Principal Investigator

Ioannis Aifantis : Professor and Chair

Ioannis Aifantis

Professor and Chair

Herman M. Biggs Professor of Pathology
NYU Langone Medical Center

Ioannis.Aifantis@nyulangone.org

Junior Faculty

Xufeng Chen : Instructor in Pathology

Xufeng Chen

Instructor in Pathology

(Ph.D., University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2015)
Xufeng is investigating the role of 3D chromosomal topology in AML pathogenesis.

Xufeng.Chen@nyumc.org
Bettina Nadorp : Assistant Professor, Medicine and Pathology

Bettina Nadorp

Assistant Professor, Medicine and Pathology

(Ph.D. 2018, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
Bettina is using computational approaches for the analysis of single cell data in human leukemia

Bettina.Nadorp@nyulangone.org

Post-Doctoral Fellows

Audrey Lasry : Postdoctoral Fellow

Audrey Lasry

Postdoctoral Fellow

(Ph.D. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 2018)
Audrey is developing single cell approaches to study leukemia microenvironment

Audrey.LasrySandler@nyulangone.org

Rebecca Austin : Post-Doctoral Fellow

Rebecca Austin

Post-Doctoral Fellow

(Ph.D. The University of Queensland, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia, 2018.)

rebecca.austin@nyulangone.org

Giovanni Gambi : Post-Doctoral Fellow

Giovanni Gambi

Post-Doctoral Fellow

(Ph.D. University of Strasbourg, France, 2021)
Giovanni is investigating 3D chromatin rewiring in leukemia

giovanni.gambi@nyulangone.org
Juan Carlos Balandran : Post-Doctoral Fellow

Juan Carlos Balandran

Post-Doctoral Fellow

(Ph.D. Center for Research and Advanced Studies, CINVESTAV, Mexico City, 2018)
JC is exploring the role of inflammation in the leukemia etiopathogenesis by using single cell approaches

Juan.BalandranJuarez@nyulangone.org
Anna Lee : Post-Doctoral Fellow

Anna Lee

Post-Doctoral Fellow

(Ph.D. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA, 2020)
Anna is investigating the role of RNA-binding proteins in leukemia pathogenesis.

anna.lee3@nyulangone.org
Dimitrios Papaioannou : Post-Doctoral Fellow

Dimitrios Papaioannou

Post-Doctoral Fellow

(M.D., University of Athens, Greece, 2007)

Dimitris is studying long non-coding RNAs as regulators of higher-order chromatin structure in acute myeloid leukemia

Dimitrios.Papaioannou@nyulangone.org
Varvara Paraskevopoulou : Post-Doctoral Fellow

Varvara Paraskevopoulou

Post-Doctoral Fellow

(Ph.D. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, 2020)
Varvara is investigating the role of the microenvironment in response to stress and in leukaemia pathogenesis.

varvara.paraskevopoulou@nyulangone.org
Mingjun Liu : Post-Doctoral Fellow

Mingjun Liu

Post-Doctoral Fellow

(Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, USA, 2022)
Mingjun will be studying epigenetic mechanisms of inflammation during myeloid transformation

Mingjun.Liu@nyulangone.org
Yohana Ghebrechristos : Post-Doctoral Fellow

Yohana Ghebrechristos

Post-Doctoral Fellow

B.A. Cornell University, 2017
Yohana is exploring the role of epigenetic factors and 3D chromosome structure in leukemia.

Yohana.Ghebrechristos@nyumc.org

Maria Sirenko :

Maria Sirenko

(Ph.D. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA, 2023)
Maria is studying inflammation in hematologic malignancies.

maria.sirenko@nyulangone.org

Graduate Students

Ali Rosen : PhD Student, NYU

Ali Rosen

PhD Student, NYU

(B.S. from University of Washington, 2019)
Ali is studying 3D chromatin architecture, epigenetics.
(Co-Mentored by Aristotelis Tsirigos)

Aliza.Rosen@nyulangone.org
Kathryn Hockemeyer : Medical Student, NYU

Kathryn Hockemeyer

Medical Student, NYU

(B.A. Vanderbilt University, USA, 2013)
Kate is working on the role of the stress response in cancer.

Kathryn.Hockemeyer@med.nyu.edu
Zhengxi Sun : Graduate student

Zhengxi Sun

Graduate student

B.S. UC San Diego, USA, 2016

Zhengxi is investigating the mechanism of drug resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Zhengxi.Sun@nyulangone.org
Soobeom Lee : Graduate student

Soobeom Lee

Graduate student

(M.Sc. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea 2015)
Soobeom is developing computational tools to study clonal evolution in leukemia
(Co-mentored by Dr. Richard Bonneau, NYU, Dept. of Computer Science & Biology)

sl7424@nyu.edu
Zoe Ciantra : Graduate Student

Zoe Ciantra

Graduate Student

(B.A. Oberlin College 2018)
Zoe is studying immune evasion mechanisms in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
(Co-Mentored by Jun Wang)

Ximena Vargas : Masters Student, NYU

Ximena Vargas

Masters Student, NYU

(B.S. Arkansas State University Campus Queretaro)
Ximena will be studying the molecular mechanisms of inflammation in leukemia

xmv204@nyu.edu

Research Technicians

Kun Wang : Research Technician

Kun Wang

Research Technician

University of China
Kun is organizing our animal colonies.

Kun.Wang@nyumc.org
Wafa Al-santli : Research Technician

Wafa Al-santli

Research Technician

(M.Sc, 2019, Adelphi University, NY)
Wafa is working on projects related to single cell analysis of the bone marrow microenvironment

Wafa.Al-santli@nyulangone.org
Olha Ivashkiv : Research Technician

Olha Ivashkiv

Research Technician

(M.Sc, 2015, CUNY City College of New York, NY)
Olha is working on T-ALL PDX projects.

Olha.Ivashkiv@nyulangone.org
Tejas Patel : Research Technician

Tejas Patel

Research Technician

(B.S. University of California, Los Angles)

 

Tejas.Patel2@nyulangone.org

Bioinformaticians

Hua Zhou : Bioinformatician

Hua Zhou

Bioinformatician

Hua is working on the analysis of deep sequencing experiments (bulk RNASeq, ATAC-Seq, ChipSeq, sc-RNAseq).

Hua.Zhou@nyulangone.org
Javier Rodriguez-Hernaez : Bioinformatician

Javier Rodriguez-Hernaez

Bioinformatician

(MSc Biomedical Informatics, NYU) Javier develops computational tools to study 3D chromosomal architecture and epigenetics in leukemia.

Javier.RodriguezHernaez@nyulangone.org
Ziyan Lin : Bioinformatician

Ziyan Lin

Bioinformatician

Ziyan is focusing on analysis of single cell sequencing data and the interaction between leukemia and its microenvironment.

Ziyan.Lin@nyulangone.org

Lab Manager

Jingjing Wang : Lab Manager/Research Scientist

Jingjing Wang

Lab Manager/Research Scientist

(Ph.D. Peking University, China, 2011)
Jingjing focuses on identification of regulators of Myc protein stability.

Jingjing.Wang@nyulangone.org

Masters Student

Administration

Ramona Burnett : Executive Assistant to Chair

Ramona Burnett

Executive Assistant to Chair

Ramona.Burnett@nyulangone.org