Meet the Team
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Kris Wood, Ph.D.
(CV)
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, MIT, 2007
Postdoctoral fellowship, Whitehead Institute / Broad Institute, 2007-2012
Hometown: Georgetown, KY
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Lucy Hart Peaden Taylor
Assistant to Dr. Wood
B.A., History, University of Virginia, 2007
M.S., Library Science, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2011
Hometown: Keysville, VA
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Areej Abu Rmaileh
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2023
M.Sc. Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Birzeit University, 2012
B.Sc. Medical Technology, Al-Quds University, 2008
Hometown: East Jerusalem
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Michael Aiduk
M.D./Ph.D. Student
B.S., Biochemistry, Syracuse University, 2018
Hometown: Sagamore Beach, MA
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Arunangshu Chakrabarty
Research Technician
B.S.E., Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 2023
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
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Chris Delaney
M.D./Ph.D. student
B.S., Biology, University of Chicago, 2014
Hometown: Richmond, VA
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Kerry Dillon
Graduate Student
B.S., Biology, B.A., Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2015
Hometown: Yardley, PA
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Taylor Durall
Graduate Student
B.S. Biology, University of North Carolina, Asheville, 2021
Hometown: Plover, WI
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Alex Gooding, M.D., Ph.D.
Resident, Duke Radiation Oncology
M.D., Case Western Reserve University, 2020
Ph.D., Cancer Biology, Case Western Reserve University, 2018
B.S., Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2012
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
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Pete Hendrickson, M.D., Ph.D.
Resident, Radiation Oncology (w/David Kirsch, M.D., Ph.D.)
M.D., University of Utah School of Medicine, 2019
Ph.D., Oncological Sciences, University of Utah/Huntsman Cancer Institute, 2017
B.S., Biological Sciences, DePaul University, 2009
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
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Mike Lidsky, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Surgery, Duke University
Fellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology/Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, MSKCC, 2016-18
Resident and Research Fellow, Surgery, Duke University, 2009-2016
M.D., Medicine, Georgetown University
B.S., Animal Physiology and Neuroscience, UCSD
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
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Annie Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
Resident, General Surgery, Duke University
M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2018
Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, 2017
B.A., Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, 2011
Hometown: Charleston, IL
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Min Lu, Ph.D.
Lab Manager
Ph.D., Medicine, Wuhan University School of Medicine, 2007
Hometown: Hubei, China
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William McAlpine, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Oncology Fellow
M.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2022
Ph.D., Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2018
B.S., Biochemistry and Genetics, Clemson University, 2013
Hometown: Hickory, NC
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Gabriel Mesa
Graduate Student
B.S., Biology, Wofford College, 2021
Hometown: Miami, FL
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Eric Nguyen
Graduate Student
B.S., Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Yale University, 2024
M.S., Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Yale University, 2024
Hometown: Boise, Idaho
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Jude Raj
M.D./Ph.D. student
B.S., Biology and Mathematics, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 2016
Hometown: Mooresville, NC
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Stephanie Sun
M.D. Student
B.S., Biochemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, 2021
Hometown: San Jose, CA
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Caroline Teddy
Graduate Student
B.S., Microbiology, University of Washington, 2018
Hometown: Redmond, WA