Preclinical and Translational Science

Nader Sanai, MDChief Scientific Officer/Director
Dr. Nader Sanai is an internationally-recognized neurosurgical oncologist with clinical and research expertise in the treatment of all brain tumors….

Shwetal Mehta, PhDChief Operating Officer, Deputy Director, Pre-Clinical Core Leader
Dr. Shwetal Mehta received her Master’s Degree from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India, in Molecular Biology. She then earned…
In vitro and Animal Modeling

Barbara Hopkins, PhDPostdoctoral Fellow

Sabine BorwegeLab Safety Officer and IACUC Lab Manager

Ernesto Luna MelendezResearch Technician

James McNamaraResearch Technician

Connor WhiteResearch Technician

Matt DufaultResearch Technician

Sarah HimesResearch Technician
Pharmacodynamics

An-Chi Tien, PhDPharmacodynamics Core Leader

YuWei Chang, PhDPostdoctoral Fellow

Chelsea Pennington-KrygierCLIA Lab Manager, Research Tech

Anita DeSantisResearch Technician

Jennifer MolloyResearch Technician
Pharmacokinetics

Artak Tovmasyan, PhDPharmacokinetics Core Leader

Tigran MargaryanPostdoctoral Fellow

Miao Liu, PhDResearch Technician

William KnightResearch Technician

Mackenna ElliottResearch Technician
Treatment Resistance

Costanza Lo CascioGraduate Student
Cellular Neuro-Oncology

Elaine CabralesResearch Technician

Charuta Furey, MDNeurosurgery Resident

Joe DiDomenico, MDNeurosurgery Resident
Cellular Metabolism

Zaman Mirzadeh, MD, PhDMetabolism Core Leader

Shilpa Kommaraju, PhDPostdoctoral Fellow
Clinical Scientists

Michael Lawton, MDNeurosurgical Oncology

Kaith Almefty, MDNeurosurgical Oncology

Andrew Little, MDNeurosurgical Oncology

Randall Porter, MDNeurosurgical Oncology

Kris Smith, MDNeurosurgical Oncology

John Wanebo, MDNeurosurgical Oncology

Jacki Garcia, RN,CNRNNurse Navigator

Amir Azadi, MDClinical Neuro-Oncology; Co-Investigator

Kelly Braun, MDClinical Neuro-Oncology; Co-Investigator

Igor Barani, MDNeuro-Radiation Oncology

Jennifer Eschbacher, MDNeuropathology/CLIA Lab Director

Chad Quarles, PhDDirector, NeuroImaging Research
