Principal Investigator
Jayanta Debnath, MD
Professor and Chair
UCSF, Department of Pathology
Lab Members
Lana Bogdanova
Lab Assistant
Qing Dong, PhD
Assistant Professional Researcher
Gourish Mondal, PhD
Professional Researcher
Monica Nanni, PhD
Assistant Professional Researcher
Ariadne Vlahakis, PhD
Associate Professional Researcher
Xianhong Wang, MD
Lab Manager
Associate Specialist
Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral Fellows
Tan Nguyen, 2019-2025: Senior Research Officer, exteRNA
Teresa Monkkonen, 2016-2022: Assistant Professor, San Diego State University
Andrew Leidal, 2015-2022: Assistant Professor, University of Calgary
Ariadne Vlahakis, 2016-2021: Associate Professional Researcher at UCSF
Eliah Shamir, 2019: Principal Scientist-Pathologist, Genentech
Jennifer Rudnick, 2011-2017: Director, Translational Oncology, Recursion
Srirupa Roy, 2010-2017: Senior Scientist, Xaira Therpeutics
Jasvinder Kaur, 2011-2016: Program Director, Regulatory Affairs, Genentech
Ritu Malhopatra, 2008-2013: Senior Director, Revolution Medicines
Nan Chen, 2006-2012, Associate Director, Immuno-Oncology, Sanavia Oncology
Graduate students
Jackson Gardner, 2018-2022, Senior Operations Manager, Institute for Law and AI
Jennifer Liu, 2015-2020, Dermatology Resident, UCLA
Timothy Marsh, 2014-2019, Principal Scientist, Rome Therapeutics
Tina Solvik, 2025-2020, Academic Affair Manager, Arc Institute
Juliet Goldsmith, 2013-2018, Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine
Hanna Starobinets, 2012-2016, Scientific Director, McAllister Lab, Harvard Medical School
Candia Kenific, 2009-2015: Senior Cancer Research Scientist, Weill Cornell Medical College
Florie Mar, 2014-2015 (Co-advisor with Brad Stohr): Portfolio Strategy Lead, Genentech
Nuria Eritja, 2010 (Short term stay, PhD): Research Scientist, IRBLLEIDA, Spain
Lyndsay Murrow, 2009-2014: Principal Scientist, Genentech
Rebecca Lock, 2006-2012: Director of Biology, Delphia Therapeutics
Lilly Radoshevich, 2006-2011: Associate Professor, National Jewish Health and University of Colorado
Research Staff and Specialists
Sofia Bustamante Eguiguren, 2020-2022, PhD Student, University of Oxford
Alexandra Tankka, 2017-2019: Post-doctoral fellow, UCSD
Liberty Onia, 2020-2021: Unknown
Deepti Suresh, 2018-2019: Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Jordan Ye, 2013-2017: Scientist, Nurix Inc
Eduardo Salas, 2007-2013: Associate Director, Savilis
Chris Fung, 2005-2007: Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan
Undergraduate Students
Emilie Petit, 2025: Undergrad, UC Berkeley
Randeep Nandal, 2023-24: Undergrad, UC Berkeley
Madeline Chertow, 2023: PhD, UCSF-UCB Bioengineering Program
Maleena Shah, 2022-2023: BS/MS, Georgia Tech
Ashley Quintana, 2019-2020: Research Associate, Metagenomi
Anthony Gasacan, 2017: MSTP, Emory School of Medicine
Daphne Superville, 2016: PhD, Biomedical Sciences Program, UCSF
Albert Xu, 2016: MSTP Student, UCSF
Mackinzie Stanley, 2015: General Surgery Resident, University of Arizona
Rocio Saavedra, 2014: Senior Scientist, Pfizer
Jeff Chukwuneke, 2013: Radiologist, Charlotte, North Carolina
Kimberley Woo, 2012-2013: General Surgery Resident, Cleveland Clinic
Estefania Fernandez, 2009: Gynecological Oncologist, Houston, Texas