Cancer Biology
Graduate Program
STUDENTS & ALUMNI
The CANB program offers a vast faculty network drawn from various fields of biomedical and clinical sciences. The program provides a diverse body of students with rigorous training in a collaborative environment to cultivate the training program’s tenants of advancing translational research and discovering new venues for cancer treatment and prevention.
Current Students
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| Student Name | Lab | Matriculation |
|---|---|---|
| Cera Nieto | Jimeno Lab | 2014 |
| Dan Sisler | Heasley Lab | 2015 |
| Lauren Jillson | Cramer Lab | 2016 |
| Katie O'Neill | Richer Lab | 2016 |
| Maddie Rose | Schweppe Lab | 2016 |
| Anagha Inguva | Jordan Lab | 2018 (MSTP) |
| Meghan Kellett | Schweppe Lab | 2018 (MSTP) |
| Hannah Hicks | Schweppe Lab | 2017 |
| Allie McMellen | Bitler Lab | 2017 |
| Ashley Ward | Sartorius Lab | 2017 |
| Jaidev Bapat | Bitler Lab | 2018 |
| Lorraine Davis | Sherbenou Lab | 2018 |
| Claire Ihle | Owens Lab | 2018 |
| Connor Purdy | Ford Lab | 2018 |
| Lisa Wood | Moore Lab | 2018 |
| Joe Hsieh | Jedlicka lab | 2019 (MSTP) |
| Phoebe Cao | Davila Lab | 2019 |
| Alan Elder | Lyons Lab | 2019 |
| Ashley Wu | Rincon Lab | 2019 |
| Petra Dahms | Lyons Lab | 2020 (BSP) |
| Kelsey Kines | Lyons Lab | 2020 (MSTP) |
| John Aleman | XJ Wang Lab | 2020 |
| Sophia Corbo | Karam Lab | 2020 |
| Nkolika Egbukichi | Schweppe Lab | 2020 (MSTP) |
| Parsa Haque | Theiss Lab | 2020 |
| Alana Keller | Sherbenou Lab | 2020 |
| Li-Wei Kuo | Richer Lab | 2020 |
| Abe Martinez | Pearson Lab | 2020 |
| Regan Miller | Jordan Lab | 2020 (BSP) |
| Rachel Steinmetz | Lyons Lab | 2020 |
| Ellen Bamberg | Rotating | 2021 |
| Morgan Fox | Rotating | 2021 |
| Bridget Hoag | Rotating | 2021 |
| Hanne Lind | Rotating | 2021 |
| Nicholas Olimpo | Rotating | 2021 |
| Daniela Ortiz | Rotating | 2021 |
| Steven Sexton | Rotating | 2021 |
| Pearl Wilcock | Rotating | 2021 |
Recent Alumni
| Student Name | Current Position | Defense Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lyndsey Crump | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado Anschutz | 05/28/2021 |
| Natalia Gurule | Postdoctoral Fellow, National Jewish Health | 05/24/2021 |
| Kelsey Nassar | Scientist II, Horizon Discovery | 04/22/2021 |
| Olivia McGinn | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh | 11/10/2020 |
| Jenny Mae Samson | Intern, Setter Roche LLC | 8/12/2020 |
| Amber Johnson | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado Anschutz | 6/05/2020 |
| Hengbo Zhou | Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School | 4/13/2020 |
| Karina Gomez | Medical Student, University of Colorado School of Medicine | 3/24/2020 |
| Bonnie Bullock | Senior Medical Writer - Scientific Communications, Vaniam Group | 11/09/2019 |
| Sarah Tarullo | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado Anschutz | 10/23/2019 |
| Laura Schubert | Medical Student, University of Colorado School of Medicine | 8/01/2019 |
| Divya Ganpathi-Sankaran | Post-Doctoral Associate, Cornell University | 4/16/2019 |
| Lynsey Fettig | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota | 4/11/2019 |
| Catherine Pham | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado Anschutz | 1/23/2019 |
| Jeff Kwak | Postdoctoral Fellow, Fed Hutchinson Cancer Center | 9/28/2018 |
| Nuria Padilla Just | Associate Director - Medical Science Liaison, Incyte Corporation | 8/1/2018 |
| Katie Barrett | Associate Business Development Director, IQVIA | 7/2/2018 |
| Lisa Greene | Medical Student, Northwestern Medical School | 4/9/2018 |
| Greg Kirkpatrick | Medical Student, University of Colorado School of Medicine | 4/6/2018 |
| Xi Chen | Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | 9/1/2017 |
| Tamara Burleson-Garcia | Pediatrics Resident, University of Colorado School of Medicine | 7/13/2017 |
| Thomas Rogers | NCI Postdoctoral Fellow, UT Southwestern Medical Center | 6/26/2017 |
| Thomas Beadnell | DOD Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Kansas Medical Center | 5/16/2017 |
| Marybeth Lupo | Postdoctoral Fellow, St. Jude Children's Hospital | 3/16/2017 |
| Brittelle Kessler | Associate Medical Director, Cadent Medical Communications | 3/15/2017 |
| Sarah Nelson-Taylor | Pediatrics Resident, University of Colorado School of Medicine | 1/25/2017 |
| Aria Vaishnavi | Postdoctoral Fellow, Huntsman Cancer Institute University of Utah | 1/13/2017 |
| Adwitya Kar | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | 12/7/2016 |
| Rick Heinz | Postdoctoral Fellow, Huntsman Cancer Institute University of Utah | 8/5/2016 |
| Valerie Barton | Technical Trainer, Sartorius | 3/24/2016 |
| Hamid Gari | Strategic Planning Advisor, Hoffman-La Roche | 3/16/2016 |
| Alex Sufit | Biotechnology Program Manager BioFire Diagnostics, LLC | 11/2/2015 |
| Christopher Cummings | Medical Student, University of Colorado School of Medicine | 4/10/2015 |
| Emily Kleczko | Instructor, University of Colorado Anschutz | 3/16/2015 |
| Jenn Symonds | Project Manager, Spherix Consulting | 4/28/2014 |
| Holly Martinson | Assistant Professor, University of Alaska | 3/18/2014 |
| Kathryn Singleton | Staff Scientist, University of Rochester | 8/28/2013 |
| Trisha Sippel | Postdoctoral Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | 6/28/2013 |
| Layne Dylla | Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz | 5/10/2013 |
| Jonathon Parker | Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University | 4/22/2013 |