Past Trainees
PhD Students
Nikki Cheng, Ph.D. 1999-2002. ncheng@kumc.edu
Published 3 first author papers & 7 papers total.
Currently tenured Professor at University of Kansas.
Ying Chen, MD/Ph.D. 1999-2001. YCHEN@DOM.wustl.edu
Published 2 first author papers in 2 years.
Currently tenured Associate Professor at Wash U in St. Louis.
Guanglei Zhuang, Ph.D. 2005-2010. zhuangguanglei@163.com
Recipient of DOD predoctoral fellowship.
Published 4 first author papers & 9 papers total.
Currently Professor at Jiaotong University in Shanghai
Wei Bin Fang, Ph.D. 2003-2008. wfang@kumc.edu
Recipient of DOD predoctoral fellowship.
Published 3 first author papers & 7 papers total
Currently staff scientist at University of Kansas.
David Vaught, Ph.D. 2005-2011. vaughtkis@gamil.com
Recipient of DOD predoctoral fellowship.
Published 1 first author paper & 6 papers total
Currently Scientific Review Officer at Komen Foundation
Meghana Rao, Ph.D. 2008-2012 meghanarao13@gmail.com
Recipient of DOD predoctoral fellowship.
Published 1 first author paper & 1 co-author paper
Currently scientific consultant at Campbell Alliance for
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry
Katherine Amato, Ph.D. 2010-2015 katherine.amato@yale.edu
Recipient of NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship
Published 2 first author papers & 6 papers total
Currently a Scientist at NCI.
Victoria Youngblood, Ph.D. 2011- 2016
victoriayoungblood@gmail.com
Recipient of NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship
Published 2 first author papers & 4 papers total.
Currently a scientist at a Breast Cancer foundation
Laura Kim, Ph.D. 2015- 2020
Laura.Kim1@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Recipient of NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship
Published 4 first author papers & 3 co-author papers.
Currently postdoctoral fellow in Celeste Simone’s lab at Penn.
Eileen Shiuan Ph.D. 2016-2020 Eileen.f.shiuan@vanderbilt.edu
Recipient of NIH F30 predoctoral fellowship
Published 2 first author papers & 1 co-author paper.
Currently a medical resident at UCLA
Verra Ngwa Ph.D. 2017-2022 verra.m.ngwa@vanderbilt.edu
Recipient of NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship
Published 2 first author papers & 2 co-author papers.
She is still in the lab as a postdoc!
Postdoctoral Fellows
Andrew Q. Lin, Ph.D. Zhejiang University, China
Postdoctoral fellow from 2000-2001.
Currently Senior Director at Sundia Meditech, Shanghai
Dana Brantley, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Recipient of AHA and DOD postdoctoral fellowship, 2000-2006.
Currently a Senior scientist at Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Monica Parker, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Recipient of NIH F-32 postdoctoral fellowship, 2002-2005.
Currently a Professor at Florida State University.
Sonja Hunter, Ph.D. Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Recipient of NIH F-32 postdoctoral fellowship, 2003-2006.
Loss of contact
Renee Ireton, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Postdoctoral fellow in my lab, 2004.
Currently a Research Specialist at University of Washington in Seattle.
Bradley Draper, MD/Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Recipient of Dermatology Society Physician Scientist Fellowship, 2004-2005. Currently in private
practice in Denver, Colorado.
Leslie Frieden, Ph.D. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Postdoctoral fellow from 2005-2008.
Currently Grants Administrator at NIH.
Wenqiang Song, Ph.D. Peking University, China
Postdoctoral fellow in my lab from 2009-2014
Currently Staff Scientist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Shan Wang, Ph.D. University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Postdoctoral fellow in my lab 2011-2017
Currently a Senior Scientist at Takada Pharmaceutical in Boston
Tammy Sobolik, Ph.D. University of Nebraska
Postdoctoral fellow in my lab from 2014-2015
Currently a Scientist at a Biotech Inc.
Deanna Edwards, Ph.D. University of Kentucky
Postdoctoral fellow in my lab 2015-2019
Recipient of Komen postdoctoral fellowship
Currently Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
She is still with us!