People

Faculty and Research Scientists

  • Victor Velculescu, MD, PhD

    Professor of Oncology, Pathology, Medicine, and Genetic Medicine

    Co-Director of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics

    The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Postdoctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    PhD, Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University

    MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    BS, Biological Sciences, Stanford University

    Email: velculescu_at_jhmi_dot_edu

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-velculescu-md-phd-1241716/

    SOM Website: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/victor-velculescu


  • Rob Scharpf, PhD

    Associate Professor of Oncology and Biostatistics

    The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health

    Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

    PhD, Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

    BS, Biology, James Madison University

    Email: rscharpf_at_jhu_dot_edu

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-scharpf-3a1a91198/

    Personal Website: https://rscharpf.github.io/


  • Jillian Phallen, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Oncology

    The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Genomics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    PhD, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    BA, Biology and Physical Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University

    Email: jphalle2_at_jhmi_dot_edu

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillian-phallen-ph-d-a9a6ab29/


  • Zachariah Foda, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Medicine and Oncology

    Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Fellow, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Osler Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital

    MD, PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Stony Brook University

    AB, Chemistry, Dartmouth College

    Email: foda_at_jhmi_dot_edu

    SOM Website: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/zachariah-foda


  • Vilmos Adleff

    Vilmos Adleff, PhD

    Research Associate, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

    PhD, Medical Science, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary

    MS, Organic Chemistry, Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Email: vadleff1_at_jhmi_dot_edu


  • Shashi Koul, PhD

    Research Associate, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

    PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland

    MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California BTech.,

    Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

    Email: skoul3_at_jh_dot_edu


  • Noushin Niknafs, PhD

    Faculty Research Associate, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    BS, Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    MS, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

    PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

    Email: noushin_at_jhmi_dot_edu

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noushin-niknafs-3018333a/



Administrative

  • Jennifer Dillard

    Grants and Contracts Analyst

    The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Email: jdillar1_at_jhmi_dot_edu


  • JoAnn Johnson

    Sr. Administrative Coordinator

    The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Email: jmurph69_at_jhmi_dot_edu



Team

  • Akshaya Annapragada

    MD/PhD candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering

    BA, Applied Mathematics, Harvard University

    MS, Engineering Sciences, Harvard University

    Email: aannapr1_at_jhmi_dot_edu


  • Adrianna Bartolomucci

    Laboratory Manager, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
    BS, Zoology, Southern Illinois University

    Email: abartol7_at_jhmi_dot_edu


  • Keerti Boyapati

    Research Technologist, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

    BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Johns Hopkins University

    Email: kboyapa2_at_jh_dot_edu


  • Daniel Bruhm

    Postdoctoral Fellow, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

    PhD, Human Genetics and Genomics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    BS, Pharmacology, McGill University, Montreal

    Email: dbruhm1_at_jh_dot_edu


  • Chris Cherry, PhD

    Bioinformatics staff, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

    PhD, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    BS, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Maryland

    Email: ccherry7_at_jh_dot_edu


  • Alice Eastman, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

    PhD, Human Genetics and Genomics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    BA, Biology and Biochemistry, Oberlin College

    Email: aeastma5_at_jhmi_dot_edu


  • Vishruth Girish

    MD/PhD candidate, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    BS, Biology, Stony Brook University

    Email: vgirish1_at_jhmi_dot_edu


  • Carolyn Hruban

    PhD candidate, Program in Human Genetics and Genomics

    BA, Biology, University of Chicago

    Email: chruban2_at_jhmi_dot_edu


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    Kauí Lebarbenchon

    BS candidate, Applied Mathematics

    Email: kpatri10_at_jh_dot_edu


  • Carter Norton

    PhD student, Program in Human Genetics and GenomicsBS Bioinformatics, Brigham Young University

    Email: cnorton5_at_jh_dot_edu


  • Hope Orjuela

    PhD candidate, Program in Human Genetics and Genomics

    BA, Spanish and Biology, Colgate University

    Email: horjuel1_at_jh_dot_edu


  • Sarah Short

    Research Specialist, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

    BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley

    Email: sshort13_at_jhu_dot_edu


  • Nicholas Vulpescu

    PhD candidate, Program in Human Genetics and Genomics

    MS, Biology, Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, New York University

    BS, Biology, New York University

    Email: nvulpes1_at_jhmi_dot_edu


  • James White, PhD

    Bioinformatics staff, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

    PhD, Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation, University of Maryland

    BS, Mathematics, University of Maryland

    Email: jwhit117_at_jh_dot_edu


  • Jason Zavras

    MD/PhD candidate, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 

    BA, Biochemistry and Quantitative Social Science, Dartmouth College

    Email: zavras1_at_jhmi_dot_edu



Alumni