Sriram Venneti, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator
Al and Robert Glick Family Research Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pathology
Scientific Research Director of the Chad Carr Pediatric Brain Tumor Center
Julie Taubman Reyes Scholar in Cancer
Lab Members
Jill Bayliss, MS
Research Laboratory Specialist Senior (Lab Manager)
University of Iowa, Biological Sciences
Nicholas Nuechterlein, PhD
Research Investigator
BS: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
PhD: University of Washington, Seattle
Akash Deogharker, PhD
CC-PBTC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
ChadTough Defeat DIPG Postdoctoral Research Fellow
BS, MS: University of Mumbai, India
PhD: ACTREC, Bhabha State University, India
Areas of Study: Medulloblastoma and DMG
Siva Kumar Natarajan, PhD
Michigan Pioneer Postdoctoral Fellow
ChadTough Defeat DIPG & Alvin L. Glick Foundation Fellow
AACR-SONTAG Foundation Fellow
ALSF Young Investigator
PhD: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Areas of Study: Ependymoma, Glioma and Prostate Carcinoma
Emily Hill, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
BS: University of Michigan
PhD: Emory University
Areas of Study: Astrocyte-tumor interactions
Interests outside of lab: Plants, crafts, cats
Joanna Lum, BS
ChadTough Defeat DIPG Graduate Research Fellow
Molecular and Cellular Pathology PhD Candidate
BS: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Area of Study: DMG
Katie Manzeck, BS
Cancer Biology PhD Candidate
Rogel Cancer Center Graduate Student Scholarship
BS: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Area of Study: Ependymoma
Interests outside of lab: Thrifting, puzzles, musical theatre
Wentao Tian
Cellular and Molecular Biology PhD Candidate
University of Michigan-Xiangya School of Medicine Central South University Dual MD/PhD Program
Area of Study: Ependymoma and Medulloblastoma
Shelby Sliger, BS
Cancer Biology PhD Pre-Candidate
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
BS: Purdue University
Area of Study: DMG
Interests outside of lab: reading, sewing, listening to music and playing with Arwen her cat.
Adam Klaiss, BS
Molecular & Integrative Physiology PhD Pre-Candidate
BS: University of Michigan
Area of Study: DMG
Interests outside of lab: fishing, lifting weights, fishkeeping
Undergraduate Lab Members
Rijul Mehta
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Michigan (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology)
Mentor: Siva Kumar Natarajan
Ruhi Gulati
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Michigan (Neuroscience)
Mentor: Siva Kumar Natarajan
Neal Podhuturi
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Michigan (Biophysics)
Mentor: Siva Kumar Natarajan
Lucy Pund
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Michigan (Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience)
Mentor: Katie Manzeck
Sanjay Lokam
Undergraduate Researcher
Mentor: Wentao Tian
Interests outside of lab: tennis, working out, drinking boba
Lab Alumni
Simon Hoffman, BS
Research Laboratory Technician
Current Position: Medical Student, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Erin T. Hamanishi, MD, PhD
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician Fellow
PhD: University of Toronto, Ontario
Current position: Fellow at Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
Derek Dang, PhD
Doctoral Student in Molecular and Cellular Pathology
Current Position: Laboratory Leadership Service Fellow, the Center for Disease Control
James Haggerty-Skeans, PhD
Doctoral Student in Cellular and Molecular Biology/MD-PhD Program
Current Position: Resident, Northwell Health
Matthew Pun, PhD
Doctoral Student in Cellular and Molecular Biology/MD-PhD Program
Current Position: Resident, Duke University
Stefan Sweha, PhD
Doctoral Student in Neuroscience
Current Position: Scientist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pooja Panwalker, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Fork & Good Inc., New York
Chan Chung, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position: Assistant Professor at DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology), South Korea (Chan Chung Lab Website)
Drew Pratt, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, National Cancer Institute
Rosie Henn
Rotation MSTP student
Christopher Panaretos (Paran)
Research Technician
Anna Michmerhuizen
Rotation Graduate student
Jonathan Clark, MD PhD
Visiting fellow, Austin Hospital, Victoria, Australia
Adam Banda
Graduate Masters student
John McKolay, BS
Research Technician
Undergraduate Alumni
Andreanna Fekaris
Undergraduate Researcher
Abdulla Syed
Undergraduate Researcher
Peggy Yu
Undergraduate Researcher
Cristina (Yujie) Ding
Undergraduate Researcher
Pranav Narayanan
Undergraduate Researcher
Sanjana Chimalakonda
Undergraduate Researcher