Education: MD, PhD (Medicine); Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
Current Project: Mechanisms of metastasis in pedatric sarcomas
taku.yamamichi@emory.edu
Bikesh Kumar Nirala, PhD, Associate Research Scientist
Education: PhD (Biomedical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology
Current Project: Development and characterization of the osteosarcoma mouse model
bikesh.kumar.nirala@emory.edu
Tajhal D. Patel, PhD,Post Doctoral Fellow
Education: PhD (Cell and Molecular Biology), Baylor College of Medicine
Current Project: Utilizing bioinformatic approaches to study pediatric sarcomas
dayaram@bcm.edu
Juan Dou, MD, MPH, Senior Research Specialist
Education: Masters (Philosophy in Pediatrics), Sun Yat-sen University of the third affiliated hospital, Guangzhou, China, 2006; MD (Medical Sciences), Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China, 1994
Current Project: Molecular Mechanisms underlying Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) and Osteosarcoma (OS) and Mechanism-based therapeutics for these children-associated solid tumors
jdou2@emory.edu
Sarah S. Kappa, MD, Instructor of Pediatrics (Texas Children's Hospital)
Education: MD, Emory University School of Medicine; Residency and Chief Residency, Children's National Hospital, Washington DC; Fellowship, Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Current Project: Investigating Oncogenic Signaling Inhibition in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Blockade for the Treatment of Osteosarcoma
sskappa@texaschildrens.org
Heath Bradley, MS, Senior Research Specialist
Education: BS (Molecular Biology), Grove City College; MS (Biotechnology), Johns Hopkins University
hbradle@emory.edu
Isabel Petrescu, MS, Graduate Student, GMB Program
Education: BS (Genomics and Molecular Genetics), Michigan State University; MS (Mircobiology and Molecular Genetics), Michigan State University
