Conrad Allan Chong
PhD Student

“My work focuses on determining whether MSP promotes invasion by promoting an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, using both in vitro and in vivo assays. In my free time, you would find me converting my kitchen into a second laboratory (indicative of my cooking style), writing cryptic poems, improving my tennis skills, or giving singing performances to select private crowds. ”

conrad.chong@hci.utah.edu

Yoko Sakata DeRose
PhD Lab Specialist

yoko.derose@hci.utah.edu

Henok Eyob
PhD Student

“My name is Henok Eyob. I am from the East African country of Eritrea. My projects currently involve studying the way in which macrophages may aid breast cancer epithelial cells in moving from the primary tumor site into the bloodstream. In my free time, you will find me cooking, eating or sleeping.”

henok.eyob@hci.utah.edu

Kelsi Kretschmann
PhD Student

“I am working on understanding the role of MSP in bone metastasis in vitro and in vivo. In my spare time, I can be found growing lots of plants and dancing to salsa music.”

kelsi.kretschmann@hci.utah.edu

Christine Lin
Lab Aide

yi-chun.lin@hci.utah.edu

Xuemei Liu
PhD Postdoc

xuemei.liu@hci.utah.edu

Nikko Ronquillo
MD/PhD student

I'm originally from Manila, Philippines. I currently work on determining the effects of MSP on the human breast tumor stem cell population.

nikko.ronquillo@hsc.utah.edu

Maggie Woolf
Senior Lab Specialist

maggie.woolf@hci.utah.edu