Team
Co-Directors
Graeme F. Woodworth, M.D.
Professor
Departments of Neurosurgery, Anatomy & Neurobiology, and Radiology
Director, Brain Tumor Treatment and Research Center
Anthony J. Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Neurosurgery, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Chemical, Biochemical, & Environmental Engineering
Director, Therapeutic Bioengineering Laboratory
Jeffrey A. Winkles, Ph.D.
Professor
Departments of Surgery, Neurosurgery
and Physiology
Leader, Molecular Medicine Ph.D. Program
Cancer Biology Track
Collaborators:
Heather Ames, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology (UMSOM)
Eli Bar, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pathology (UMSOM)
Chetan Bettegowda, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurosurgery (Johns Hopkins University)
Henry Brem, M.D., Professor of Neurosurgery (Johns Hopkins University)
Victor Frenkel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (UMSOM)
Olga Goloubeva, Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health (UMSOM)
Eric Holland, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurological Surgery (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)
Joseph Kao, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology (UMSOM)
Rena Lapidus, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine (UMSOM)
David Loane, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anesthesiology (UMSOM)
Dirk Mayer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (UMSOM)
Nhan Tran, Ph.D., Professor of Cancer Biology (Mayo Clinic - Arizona)
Betty Tyler, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery (Johns Hopkins University)
J Marc Simard M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurosurgery (UMSOM)
Post-doctoral Fellows and Research Staff
Nina Connolly, Ph.D.
NIH T32 Fellow (2015-2018)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. American University
Anshika Kapur
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Florida State University
Pavlos Anastasiadis
NIH T32 Fellow (2017-2020)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. University of Hawaii
Rebeca Galisteo
Research Assistant
Department of Surgery
Nikhil Pandey
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. University of Texas
Graduate Students and Medical Students
Pranjali Kanvinde, M.S.
GPILS Molecular Medicine Program
Graduate Student
University of Maryland School of Medicine
M.S. Johns Hopkins University
Adarsha Malla
Medical Student
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Chrissy Carney, M.S.
GPILS Molecular Medicine Program
Graduate Student
University of Maryland School of Medicine
B.S., M.S. University of Delaware
Neila Kline
Medical Student
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Alumni
Blair Landon
Nathan Schnaper Summer Intern Program
Currently: Undergraduate at University of Maryland Baltimore County
Nathan Roberts, Ph.D.
NIH F30 Fellow
MSTP MD/PhD Student
GPILS, Molecular Medicine Program
B.S. University of Alabama
Ph.D. University of Maryland School of Medicine
Aymen Alqazzaz
Medical Student
B.S. University of Maryland
Craig Schneider, MD Ph.D.
Medical Student
Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. University of Maryland School of Medicine
Currently: Radiation Oncology Resident at University of Alabama
Jay Swayambunathan
UM Scholars Summer Research Program, 2016
Currently: Undergraduate student,
University of Maryland College Park
Haelee Pettingill
Nathan Schnaper Summer Intern Program (NSIP) in Cancer Research, 2014
Currently: Undergraduate student,
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD
Bruck Negash
UM Scholar Summer Program
Currently: Undergraduate at University of Maryland College Park
Jimena G. Dancy, Ph.D.
Meyerhoff Scholar (2013-2015)
NIH T32 Fellow (2016-2018)
GPILS, Molecular Medicine Program
B.A. Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D. University of Maryland School of Medicine
Currently: ORISE Fellow FDA
Jacqueline Hwang
Nathan Schnaper Summer Intern Program (NSIP) in Cancer Research, 2018
Currently: Undergraduate Student, Dickinson College
Sarah Balow
Nathan Schnaper Summer Intern Program (NSIP) in Cancer Research, 2017
Currently: Undergraduate student,
Grand Valley State University
Arjun Adapa
Fulbright Scholar (2016-2017)
UM Scholars Summer Research Program, 2015
Currently: Medical Student, University of Michigan
Emily Cheng, Ph.D.
GPILS, Molecular Medicine Program
Currently: Research Associate, Battelle Eastern Science & Technology Center (BEST)
Aberdeen, MD
Aniket S. Wadajkar, Ph.D.
NIH T32 Fellow (2016-2019)
ACS-IRG Fellow (2017-2018)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. University of Texas, Arlington
Currently: Associate Director of Nanoparticle Platform Development, NexImmune Inc.
Lucy Wang
Medical Student
University of Maryland School of Medicine
David Hersh, M.D.
Neurosurgery Resident
Department of Neurosurgery
M.D. New York University
Currently: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Nathalie Chen
Nathan Schnaper Summer Intern Program (NSIP) in Cancer Research, 2016
Currently: Undergraduate student,
Carnegie Mellon University
Adip Bhargav
HHMI Medical Research Fellow (2018)
Nathan Schnaper Summer Intern Program (NSIP) in Cancer Research, 2015
Currently: Medical Student, Mayo Clinic