Gina Aloisio obtained her B.S. degree from Ohio State University (Biomedical Sciences) and is a fellow in the Medical Scientist Training (M.D., Ph.D.) Program at UT Southwestern. Her research interests are in the regulation and maintenance of spermatogonial stem cells.
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Michael Baker obtained his B.S. degree in Genetics (magna cum laude) from Texas A&M University and is a Ph.D. fellow at the UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in the Genetics and Development Program. His research interests are in the mechanisms through which the PI3K/FOXO3 pathway controls the preservation and utilization of eggs in the mammalian ovary.
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Ileana Cuevas obtained her Ph.D. from the National University of General San Martín (Buenos Aires, Argentina) where she studied Chagas Disease, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at UCSF, where she worked on angiogenesis. She is an Instructor in the Department of Pathology at UTSW and the Castrillon Laboratory Manager. Her current interests are in genetic model systems of cancer and stem cell function.
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Jishnu Mukherjee graduated from VIT University (Vellore, India) with a degree in Biotechnology and is a Ph.D. fellow at the UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in the Cancer Biology Graduate Program. His research interests are in stem cell function and the role of stem cell pathways in malignant transformation. He enjoys playing cricket and is extremely dangerous at table tennis.
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Yuji Nakada obtained his Ph.D. degree from Osaka University (Biosciences) and is an Instructor in the Department of Pathology at UT Southwestern. His research interests are in the role of the LKB1 tumor suppressor in reproductive tract cancers.
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Christopher Peña graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Texas at San Antonio (B.S., Biology) and is a Ph.D. fellow at the UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in the Cancer Biology Graduate Program. His research interests are in the mechanisms of action of the LKB1 tumor suppressor.
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Edward Tarnawa obtained his M.D. degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio where he has co-valedictorian. He completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical University of South Carolina and is currently a fellow in reproductive endocrinology and infertility in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UT Southwestern. His clinical and research interestes are in female infertility and the molecular mechanisms that regulate the preservation of oocytes.
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Zhuoru Wu obtained her Ph.D. degree from U.T. Austin (Cell Biology) and is an Instructor in the Department of Pathology at UT Southwestern. Her research interests are in the mechanisms regulating the self-renewal, maintenance, and differentiation of spermatogonial stem cells.
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