Principal Investigator
Arun Wiita M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Residence
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine
Dept. of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
Member, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
Assistant Director, UCSF Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory
Director, UCSF Stephen and Nancy Grand Multiple Myeloma Translational Initiative Laboratory
Director, Physician-Scientist Pathway Program, Depts. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Phone: +1-415-514-6238
Email: [email protected]u
Post-Doctoral Scholars
Bonell Patiño Escobar, M.D.
M.D. Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas (Bogota, Colombia)
Residency: Medicine, Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas
Fellowship: Hematology/Oncology, Fundación Universitaria Cienca de la Salud (Bogota, Colombia)
Email: [email protected]
Abhilash Barpanda, Ph.D, MSc
Bachelors in Zoology- Sambalpur University
Masters in Life Sciences: Central University of Gujarat
PhD, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Project: Identification of Novel Cell Surface Target for Cancer Immunotherapy
Email: [email protected]
Corynn Kasap, M.D., Ph.D.
B.S., University of Michigan
M.D., Ph.D. Cornell Tri-Institutional MSTP
Residency: UCSF Internal Medicine
Fellowship: UCSF Hematology/Oncology
Email: [email protected]
Szu-Ying (Sharon) Chen Ph.D.,
B.S., Clinical Nutrition, CSMU, Taiwan
M.S., Ph.D., National Taiwan University
Postdoctoral Training: Karolinska Institute
Projects: Translational research of novel drug targets and downstream validation for MM and AML using proteomics and single-cell technology.
Email. [email protected]
Emilio Ramos, M.D., Ph.D.
B.S., University of California, San Diego
M.D., Ph.D University of California, Los Angeles
Residency: UCSF Pathology
Fellowship: UCSF Hematopathology
Email: [email protected]
Adila Izgutdina, M.D.
B.S., Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
M.D., Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Email: [email protected]
Sujata Walunj, Ph.D
Bachelors in biotech: Pune University, India
Masters in biotech: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
PhD: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Monash University, Melbourne
Project: Determine biophysical and biochemical properties of anti-CD72 nanobodies that impact CAR-T efficasy
Email: [email protected]
Audrey Reeves, Ph.D.
B.S., Southern Methodist University
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Project: Assessment of post-translational modifications in biologics target discovery across the cell surfaceome of solid
tumors.Email: [email protected]
Graduate Students
Audrey Kishishita, M.S.
B.S., M.S. California State University, Los Angeles
Graduate Program: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Email: [email protected]
Amrik Kang, B.S. (MSTP Program)
B.S., University of California, Riverside
Graduate Program: Biomedical Sciencies
Co-mentor: Dr. Justin Eyquem
Email: [email protected]
Sham Rampersaud
City University of New York, Hunter College - Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry
Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics PhD Program
Projects: Engineering best in class CAR-T Cell therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Engineering T-Cells to target intracellular oncoproteins
Email: [email protected]
Junior Specialists/Research Associates
Haley Johnson
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles
Projects: Engineering and validating bicistronic CAR T therapies for Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Generating an immunocompetent murine model for High Risk Multiple Myeloma (HR MM) to study CAR T treatments and the Tumor MicroEnviornment (TME).
Email: [email protected]