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Lynn E. Heasley, PhD

Principal Investigator

Education:

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Basic Sciences, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA
  • PhD, Pharmacology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
  • BA, Chemistry/Biology, Point Loma College, San Diego, CA
lynn.heasley@ucdenver.edu
hobbies, interests
Favorite song: Stayin' Alive, Bee Gees "If a playlist doesn't have this song on it at least twice, it's garbage"

Trista Hinz

Senior Professional Research Assistant (2011-present)

Education:

  • MS, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (2011)
  • BA, University of Colorado Boulder (2008)
Focus:
Hobbies:
Favorite song: Nothin But A G Thang, Dr. Dre "When I'm on the mic, it's like a cookie, they all crumble"

Natalia Gurule

Graduate Student, Cancer-Biology Program (2014-present)

Education:
Focus:
Hobbies:
Favorite song: Minuet and Badinerie (Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B), Bach "Really, any flute music is the best"

Sean Korpela

Graduate student, Pharmacology Program (2015-present)

Education:

  • Former RA in CBS Department, LSU Vet School (2015)
  • B.S. in Biochemistry from Loyola University Chicago (2014)
Focus:The influence of the tumor microenvironment (TME) on the progression of disease in HNSCC in-vitro and in-vivo in immunocompetent murine models.
Hobbies:Snowboarding, golfing, watching Detroit sports (Detroit Native)
Favorite song: Party All The Time, Eddie Murphy "It's more than just a song, it's a lifestyle"

Dan Sisler

Graduate student, Cancer Biology Program (2015-present)

Education:

  • B.S. in Biology from St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI (2015)
Focus:Heterogeneity in oncogenic signaling, specifically inKRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma using murine models.
Hobbies:Skiing and other mountain-associated activities, hanging with my dog Cooper, cheering on the Iowa Hawkeyes and Green Bay Packers
Favorite song: Cowboys from Hell, Pantera "The entire album is pure gold! \m/"

Lab Alumni

Previous staff/students, where they are now, what their projects were, etc.

Lindsay Marek

Lab Manager (2001-2019)

Education:

  • MBA, CU Denver (2014)
Favorite song: Where they are now: Grants and Contracts Consulting

Jacob Calhoun

Professional Research Assistant (2015-2019)

Education:B.S. with Honors in Biochemistry from the University of Cincinnati, OH (2014)
"Contribution of the N-terminal Domain of Human Lysyl-tRNA Synthetase on tRNALys Binding"
Focus:Changes in signaling as a result of TKI and IFN treatment in-vitro, human and murine SCCs
Where they are now: Professional Research Assistant in the Nellan lab

Wyatt

Undergraduate Summer Student (2018)

Education:
Focus:??
Where they are now:

Emily

Graduate Student(20??-2015)

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