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.
Peter Van Loo, Ph.D.
Professor and CPRIT Scholar
pvanloo@mdanderson.org
Postdoctoral Fellows
Andrew Lynch, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
ARLynch@mdanderson.org
Sara Waise, M.D., Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow (London based)
Sara.Waise@crick.ac.uk
Graduate Students
Toby Baker, M.S.
(London based)
Toby.Baker@crick.ac.uk
Amy Bowes, M.D.
(London based)
Amy.Bowes@crick.ac.uk
Carla Castignani, M.S.
(London based, joint with Charles Swanton)
Carla.Castignani@crick.ac.uk
Yixiao Cheng
The University of Texas MD Anderson School of Health Professions
Diagnostic Genetics and Genomics Program
YCheng3@mdanderson.org
Evit John, BDS, MPH
UTHealth School of Public Health, The University of Texas
Biostatistics Program
erjohn@mdanderson.org
Siqi (Lesky) Lai, B.S.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Quantitative Sciences Program
Slai4@mdanderson.org
Nana Mensah, M.S.
(London based)
Nana.Mensah@crick.ac.uk
Thomas Mitchell, B.S.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
TJMitchell1@mdanderson.org
Dexin Yang, M.S.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
DYang11@mdanderson.org
Emmanuel Asante, B.S.
Non-UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Rice University, Statistics
easante@mdanderson.org
Research Staff
Chunxu Gao, Ph.D.
Research Laboratory Manager
cgao3@mdandrson.org
Huw Ogilvie, Ph.D.
Senior Data Scientist
HAOgilvie@mdanderson.org
Zhihui Zhang, Ph.D.
Data Scientist
zzhang18@mdanderson.org
Scientific Colleagues
Jonas Demeulemeester, Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral Researcher University of Leuven, Belgium
Postdoctoral Researcher at Van Loo lab 2015–2020
jonas.demeulemeester@kuleuven.be
Luuk Harbers, M.S.
Visiting Ph.D. student
Ph.D. student, Science for Life Laboratory, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
LJHarbers@mdanderson.org
Steven Nottley, M.D.
Visiting Ph.D. student
Clinical Ph.D. student, UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK
Steven.Nottley@crick.ac.uk
Ben O’Leary, M.D., Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow
Clinical Fellow, Institute for Cancer Research, London UK
Ben.OLeary@icr.ac.uk
Edward Poynton, M.D.
Visiting Ph.D. student
Clinical Ph.D. student, Barts Cancer Institute, London, UK
Edward.Poynton@crick.ac.uk
Maxime Tarabichi, Ph.D.
Visiting Group Leader
Group leader at Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Postdoctoral Researcher at Van Loo lab 2016–2020
Maxime.Tarabichi@ulb.be
Benjamin B. Morris, Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow
MD Anderson Cancer Center
BBMorris1@mdanderson.org
Xiao Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Fellow, MD Anderson Cancer Center
XZhao6@mdanderson.org
Alumni
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