Principal Investigator
David Guertin, PhD
Professor, Program in Molecular Medicine
BS, Biology: Saint Michael's College, Vermont
PhD: UMass Chan Medical School
Postdoc: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
Dr. Guertin joined UMass Chan Medical School in 2009 as an Assistant Professor. He's currently a Professor in Molecular Medicine with affiliations UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence, UMass Cancer Center, and Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology Department. Dr. Guertin co-founded the UMass Metabolomic Network (MetNet) with Dr. Dohoon Kim, and currently serves on the NIH/NCI tumor biology study section. He graduated from UMass Chan Medical School in 2002.
Selected Honors
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Research Scholar
- Jaime Kim Memorial Lecture, University of Chicago
- Pew Scholar
- NIH/NCI Pathway to Independence Award
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Special Fellow
- Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Fellowship
- Kroc Lecture, University of Chicago
Contact
Email: david.guertin@umassmed.edu
Phone: 508-856-8064
Guertin Lab Members
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Alex Boucher Jr.
Graduate StudentHometown: Brockton, MassachusettsTraining: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (BS)
Hobbies: Spikeball, basketball and gardeningContact: alexander.boucher@umassmed.edu -
Qingbo Chen, PhD
Senior Research ScientistHometown: Dezhou, China
Training: Huazhong Agricultural University (BS), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (PhD)
Hobbies: Hiking, cooking and listening to music
Contact: Qingbo.Chen@umassmed.edu -
Benjamin Clayton
Graduate StudentHometown: Acton, MassachusettsTraining: UMass Amherst UndergraduateHobbies: Basketball, cooking and video gamesContact: Benjamin.Clayton@umassmed.edu -
Marie Sophie Lykke Isidor
Adjunct Assistant ProfessorHometown: Copenhagen, Denmark
Training: University of Copenhagen (BSc, MSc, PhD)
Funding: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Global Fellowship (2021-2024)
Hobbies: Watching & playing sports, cooking, dining at fancy restaurants, traveling
Contact: mariesophielykke.isidor@umassmed.edu -
Emma Mohlmann
Graduate StudentHometown: Bangor, Pennsylvania
Training: Boston College (BS), Boston Children’s Hospital
Hobbies: walking her dog, baking, and crocheting
Contact: emma.mohlmann@umassmed.edu -
Flaviane Silva, PhD
Postdoctoral ResearcherHometown: Londrina, Brazil
Previous Training: State University of Londrina (BSc, MSc), University of Sao Paulo (PhD)
Hobbies: Trying new restaurants, cooking, yoga
Contact: flaviane.silva@umassmed.edu
Alumni
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Will Doxsey
Research AssistantSummer 2019, 2020-2022
Advanced to Graduate School at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health -
Shelagh Fluharty
Research AssistantSummer 2019, 2021-2022
Advanced to Industry -
Maria Gaughan
Research Associate2023-2025
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John Haley
Graduate Student2019-2024
Advanced to the new Metabolomics Core in the Program in Molecular Medicine -
Wen-Yu Hsiao
Graduate Student2015-2020
Advanced to Pathology Residency Program at Emory University -
Chien-Min Hung
Graduate Student2010-2016
Advanced to post-doc at the Salk Institute. In 2020 he began working at MICROBIO. -
Su Myung Jung , PhD
Postdoctoral Associate2016-2021
Funded by the American Diabetes Association (2018-21)
Advanced to Assistant Professor at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea -
Kate Korobkina
Graduate Student2019-2025
Advanced to a postdoc position at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute -
Peter Lee
MD/PhD student2014-2018
Advanced to Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center -
Huawei Li
Research Associate2009-2025
Advanced to Industry -
Derek Lin , PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher2022-2023
Advanced to industry -
Amelia Luciano , PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow2017-2022
Funded by an NIH/NCI T32 Cancer Biology Training Grant (2017-18), UMass Cancer Center Pilot Project Grant (2019) & American Cancer Society (2019-22)
Advanced to Industry -
Camila Martinez Calejman , PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow2013-2021
Funded by the American Diabetes Association (2018-21)
Advanced to the University of Buenos Aires with a CONICET Bridge to Independence Award -
Lorena Mazuecos Fernandez-Pacheco
Visiting Scientist2019
University of Castilla-La Mancha -
Juan Sanchez-Gurmaches , PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow2010-2017
Funded by the Beatriu de Pinos program, Generalitat de Catalunya (2011-13)
Funded by the American Heart Association, Founders Affiliate (2015-17)
Advanced to Assistant Professor at Cincinnati Children's Hospital -
Parima Sharma
Undergraduate2019
Worcester Polytechnic Institute -
Cindy Sparks , PhD
Lab Manager2009-2012
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Yuefeng Tang , PhD
Postdoctoral Associate2011-2018
Funded by the American Cancer Society (2014-16)
Advanced to Program in Applied Mathematics & Statistics, Stony Brook University -
Taylor White
Undergraduate2018
North Carolina State

