Principal Investigator
Urbain Weyemi, MS/Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Biology
University of Texas at Austin
Department of Molecular Biosciences
2506 Speedway
Austin, TX 78712
Email: urbain.weyemi@austin.utexas.edu
Office: NMS 3.304, Lab: NMS 3.324
Tel: +1 512 232-7706 (office)
Assistant Professor
CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Biology
University of Texas at Austin
Department of Molecular Biosciences
2506 Speedway
Austin, TX 78712
Email: urbain.weyemi@austin.utexas.edu
Office: NMS 3.304, Lab: NMS 3.324
Tel: +1 512 232-7706 (office)
Lab Manager
Susan E. Zimmerman
Bachelor of Science, Biology, Coastal Carolina University, 2011
Bachelor of Science, Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University August, 2011
University Scholars Award, 2011
Coastal Carolina Scholars Award, 2011
Expertise: Animal Studies and Laboratory Management (5 Years)
Email: susan.zimmerman@austin.utexas.edu
Office: NMS 3.324
Tel: +1 512 232-8070
Bachelor of Science, Biology, Coastal Carolina University, 2011
Bachelor of Science, Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University August, 2011
University Scholars Award, 2011
Coastal Carolina Scholars Award, 2011
Expertise: Animal Studies and Laboratory Management (5 Years)
Email: susan.zimmerman@austin.utexas.edu
Office: NMS 3.324
Tel: +1 512 232-8070
Ph.D. Students
Haojian Li
Graduate Student, Biochemistry
Expertise: CRISPR, Cellular & Molecular Biology
Research Interests: DNA damage response, Redox homeostasis and Cancer.
Research Project: Harnessing CRISPR libraries to discover genes and pathways involved in genomic instability and resistance to cancer therapy.
E-mail: haojianli@utexas.edu
Graduate Student, Biochemistry
Expertise: CRISPR, Cellular & Molecular Biology
Research Interests: DNA damage response, Redox homeostasis and Cancer.
Research Project: Harnessing CRISPR libraries to discover genes and pathways involved in genomic instability and resistance to cancer therapy.
E-mail: haojianli@utexas.edu
Yue Liu
Graduate Student, CMB
Expertise: Bioinformatics (Master’s degree)
Experience: Industrial, working as a Next-Generation Sequencing Expert at Illumina and Thermo Fisher (7 years)
Research Interests: Cancer Biology, CRISPR-based screens, and Bioinformatics
Research Project: Investigating cancer cells reprogramming using transcriptomics and metabolomics.
E-mail: yliu5@utexas.edu
Graduate Student, CMB
Expertise: Bioinformatics (Master’s degree)
Experience: Industrial, working as a Next-Generation Sequencing Expert at Illumina and Thermo Fisher (7 years)
Research Interests: Cancer Biology, CRISPR-based screens, and Bioinformatics
Research Project: Investigating cancer cells reprogramming using transcriptomics and metabolomics.
E-mail: yliu5@utexas.edu
Cecilia L. Fitzgerald-Cook
Graduate Student, CMB Program (Fall 2021 Rotation)
Research Interests: Cancer Biology
Research Project: DNA repair and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition.
E-mail: clfc@utexas.edu
Graduate Student, CMB Program (Fall 2021 Rotation)
Research Interests: Cancer Biology
Research Project: DNA repair and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition.
E-mail: clfc@utexas.edu
Kendra Zwonitzer Maclaine
Graduate Student, CMB Program (Fall 2021 Rotation)
Research Interests: Mitochondria and Diseases
Research Project: DNA repair and mitochondrial homeostasis in cancer.
E-mail: zwonitz2@utexas.edu
Graduate Student, CMB Program (Fall 2021 Rotation)
Research Interests: Mitochondria and Diseases
Research Project: DNA repair and mitochondrial homeostasis in cancer.
E-mail: zwonitz2@utexas.edu
Undergraduate Students
Yunjie (Jessie) Xiao
Undergraduate student Bachelor of Science and Arts, Biology (2022) Certificate in Business of Healthcare |
Jessie: "As a sophomore pre-med student, my research interests are often targeted toward treating human conditions such as childhood asthma. As I dive deeper into biomedical research, the details of cancer research fascinated me due to its broad implementations and potential to benefit millions of patients worldwide.”
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Hui (Emily) Jen Bai
Undergraduate student
Bachelor of Science, Nutrition (2021)
"Throughout the years of pursing in the medical tract, the field of cancer research has always caught my interest. I am fascinated about the translational research behind cancer prevention and therapy. As I’ve been more exposed to cellular biology, it sparked my interests in participating in a research where I can explore the fundamentals of metabolic effects on cancer biology."
Undergraduate student
Bachelor of Science, Nutrition (2021)
"Throughout the years of pursing in the medical tract, the field of cancer research has always caught my interest. I am fascinated about the translational research behind cancer prevention and therapy. As I’ve been more exposed to cellular biology, it sparked my interests in participating in a research where I can explore the fundamentals of metabolic effects on cancer biology."
David Yang
Undergraduate student Bachelor of Science (2023) "I have always been interested in the molecular mechanisms that constitute the entity of life. I hold a special drive to learn more about the diseases that we encounter as we age, such as cancer, and how to mitigate these detriments. The best aspect of research is the ability to explore our own curiosity while testing the boundaries of human knowledge and laying the groundwork for practical applications such as cancer or drug treatments for the betterment of others." 
Kulsoum Rizvi
TEJAS undergraduate Research Assistant Bachelor of Science (2021) |
