John Anto Pulikkan

Associate Investigator

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Philomina Sona Peramangalam

Lab Manager

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Philomina Sona earned her MSc in Microbiology from Kandaswami Kandar's College, Periyar University, India. She worked at Dr. Gerhard Behre’s laboratory at Martin Luther University, Germany, investigating microRNA deregulation in CEBPA-mutated AML. Later, she worked at Dr. Brian Lewis’s laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, exploring the mechanism of KRAS-induced pancreatic Tumorigenesis. Sona's current research interest is to characterize the role of deregulation in translation initiation in inv(16) AML survival.

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Mayuresh Konde
Post-doctoral Fellow

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Mayuresh completed his Ph.D. at IISER Pune, India. His doctoral dissertation focused on understanding the role of RalA S194 phosphorylation in tumorigenesis. His research interests center on cancer biology, with a special emphasis on translational research. Currently, Mayuresh’s research is centered on understanding deregulation of mRNA processing in AML with a CEBPA mutation.

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Douglas W. Franklin​

Animal Technician

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Doug is a seasoned Laboratory Animal Technician. He has a strong background in laboratory animal care, having held various technician roles at institutions such as Versiti in Milwaukee, The Medical College of Wisconsin, The Ohio State University, Charles River Laboratories, Abbott Laboratories, and Pfizer Corporation. His skills include sample collection, animal husbandry, and compliance with regulatory standards. Doug's education includes coursework in science and mathematics from Gateway Technical College, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, and Western Michigan University, and he was nationally certified as a Laboratory Animal Technician in 2003.

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