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

Publications

svenneti@med.umich.edu

Mateus Mota, MS, PhD

Research Investigator

ChadTough Defeat DIPG Postdoctoral Research Fellow

MS: National Cancer Institute (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

PhD: University of Alabama Birmingham

Publications

mmota@med.umich.edu

Erin T. Hamanishi, MD, PhD

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician Fellow

PhD: University of Toronto, Ontario

Pediatrics Residency at William Beaumont Children’s Hospital

Publications

ehamanis@med.umich.edu

Siva Kumar Natarajan, PhD

Michigan Pioneer Postdoctoral Fellow

ChadTough Defeat DIPG and Alvin L. Glick Foundation Fellow

PhD: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Publications

sivakn@umich.edu

Akash Deogharkar, PhD

ChadTough Defeat DIPG Postdoctoral Research Fellow

BS, MS: University of Mumbai, India

PhD: Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Bhabha State University, India

Publications

akdeogha@umich.edu

Joanna Lum, BS

ChadTough Defeat DIPG Graduate Research Fellow

Molecular and Cellular Pathology PhD Candidate

NIH Training Program in Translational Research T32 Fellow

BS: University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Publications

jolum@umich.edu

Katie Manzeck, BS

Cancer Biology PhD Candidate

Rogel Cancer Center Graduate Student Scholarship

Cancer Biology Doctoral Program Student Fellowship

BS: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Publications

kmanzeck@umich.edu

Wentao Tian

Cellular and Molecular Biology PhD Pre-Candidate

Undergrad: Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, China

University of Michigan-Xiangya School of Medicine Central South University Dual MD/PhD Program

Publications

tianwt@umich.edu

Simon Hoffman, BS

Research Laboratory Technician

BS: University of Michigan (Neuroscience)

Publications

sihoff@umich.edu

Rijul Mehta

Undergraduate Researcher

University of Michigan (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology)

Mentor: Siva Kumar Natarajan

rmmehta@umich.edu

Ruhi Gulati

Undergraduate Researcher

University of Michigan (Neuroscience)

Mentor: Siva Kumar Natarajan

ruhi@umich.edu

Neal Podhuturi

Undergraduate Researcher

University of Michigan (Biophysics)

Mentor: Siva Kumar Natarajan

nealpod@umich.edu

Derek Dang, PhD

Doctoral Student in Molecular and Cellular Pathology

Current Position: Laboratory Leadership Service Fellow at the Center for Disease Control

Publications

James Haggerty-Skeans, PhD

Doctoral Student in Cellular and Molecular Biology/MD-PhD Program

Current Position: Medical Student, University of Michigan

Publications

Matthew Pun, PhD

Doctoral Student in Cellular and Molecular Biology/MD-PhD Program

Publications

Stefan Sweha, PhD

Doctoral Student in Neuroscience

Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Publications

Pooja Panwalker, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current Position: Senior Scientist, Fork & Good Inc., New York

Publications

Chan Chung, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current Position: Assistant Professor at DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology), South Korea (Chan Chung Lab Website)

Publications

Drew Pratt, MD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, National Cancer Institute

Publications