Brady Lab

Deb Sneddon
 dsneddon@upenn.edu
 215-573-2281

Donita Brady, Ph.D.
Harrison McCrea Dickson, M.D. and Clifford C. Baker, M.D. Presidential Associate Professor, Department of Cancer Biology
Assistant Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Research Training
Vice Chair for Inclusion and Equity, Department of Cancer Biology
Associate Investigator, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute
Full Member, Abramson Cancer Center Tumor Biology Program
Member, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group
Vice Chair & Member, Cell & Molecular Biology Graduate Group Cancer Biology Program
Member, Pharmacology Graduate Group
 bradyd@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 215-573-9705

B.S. Chemistry, Radford University, 2003
Ph.D. Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008

Ahlenne Abreu, B.A.
Biomedical Graduate Studies Pharmacology Ph.D. Student
 Ahlenne.Abreu@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

B.A. Biochemistry, Smith College 

University of Pennsylvania Presidential Ph.D. Fellow 2022-2024

Islam Elsaid
Biomedical Graduate Studies Medical Scientist Training Program M.D. Ph.D. Student
 Islam.Elsaid@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

B.A. Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Cornell University, 2020

Nate McKnight, B.S.
School of Arts & Sciences Chemistry Ph.D. Student
 natem@sas.upenn.edu

B.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Stockton University, 2019

Yuxuan Chang, B.S.
School of Arts & Sciences Chemistry Ph.D. Student
 yxchang@sas.upenn.edu

B.S. Chemistry, Nankai University, 2020

Andrew Jarvis, B.A.
Research Specialist A
 andrew.jarvis@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

B.A. Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 2022

Santanu Ghosh, Ph.D.
Department of Cancer Biology Postdoctoral Researcher
 Santanu.Ghosh@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

B.S. Biochemistry, Presidency University Kolkata, 2015

M.S. Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, 2017

Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2023

Ralph White III, Ph.D.
Department of Cancer Biology Postdoctoral Researcher
 Ralph.White@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

B.S. Chemistry, Furman University, 2017

Ph.D. Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, 2023

University of Pennsylvania Provost Postdoctoral Fellow 2023-2026

Jason Lin
Biomedical Graduate Studies CAMB Cancer Biology Program Ph.D. Student
 jason.lin1@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

B.S. Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, 2024

Prince Addai, B.S.

B.S. Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 2016

Former Brady Lab Research Specialist

Farrah Alkhaleel, B.S.

B.S. Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 2015

Former Brady Lab Research Specialist

Katherine Alwan, Ph.D.

B.A. Molecular Biology, Skidmore College, 2014 

M.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, 2015

Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, 2015

Former Brady Lab Postdoctoral Fellow

Jessica Blanchard, B.S.

Candidate B.S. Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 2016
Posse Scholar, University of Pennsylvania 

Former Brady Lab Undergraduate Research Assistant

Gavin Bond, B.S.

B.S. Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 2020

Former Brady Lab Undergraduate Research Assistant& Research Specialist

Jessica (Posimo) Blenk, Ph.D.

B.S. Biochemistry, Moravian College, 2010
Ph.D. Pharmacology, Duquesne University, 2015

American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow 

Former Brady Lab Postdoctoral Fellow

Caroline Davis, Ph.D.

B.S. Food Science, Rutgers University, 2015 

Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, 2020

Former Brady Lab Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (BMB) Ph.D. Student

John Chojnowski, Ph.D.

B.S. Biology, Muhlenberg College, 2014
Visiting M.D. Ph.D. Molecular, Cell Biology, & Genetics, Drexel University College of Medicine 

Julianne Davis, M.S.

B.S. Biotechnology, Rutgers University, 2015 

M.S. Cell and Molecular Biology- Cancer Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 2019

National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Fellow

Former Brady Lab Cell and Molecular Biology (CAMB) Cancer Biology Program (CBP) Ph.D. Student

Danielle Greenberg, B.S.

B.S. Biology, University of California San Diego, 2012
Certificate in Medical Sciences, Drexel University, 2014

Former Brady Lab Research Specialist 

Le Shu, Ph.D.

B.S. Biotechnology, Agriculture University, Wuhan, China, 2008

M.S. Biotechnology, Agriculture University, Wuhan, China, 2014

Ph.D. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2017

Yae-Jin Kim, Ph.D.

B.S. Applied Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Ajou University 

Ph.D. Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University

Former Brady Lab Postdoctoral Fellow

Caitlin Halligan, B.A.

B.A. Molecular Biology, Pomona College, 2021 

Former Brady Lab Penn PREP Post-Baccalaureate Research Scholar

Xingxing Gu, Ph.D.

B.S. Agriculture, Hainan University, 2012

Ph.D. Plant Biology, Shangai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2017 

Former Brady Lab Postdoctoral Fellow

Calvin Nguyen, B.S.

B.S. Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2017
B.S. Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 2017

Former Brady Lab Undergraduate Research Assistant

Gabriel Rodriguez, B.S.

B.S. Industrial Biotechnology, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez, 2017
PennPREP Post-Baccalaureate Research Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, 2018-2019

Former Brady Lab Penn PREP Post-Baccalaureate Research Scholar

Kira Taylor, B.S.

B.S. Biology, Hampton University 2021

Former Brady Lab Research Specialist

Tiffany Tsang, Ph.D.

B.A. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers University, 2014 

Ph.D. Cell and Molecular Biology- Cancer Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 2021

National Cancer Institute NRSA Pre-doctoral Fellow

Former Brady Lab Cell and Molecular Biology (CAMB) Cancer Biology Program (CBP) Ph.D. Student