During the first year of study, our students complete several courses along with participating in journal club and laboratory rotations. They begin their full-time dissertation research at the beginning of their second year.
First-Year Students
 
          afrozj@sloankettering.edu
BS, SUNY Stony Brook, Cancer Biology
        
          BS, SUNY Stony Brook, Cancer Biology
 
          ahmedn@sloankettering.edu
BA, CUNY Hunter College, Cancer Biology
        
          BA, CUNY Hunter College, Cancer Biology
 
          beattiek@sloankettering.edu
BS, Northeastern University, Cancer Biology
        
          BS, Northeastern University, Cancer Biology
 
          cherkass@sloankettering.edu
BS, Duke University, Cancer Engineering
        
          BS, Duke University, Cancer Engineering
 
          pereada@sloankettering.edu
BS, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Cancer Engineering
        
          BS, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Cancer Engineering
 
          hanselo@sloankettering.edu
BS, Johns Hopkins University, Cancer Engineering
        
          BS, Johns Hopkins University, Cancer Engineering
 
          illouzs@sloankettering.edu
BS, UC Berkeley, Cancer Engineering
        
          BS, UC Berkeley, Cancer Engineering
 
          langem2@sloankettering.edu
BS, Columbia University, Cancer Engineering
        
          BS, Columbia University, Cancer Engineering
 
          levinb@sloankettering.edu
BS, Tufts University, Cancer Engineering
        
          BS, Tufts University, Cancer Engineering
 
          lir5@sloankettering.edu
BA, Bryn Mawr College, Cancer Biology
        
          BA, Bryn Mawr College, Cancer Biology
 
          magnusk@sloankettering.edu
BA, Columbia University, Cancer Biology
        
          BA, Columbia University, Cancer Biology
 
          mcihel@sloankettering.edu
BS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Cancer Biology
        
          BS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Cancer Biology
 
          mutaherm@sloankettering.edu
BA, Harvard University, Cancer Biology
        
          BA, Harvard University, Cancer Biology
 
          nadlerr@sloankettering.edu
BS, University of Pennsylvania, Cancer Biology
Mentor: Christopher A. Klebanoff
          BS, University of Pennsylvania, Cancer Biology
Mentor: Christopher A. Klebanoff
 
 
          popee@sloankettering.edu
BA, Northwestern University, Cancer Biology
        
          BA, Northwestern University, Cancer Biology
 
          prabaka@sloankettering.edu
BS, Cornell University, Cancer Engineering
        
          BS, Cornell University, Cancer Engineering
 
          styersh@sloankettering.edu
BS, North Carolina State University, Cancer Biology
        
          BS, North Carolina State University, Cancer Biology
 
          sussmanc@sloankettering.edu
BS, Northeastern University, Cancer Biology
        
          BS, Northeastern University, Cancer Biology
 
          tac@sloankettering.edu
BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cancer Engineering
        
          BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cancer Engineering
 
          tarrabs@sloankettering.edu
BS, Columbia University, Cancer Engineering
        
          BS, Columbia University, Cancer Engineering
 
          volpec@sloankettering.edu
BS, University of Florida, Cancer Biology
        
          BS, University of Florida, Cancer Biology
 
 
          zhengz1@mskcc.org
BS, Southern University of Science and Technology; Cancer Biology
        
          BS, Southern University of Science and Technology; Cancer Biology
Second-Year Students
 
 
 
 
 
 
          daras1@sloankettering.edu
BS, California Institute of Technology; Cancer Engineering
Mentor: Jason S. Lewis
          BS, California Institute of Technology; Cancer Engineering
Mentor: Jason S. Lewis
 
          deepa2@sloankettering.edu
BS, Albany College of Pharmacy; Cancer Biology
Mentor: John Chodera; Caleb Lareau
          BS, Albany College of Pharmacy; Cancer Biology
Mentor: John Chodera; Caleb Lareau
 
 
 
 
 
          liuz7@sloankettering.edu
BS, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cancer Engineering
Mentor: Mara Sherman
          BS, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cancer Engineering
Mentor: Mara Sherman
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
          yeeg2@sloankettering.edu
BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cancer Engineering
Mentor: Chrysothemis Brown
          BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cancer Engineering
Mentor: Chrysothemis Brown
 
 
 
Third-Year Students
 
 
          gutierj6@sloankettering.edu
BA, Lewis & Clark College / MS; Oregon Health Sciences University, MS; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Caleb Lareau
          BA, Lewis & Clark College / MS; Oregon Health Sciences University, MS; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Caleb Lareau
 
 
          komzam@sloankettering.edu
BS, Fordham University / MS, Icahn School of Medicine, MS; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Lydia Finley
          BS, Fordham University / MS, Icahn School of Medicine, MS; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Lydia Finley
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fourth-Year Students
 
 
          agbamut@sloankettering.edu
BS, University of Minnesota; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Jian Carrot-Zhang; Nikolaus Schultz
          BS, University of Minnesota; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Jian Carrot-Zhang; Nikolaus Schultz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
          rodrij18@sloankettering.edu
BA, MA, Rutgers University; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Yu Chen; David B. Solit
          BA, MA, Rutgers University; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Yu Chen; David B. Solit
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fifth-Year Students
 
          chhoyp@sloankettering.edu
BS, University of Notre Dame; MS, Duke University; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Xuejun Jiang
          BS, University of Notre Dame; MS, Duke University; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Xuejun Jiang
 
 
 
          gelferr@sloankettering.edu
BA, University of Pennsylvania; MS, University of Pennsylvania; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Ross L. Levine
          BA, University of Pennsylvania; MS, University of Pennsylvania; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Ross L. Levine
 
          kannoy@sloankettering.edu
BPharm, Tokyo University of Science; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Alexander Gitlin
          BPharm, Tokyo University of Science; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Alexander Gitlin
 
          bastlk@sloankettering.edu
BSc, IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems; MSc, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Tuomas Tammela
          BSc, IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems; MSc, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Tuomas Tammela
 
 
 
 
          romeropj@sloankettering.edu
BS, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Justin Perry
          BS, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Justin Perry
 
          raghavm@sloankettering.edu
BTech, Vellore Institute of Technology; MS, Tufts University; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Karuna Ganesh
          BTech, Vellore Institute of Technology; MS, Tufts University; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Karuna Ganesh
 
          yaom@sloankettering.edu
BS, SUNY Stony Brook; MS, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Andrea Ventura
          BS, SUNY Stony Brook; MS, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Andrea Ventura
Sixth-Year Plus Students
 
 
          cheny10@sloankettering.edu
BS, National Chiao Tung University; MS, National Taiwan University; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Santosha Vardhana
          BS, National Chiao Tung University; MS, National Taiwan University; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Santosha Vardhana
 
 
          GelashvZ@sloankettering.edu
BA, Clark University; MS, Clark University; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Philipp Niethammer
          BA, Clark University; MS, Clark University; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Philipp Niethammer
 
 
 
 
 
 
          snyderj@sloankettering.edu
BS, Pennsylvania State University; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Adrienne A. Boire
          BS, Pennsylvania State University; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Adrienne A. Boire
 
          TangA1@sloankettering.edu
BA, Pomona College; MS, Harvard University; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Thomas Norman
          BA, Pomona College; MS, Harvard University; Cancer Biology
Mentor: Thomas Norman
 
