MCCB Postdoc Achievements
Postdocs mentored by MCCB faculty have been successful in publishing high-impact papers, securing fellowships, and obtaining positions in academics and industry.
Recent Postdoc-led Publications
The following is a list of selected postdoc-led peer-reviewed research publications from 2023-present. The postdoc’s name is in bold and the faculty advisor’s name is underlined.
Targeting BRCA1-deficient PARP inhibitor-resistant cells with nickases reveals nick resection as a cancer vulnerability.
Whalen JM, Earley J, Wisniewski C, Mercurio AM, Cantor SB. Nat Cancer. 2025 Jan 21;6(2):278-291.
Therapeutic induction of ferroptosis in tumors using PD-L1 targeting antibody nanogel conjugates.
Wang M, Prachyathipsakul T, Wisniewski CA, Xiong C, Goel S, Goel HL, Karner ER, Mukhopadhyay D, Gupta P, Majee A, Thayumanavan S, Mercurio AM. Cell Chem Biol. 2024 Dec 19;31(12):2039-2051.
Nanoparticle delivery of innate immune agonists combined with senescence-inducing agents promotes T cell control of pancreatic cancer.
Chibaya L, DeMarco KD, Lusi CF, Kane GI, Brassil ML, Parikh CN, Murphy KC, Chowdhury SR, Li J, Ma B, Naylor TE, Cerrutti J, Mori H, Diaz-Infante M, Peura J, Pitarresi JR, Zhu LJ, Fitzgerald KA, Atukorale PU, Ruscetti M. Sci Transl Med. 2024 Aug 28;16(762):eadj9366. Free PMC article.
Selenium reduction of ubiquinone via SQOR suppresses ferroptosis.
Lee N, Park SJ, Lange M, Tseyang T, Doshi MB, Kim TY, Song Y, Kim DI, Greer PL, Olzmann JA, Spinelli JB, Kim D.Nat Metab. 2024 Feb;6(2):343-358. Free PMC article.
Roles of the Rlim-Rex1 axis during X chromosome inactivation in mice.
Wang F, Chander A, Yoon Y, Welton JM, Wallingford MC, Espejo-Serrano C, Bustos F, Findlay GM, Mager J, Bach I. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Dec 26;120(52):e2313200120. Free PMC article.
Runx1-R188Q germ line mutation induces inflammation and predisposition to hematologic malignancies in mice.
Ahmad MH, Hegde M, Wong WJ, Mohammadhosseini M, Garrett L, Carrascoso A, Issac N, Ebert B, Silva JC, Pihan G, Zhu LJ, Wolfe SA, Agarwal A, Liu PP, Castilla LH. Blood Adv. 2023 Dec 12;7(23):7304-7318. Free PMC article.
PINK1, Keap1, and Rtnl1 regulate selective clearance of endoplasmic reticulum during development.
Wang R, Fortier TM, Chai F, Miao G, Shen JL, Restrepo LJ, DiGiacomo JJ, Velentzas PD, Baehrecke EH. Cell. 2023 Sep 14;186(19):4172-4188.e18. Free PMC article.
Fellowships
| Postdoc | Faculty advisor | Fellowship | Years |
| Jenna Whalen, PhD | Sharon Cantor |
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32): Mapping the BRCA2 replication gap suppression domain to uncover the molecular mechanism of chemotherapy response |
2023-2026 |
| Sneha Gopalan, PhD | Tom Fazzio |
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00): Single cell chromatin profiling to study epigenetic alterations of ovarian tumors |
2022-2024 |
| Mengdie Wang, PhD | Art Mercurio |
U.S. Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Prostate Cancer Research Program: Targeted inhibition of neuropilin-2 to enhance immunotherapy of lethal prostate cancer |
2021-2023 |
| Reem Suleiman, PhD | Michelle Kelliher | American Association of Immunologists Fellowship for Career Reentry | 2021-2022 |