Team
Who We Are
Lu Chen
Position/Role: PI
Research interest:
Cancer, Stem Cell, and Aging
Favorite Quotes:
Evolution is the clinical trial of the nature.
Don't waste your clean thoughts on dirty enzymes.

Victoria (Tori) Gillespie
Position/Role: Sci Tech I/Lab Manager
B.S. 2021, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Musinu Zakari
Position/Role: Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S. 2008, University of Ghana, Ghana
MSc. 2010, Maastricht University, Netherlands
MSc. and PhD 2015, Paris VI University, France

Marie (Masha) Kobin
Jeanne E. and Robert F. Ozols
Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship
2022, Sophomore in Biochemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Genxuan "Cameron" Lian
Undergraduate Research Scholar
2022, Sophomore in Biological Chemistry,
Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA

Alex Morris
First-year graduate student
Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University
2022, Lab Tech II, Harvard University / MGH
2020, BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
The College of Wooster, OH

Ashley Park
lab volunteer
2022, Junior, Wissahickon High School

Mengmeng Li
Position/Role: Senior Data Analyst / Friend of the lab
MBBS 2008, Nanjing Medical University
MSPH 2017, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2020, Senior Data Analyst and PhD Candidate,
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Research focuses:
understand and assess maternal, fetal, perinatal, child, and adolescent health through a life course perspective.

Lab Alumni

Soon-keat Ooi
Position/Role: Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S. 2009, National University of Malaysia (UKM)
PhD 2021, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Dr. Soon-keat Ooi joined the lab in Sept 2021 with his newly minted PhD thesis with Joan and Ronald Conaway at Stowers Institute. Soon-keat dedicated his efforts in the setting up of the young lab, and contributed intellectually during lab/floor meetings and various seminars. Outside of the lab, Soon-keat enjoys playing competitive badminton, watching soap operas, and dining with friends.
Next Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania.