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…
Pre-Clinical

Sonam PatelPostdoctoral Fellow

Costanza Lo CascioGraduate Student

James McNamaraResearch Technician

Connor WhiteResearch Technician

Raymond HonResearch Technician

Zorana OpachichResearch Technician

Leonel ElenaResearch Technician

Mariya StavnichukResearch Technician
Pharmacodynamics

An-Chi Tien, PhDPharmacodynamics Core Leader

Siddhi DesaiPostdoctoral Fellow

Anita DeSantisResearch Technician

Jennifer MolloyResearch Technician

Casaundra KrobResearch Technician
Pharmacokinetics

Artak Tovmasyan, PhDPharmacokinetics Core Leader

Tigran Margaryan, PhDPostdoctoral Fellow

Atul Rathore, PhDPostdoctoral Associate

William KnightResearch Technician

Mackenna ElliottResearch Technician

Sammy KaplanResearch Technician
Cellular Neuro-Oncology

Charuta Furey, MDNeurosurgery Resident

Joe DiDomenico, MDNeurosurgery Resident
Cellular Metabolism

Zaman Mirzadeh, MD, PhDMetabolism Core Leader

Shilpa Kommaraju, PhDPostdoctoral Fellow

Ming Gao, PhDPostdoctoral Fellow

Chelsea Faber, PhDPostdoctoral Fellow

Elaine CabralesResearch Technician
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

Linda Herrmann, RN, FAANP, PhDNurse Practitioner

Kelly Braun, MDClinical Neuro-Oncology; Co-Investigator

Igor Barani, MDNeuro-Radiation Oncology

Michael Garcia, MDNeuro-Radiation Oncology

William Kennedy, MDNeuro-Radiation Oncology

Robert Yoo, DOMedical Oncologist

Jennifer Eschbacher, MDNeuropathology/CLIA Lab Director

Lea Alhilali, MDNeuroradiology

Karine Hageboutros, PsyDNeuropsychologist
