Lab Members

 

Jay Debnath, MD

Principal Investigator


Jayanta Debnath, MD
Professor and Chair
UCSF, Department of Pathology

 

 

Lab Members

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Lana Bogdanova
Lab Assistant

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Ariadne Vlahakis, PhD
Associate Professional Researcher

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Xianhong Wang, MD
Lab Manager, Associate Specialist

 

Gourish Mondal, PhD
Professional Researcher

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Qing Dong, PhD
Assistant Professional Researcher

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Monica Nanni, PhD
Assistant Professional Researcher

 

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