Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Simpkins Lab

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Fiona SimpkinsFiona Simpkins, M.D. 

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Fiona.Simpkins@uphs.upenn.edu 
215-662-3318

Education:
  • B.S (Biology) University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 1993.
  • Clinical Research Training Grant, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 1995.
  • M.D. Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1999.
  • OB-GYN Residency, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2003.
  • Basic Science Cancer Research Training Fellowship, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 2005.
  • Gynecology Oncology Fellowship, Cleveland, OH, 2008.

Dr. Simpkins, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Gynecology Oncology and Department of OB-GYN at the University of Pennsylvania. She is Director of Preclinical Drug Development for the Ovarian Cancer Research Center. Dr. Simpkins is a member on the Phase I/Developmental Therapeutics Committee for Gynecological Cancers for the NRG Cooperative Group.   Dr. Simpkins completed her OB-GYN residency at Johns Hopkins University and Gynecology Oncology Surgical fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She is board certified in OB-GYN and Gynecology Oncology. She is a surgeon and specializes in gynecological cancer surgeries. She is a scientist and her laboratory’s focus is developing strategies to circumvent drug resistance in gynecological cancers. She completed a Cancer Research Training fellowship in basic science focusing on ovarian cancer signal transduction at the National Cancer Institute. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Miami studying ant-estrogen resistance in ovarian cancer. She also is a principal investigator for early phase ovarian cancer clinical trials evaluating novel therapies emanating from her laboratory.


Current Lab Members

Hyoung Kim, PhD

Hyoung Kim, PhD
Senior Research Investigator, Science Projects Manager


Sergey Medvedev, PhD

Sergey Medvedev, PhD
Research Specialist, PDX Manager


Ahron Flowers, MS

Ahron Flowers, MS
Research Specialist, Lab Manager


Haineng Xu, PhD

Haineng Xu, PhD
Post-doctoral fellow


Yasuto Kinose, MD, PhD

Yasuto Kinose, MD, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor


Erin George, MD

Erin George, MD
Post-doctoral fellow


Kendra Lahut, BS

Kendra Lahut, BS
Research Specialist, PDX Team



Past Lab Members

Stavros Raphael, PhD

Stavros Raphael, PhD
Adapt Immune, LLC


Rachel Lee

Rachel Lee
Jefferson Nursing School