Our Team
Principal Investigator
Billy Kim
Principal Investigator
The Rush S. Dickson Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Genetics, and Pharmacology
B.A. Wesleyan University
M.D. Brown University
Administrative Support
Rachel Mulock
B.S. Spanish Education, Appalachian State University
Lab Technicians
Lucia Kim
Lab Technician
B.S. Neuroscience, University of Michigan
Bladder Cancer Program Manager
Jeffrey Damrauer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology
Ph.D. Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S. Biology, The Ohio State University
Computational Biologist
Mi Zhou, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Cell & Developmental Biology, Rutgers University
M.S. Applied and Mathematical Statistics, Rutgers University
B.S. Biotechnology, Wuhan University
Visiting Scholar
Minyong Kang, M.D., Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Sean Clark-Garvey, M.D., M.P.H.
M.D. Stony Brook University School of Medicine
MPH. Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
B.A. Sociology, Wheaton College
Andrew Gdowski, Ph.D.
B.S. Biology, Creighton University
Ph.D. Cancer Biology and Biochemistry, University of North Texas Health Science Center
D.O. Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Akihiro Hamada, M.D.
M.D. Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Ph.D. Candidate, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
Shawn Yu, M.D., Ph.D.
B.S. Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
M.D./Ph.D. Bioengineering, University of Washington
Graduate Students
Wolfgang Beckabir
B.S. Molecular Biology, Princeton
M.D.-Ph.D. Candidate, UNC Chapel Hill
(Co-mentored with Dr. Ben Vincent, Microbiology)
Michael Sturdivant
B.S. Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Emily Kounlavong
MDPhD Candidate Pathobiology and Translational Science, UNC
B.S. chemistry, University of Tennessee
Elliott Drew Toomer
B.S in Biology with a minor in Applied Statistics and Data Analytics
Kennesaw State University
Collaborators
Sarah Wobker, MD
Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tracy Rose, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Medicine, Hematology / Oncology,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniel Crona, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kate Gessner, M.D., Ph.D.
Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A. Genetics, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Dartmouth College
Lab Alumni
- Andrew Truong, Research Scientist, Ribometrix (Former Graduate Student)
- Di Wu, Bioinformatic Specialist, University of Kansa (Former Postdoctoral Fellow)
- Ujjawal (Jim) Manocha, Associate Scientist, Gilead Sciences, Bioinformatics (Former Lab Manager)
- Xingnan Zheng, Data Scientist, Publicis Groupe (Former Postdoctoral Fellow)
- John Raupp, Medical Student, University of Michigan, (Former Lab Technician)
- William Weir, ENT Resident, University of Arkansas (Former Graduate Student)
- Yuki Kita, Assistant Professor Urology, Kyoto University, Japan (Former Postdoctoral Fellow)
- Ibardo Zambrano, Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Former SUO Research Fellow)
- Atsushi Okato, Assistant Professor Urology, Teikyo University, Chiba University Medical Center, Japan (Former Postdoctoral Fellow)
- Takanobu Utsumi, Assistant Professor Urology , Chiba University, Japan (Former Postdoctoral Fellow)
- Jordan Kardos, Bioinformatics Specialist, Gilead Sciences (Former Graduate Student)
- Bhavani Krishnan, Manager, Global Solutions, IMS Health (Former Postdoctoral Fellow)
- Tracy Rose, Associate Professor, UNC (Former Hematology/Oncology Fellow)
- Ryoichi Saito, Assistant Professor, Kyoto University, Japan (Former Postdoctoral Fellow)
- Hyo Jin Lee, Tenured Professor, Chungnam University, Korea (Former Postdoctoral Fellow)
- David Chism, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University (Former Postdoctoral Fellow)
- Sean Bailey, Director, Mouse Phase 1 Unit, UNC (Former Graduate Student)
- Jeffrey Damrauer, Bioinformatics Specialist, UNC (Former Graduate Student)
- Bing Zhou, Senior Scientist, Qiagen (Former Postdoctoral Fellow)
- Sara Hanna, Feasibility Fellow, Novella Clinical (Former Graduate Student)
- Autumn McRee, Associate Professor, UNC (Former Hematology/Oncology Fellow)
- Mingqing Li, Attending Physician, Kaiser Heatlhcare (Former Hematology/Oncology Fellow)
- Tanja Hadzic, Manager, Medical Affairs, Salix Pharm (Former Postdoctoral Fellow)
- Harper Wilson, Medical Student, Wake Forest (Former Research Technician)
- Taylor Gammons, Medical Student, UNC Chapel Hill (Former Research Technician)
- Sam Heathcote, Surgery Resident, New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Former Research Technician)