Principal Investigator
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Susan Kaech

Professor and Director
Nomis Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Nomis Foundation Chair

B.S. Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Washington
Ph.D. Developmental Biology, Stanford University

The West coast is the best coast. I love spending time outside under the California sun, whether on a hike or while enjoying the sunset with a nice glass of wine. It is even better when I can do it with my loving family and friends. I also enjoy multicolor flow cytometry and cooking.
Staff Scientist
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Cris Chisholm

Staff Scientist

Senior Research Associates
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Shixin Ma

Senior Research Associate

B.S. Bioscience and Technology, Yangzhou University Ph.D. Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai Shixin is focusing on the metabolic influence on the epigenetic landscape of CD8+ T cells within the tumor microenvironment. She enjoys traveling during her free time.
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Tom Mann

Senior Research Associate

B.S. Chemistry, Bucknell University Ph.D. Biochemistry, Stanford University Tom is studying the dynamics of intracellular calcium signaling in T cell exhaustion. Outside of lab, he enjoys board games, juggling, and tennis.
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Karthik Varanasi

Senior Research Associate

B.Sc. Biotechnology, Osmania University M.Sc. Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology Ph.D. Genome Science and Technology, University of Tennessee “Change brings faster results than chance.” My research focuses on how immune cells change their metabolism within different tissues to fit the local environment to stay functional.
Postdoctoral Fellows
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Anna-Maria Globig

Postdoctoral Fellow

MD University of Freiburg Anna aims to understand how the function of T cells can be metabolically manipulated in the context of different autoimmune diseases and in T cell exhaustion. Outside of lab, she enjoys exploring the Californian outdoors.
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Andrew Hildreth

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Irene Lopez Gutierrez

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Stephen Sakuma

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Assistants
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Timothy Chen

Research Assistant

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Michael LaPorte

Research Assistant

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Ming Sun

Research Assistant

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Shirong Tan

Research Assistant

Graduate Students
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Lizmarie Garcia-Rivera

Graduate Student

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Jessica Roginsky

Graduate Student

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Brian Stack

Graduate Student

Lab Technicians
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Emma Cohen

Lab Technician

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Emily Jacobs

LAB TECHNICIAN I

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Hannah Knox

LAB TECHNICIAN I

Interns
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Solomon Kim

Intern

Rotation Students
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Aaron Liu

Rotation Student

Edward So

Student Trainee

Visiting Researchers
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Ziyan Xu

Visiting Researcher

B.S. Fudan University Zoe’s interested in understanding the tumor microenvironment, especially the correlation between metabolic changes and functionality in immune cells. She enjoys spending time with her dog Tinkerbell in her spare time.
Lab Manager
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Victoria Tripple

Lab Manager

B.S. Human Biology, University of California, San Diego B.A. Psychology, University of California, San Diego Victoria currently manages the Kaech Lab and also works on in vivo cancer models and infiltrating immune cells. In her spare time, she enjoys taking her son to the zoo and the beach.
Lab Administrative Manager
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Taylor Morgan

Lab Administrative Manager