Our People

Computational Biologist

Hanbing Song received his Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience from the College of William and Mary. His research in the lab focuses principally on the genomic analysis of prostate cancer.

Urology Chief Resident

Heiko is a urology resident at UCSF with an interest in bladder cancer. He used our single-cell RNA-seq platform to characterize variant bladder cancer histologies and understand mechanisms of treatment resistance. Outside of the lab, he is working on understanding the sleep patterns and resistant behavior of his two-year-old son.

Heme/Onc Fellow (joint with Luke Gilbert)

Postdoc

Jon received his Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from UC Santa Cruz. His research interests are focused on using genomic analyses to better understand and address disparities in cancer outcomes. Outside of lab, Jon enjoys making Japanese food and rock climbing.

Medical resident

Graduate student in Biomedical Informatics

Maggie is a graduate student in the Biological and Medical Informatics PhD program at UCSF. She is interested in applying and developing computational methods to advance precision oncology. She majored in Molecular Biology and minored in Computer Science at UCSD for her undergraduate studies.

Graduate student in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (joint with Neil Risch)

Clinical Research Coordinator

Haowen graduated from UC Berkeley in 2020 with a B.A. in Integrative Biology. In this lab, Haowen is interested in understanding the progression of cancer and how clinical research integrates into patient care. In her free time, Haowen enjoys reading, hiking, and trying out good food.

Junior Specialist

Julia graduated from Williams College in 2022 with a B.A. degree in Biology. Her work is focused on studying genomic alterations in underrepresented ethnic minorities in order to promote research diversity and target cancer disparities. In her free time, Julia enjoys taking care of her pet fish and cooking.

Postdoc

Chih-Hao Chang received his PhD in Genome and Systems Biology from National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. His research in the lab focuses on molecular and cell biology experiments in prostate cancer.

Then: Lab Manager and Junior Specialist

Now: Medical student at Columbia University

Then: Clinical Research Coordinator

Now: Medical student at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Then: Computational analyst

Now: Programmer analyst at Genentech

Then: Assistant Specialist

Then: Undergraduate Student at UC Berkeley

Then: Undergraduate Student at Yale University

Then: Lab Manager

Then: Junior Specialist

Then: Junior Specialist

Now: Grade school teacher

Then: Bioinformatics student at UCSF

Then: Medical Student at Cambridge