Current Members
Frank Attenello, MD, MS, Principal Investigator
Dr. Attenello is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and LAC+USC Medical Center specializing in treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors. He received combined BS/MS degrees in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics from Yale University. He then received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, completed neurosurgical residency at the University of Southern California, and finished his postdoctoral fellowship in tumor genetics at the University of California, San Francisco.
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Krutika Deshpande, MS, PhD, Senior Research Associate
Krutika is a Senior Research Associate in the lab. Before joining the Attenello Lab, Krutika received her Ph.D. in Medical Biology from USC and then went on to work as a Scientist in the biotech industry for 2 years. Her research experience and interests are focused on elucidating mechanisms of spread and chemo-responsiveness in primary and secondary brain cancers.
Kristie Liu, MD, MS, Neurosurgery Resident
Kristie is a neurosurgery resident at the Keck Hospital of USC. She received her BS in Biochemistry from UCLA and MS in Biomedical Research from the University of Navarra. She then received her medical degree from the University of Southern California.
Jane Han, MS, Medical Student
Jane is a fourth-year medical student at the Keck School of Medicine and recently finished her research year. She received both her BS in Biochemistry and MS in Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry from USC.
Tammy Doan, MS, PhD Student
Tammy is a first-year PhD student in the Molecular Medicine program. She received her BS in biochemistry from the University of Washington and MS in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine from USC.
Eugenia Turino, BS, Master’s Student
Eugenia is a second-year master’s student in the Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine program. She received her BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UC Davis.
Past Members
Zasca Ristianto
Medical Student @ NYU Grossman
Kathleen Tsung
Senior Research Associate I @ Caribou Biosciences
Edith Yuan
Neurology Resident @ UCLA
Casey Jarvis
Neurosurgery Resident @ Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Louis Nguyen
Emergency Medicine Resident @ USC
Ishak Bishara
PhD Student @ City of Hope
Yingxi Wu
Zhen Zhao Postdoctoral Scholar