Staff
Principle Investigator
Jonathan J. Keats, Ph.D.
Director of Bioinformatics and Collaborative Sequencing Center, TGen
Assistant Professor, Integrated Cancer Genomic Division, TGen
Scientific Director, Judy and Bernard Briskin Center for Multiple Myeloma Research, City of Hope
Doctor of Philosophy (Oncology), University of Alberta, 2005
Bachelors of Science (Genetics), University of Alberta, 1998
Computational Scientist II
Christophe Legendre, Ph.D.
Bioinformatician II
Bryce Turner, BS
Research Associate III
Shari Kyman, BS
Research Associate II
Yaden Santana, BS
Bioinformatician II
Daniel Enriquez, BS
Post Doctoral Fellow
Open Position
Clinical Fellow
Open Position
Graduate Student
Open Position
Previous Lab Members:
Trainees:
Sheri Skergert, Ph.D. (Post-Doctoral Fellow, currently at Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson)
Nick Banovich, Ph.D. (Senior Post-Doctoral Fellow - Assistant Professor, TGen)
Venkata "Teja" Yellapantula (Arizona State University)(PhD Mentor, currently at Memorial Sloan Kettering)
Employees:
Felix Madrid (Bioinformatician 2022-2024, currently at Maverix Medical)
Austin Christofferson (Bioinformatician II 2013-2021, currently @ Boundless Bio)
Sara Nasser, Ph.D. (Computational Scientist 2016-2019, currently @ Resolution Bioscience)
Ryan Richholt (Associate Bioinformatician 2017-2019, currently @ Exact Sciences)
Jessica Aldrich (Senior Bioinformatician 2014-2019, currently @ Exact Sciences)
Daniel Penaherrera (Assistant Bioinformatician 2017-2019 - currently a graduate student at ...)
Martin Boateng (RAII 2015-2019, currently at Caris)
Megan Russell (Associate Bioinformatician 2014-2017, currently at Phoenix Childrens Hospital)
Brooks Benard (RAI 2016-2017, Helios and Academic Year Intern 2014-2016 - currently @ Stanford University)
Chase Miller (Post Bachelor - Texas A&M)
Kristi Stephenson (The First Ever Lab Member)(RAIII 2011-2015, currently at Agilent Technologies)
David Edwards (RAI 2011-2012, currently a graduate student at OSHU)
Summer Students:
Connor Owens (Helios Internship 2023 - Current Undergrad @ ASU)
Nisha Kulkarni (Helios Internship 2022 - Current Undergrad @ ASU)
Hang Tran (Helios Internship 2022 - Current Masters Student @ ASU/Caris Life Sciences)
Bertrand Odinet (Helios Internship 2021 - Currently @ Accenture)
Andrew Jarman (Helios Internship - Currently @ Exact Sciences)
Rohit Nandakumar
Qihan "Jody" Zhu
Megan Kaiser (Helios Internship 2018)
Komal Agrawal (Helios Internship 2018)
Zachary Dillabough (Helios Internship 2018)
Austin Gutierrez (Helios Internship 2017)
Charity Bhebhe (Helios Internship 2017)
Julia Boese (Helios Internship 2017)
Rachel Zoneraich (Helios Internship 2017 - Current Undergrad @ UPENN)
Madison Klug (Arizona State University)
Daphne Guo (Helios Internship 2016, currently a junior at Harvey Mudd)
Samantha Burke (Helios Internship 2016, currently a junior at Arizona State University)
Sophie Ax (Helios Internship 2016, currently a junior at Phoenix Country Day School)
Skylar Murdaugh (University of Arizona)(Helios Internship 2105)
Taylor Norman (Helios Internship 2014, most recently at Arizona State University)
Swaroon Sridhar (Arizona State University) (Helios Internship 2014)
Aaron Smith (Cornell University)(Helios Internship 2013, in medical school at University of Chicago)
Kimberly Babos (Arizona State University)(Helios Internships 2011 & 2012, currently a graduate student at USC)
Wen Yu "Amy" Wong (Helios Internship 2012, currently a senior at Ohio Wesleyan University)
Jessica Albanese (Helios Internship 2012, currently in Medical School at the University of Nevada)
Melissa Neary (Helios Internsips 2008 & 2010, Summer Student 2011 currently a senior at Brigham Young University)