Lab Members

Lauren Colbert, M.D., MSCR
Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor 
Email: LColbert@mdanderson.org 
Research Interests: Biomarkers, Microbiome, HPV-related cancers
Personal Interests: 3 wild daughters, horse-back riding, climbing, hiking, and camping
Alma Mater: Emory University, Hope College

Daniel Lin
Research Laboratory Coordinator
Degree(s): B.A. Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Email: DLin4@mdanderson.org
Research interests: HPV-related cancers, anal cancer, human microbiome, tumor microenvironment, pancreatic cancer
Personal interests: Cooking, rock climbing, hiking, video games
Alma Mater: Rice University

Erica Lynn
Senior Research Assistant
Degree(s): B.S. Biochemistry
Email: ejlynn@mdanderson.org
Research interests: Late radiation toxicity and the gut microbiome
Personal interests: Choral singing, tennis
Alma Mater: The University of Texas at Austin

Julie Sammouri, M.D.
Position: Senior Research Assistant 
Degree(s): Bachelor of Science, Doctor of Medicine
Email: jsammouri@mdanderson.org
Research interests: translational research, clinical outcomes, microbiome, HPV dynamics, cervical cancer recurrence
Personal interests: Travel, weightlifting, women empowerment
Alma Mater: American University of Beirut

Molly Blue El Alam
Research Assistant II 
Degree(s): Master of Public Health, Major - Epidemiology and Biostatistics, B.S. Environmental Health
Email: mbel@mdanderson.org
Research interests: Microbiome, HPV-related Cancers, Biomarkers
Personal interests: Crochet, Oil painting, Cooking, and Traveling
Alma Mater: The American University of Beirut

Tim Harris
Research Assistant II
Degree(s): B.S.
Email: taharris@mdanderson.org
Research interests: Clinical research, microbiome
Personal interests: Reading, board games
Alma Mater: Brigham Young University 

David Lo
Research Assistant I
Degree(s): B.S.
Email: Dklo@mdanderson.org
Research interests: Cervical Microbiome, HPV Genotyping, Cell Culture
Personal interests: Food, Cars, Travel
Alma Mater: University of Texas at San Antonio

Rui Wang, Ph.D.
Postdoc
Email: rwang10@mdanderson.org
Research interests: Reconstruct the evolution of mutations during CRT and identify proliferatively advantageous driver mutations and pathways. In the long run, to develop new therapeutic targets and effective precision therapies in cervical cancer. 
Personal interests: Exploring National Parks
Alma Mater: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Tatiana Karpinets, Ph.D.
Sr Computational Scientist
Email: TVKarpinets@mdanderson.org
Research interests:  Computational biology, tumorigenesis and microbiome
Personal interests: Piano, dancing, gardening
Alma Mater: Kharkiv National University, Ukraine

Xiaogang Wu, Ph.D.
Computational Scientist
Email: xwu10@mdanderson.org
Research interests: Genomic Medicine, Computational Biology, Systems Biology
Personal interests: Biking, Swimming, Repairing
Alma Mater: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Julianna Bronk, M.D., Ph.D.
Radiation Oncology Resident
Email: jkedwards@mdanderson.org
Research interests: Radiation injury, FLASH RT, advanced imaging
Personal interests: Coffee, sci-fi novels, thrifting, animal rescue
Alma Mater: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S.), University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (Ph.D.), Baylor College of Medicine (M.D.)

Katarina Tomasic 
Assistant Research Coordinator 
Degree(s): B.S. Human Nutrition and Foods, Minors Biology and Medicine and Society
Email: kctomasic@mdanderson.org 
Research interests: Microbiome, HPV-related cancers, tumor microenvironment 
Personal interests: Cooking, travel, nature, music and cat enthusiast
Alma Mater: University of Houston