, Ph.D.
Senior Laboratory Research Scientist Van Loo lab 2021–2022
New position: Higher Scientific Officer, The Institute for Cancer Research, London, UK

William Cross, Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher Van Loo lab 2020–2022
New position: Postdoc, UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK

Elizabeth Larose Cadieux, Ph.D.
Ph.D. student Van Loo lab 2016–2021
New position: Bioinformatics Scientist at Achilles Therapeutics plc, London, UK

Tomasz Konopka, Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher Van Loo lab 2018–2020
New position: Bioinformatician, Queen Mary University of London

Annelien Verfaillie, Ph.D.
Senior Laboratory Research Scientist Van Loo lab 2017–2020
New position: Operation Group Responsible Genomics Core Leuven

Matthew Fittall, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Ph.D. student Van Loo lab 2016–2019
New position: Clinical Oncology SpR at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation, London, UK

Kerstin Haase, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher Van Loo lab 2015–2019
New position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Clemency Jolly, Ph.D.
Ph.D. student Van Loo lab 2015–2019
New position: Research Grants Manager at Cancer Research UK, London, UK

Stefan Dentro, Ph.D.
Ph.D. student Van Loo lab 2014–2018
New Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany

Eva Garcia Alvarez, M.S.
Visiting Ph.D. student Van Loo lab 2019
New position: IT Scientist and Project Manager, BBMRI-ERIC

Adriana Salcedo, M.S.
Visiting Ph.D. student Van Loo lab 2019
New position: Ph.D. student, University of Toronto, Canada

Andrea Poletti, M.S.
Visiting Ph.D. student Van Loo lab 2019
New position: Ph.D. student, University of Bologna, Italy

Lydia Y. Liu, M.S.
Visiting Masters Student Van Loo lab 2016–2017
New position: Ph.D. student, University of Toronto, Canada

Hans Kristian Moen Vollan, M.D., Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow Van Loo lab 2014–2015
New position: Group Global Medical Director, Lung Cancer Franchise at Roche, Basel, Switzerland

Kseniia Panteleeva, B.S.
Summer Research Intern Van Loo lab 2021
New position: Final Year Undergraduate UCL Human Sciences, London, UK

David Chong, M.D.
Summer Research Intern Van Loo lab 2018
New position: Medical Doctor

Daniel Bunting, M.S.
Summer Research Intern Van Loo lab 2017
New position: Private sector

Breanna Voss
Summer student Van Loo lab 2023
Medical Sciences, University of Chester

Samridhi Roshan, B.S
Summer Research Intern Van Loo lab 2023
Graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin

Haixi Yan, M.D., Ph.D.
Ph.D. student Van Loo lab 2019–2023
New position: Visiting Scientist at the Francis Crick Institute, London, UK

Tom Lesluyes, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher Van Loo lab year 2019–2023
New position: Bioinformatician at the IUCT Oncopole, Toulouse, France