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Assistant Professor at University of Texas, MD Anderson

2024.11.01 - Congrats to postdoc Marianna Trakala on her independent position in the Department of Genetics at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas. The Trakala lab will open its doors in November, 2024 and is looking for new members. more >>

The Peter Karches Mentorship Prize

Congrats to graduate student Christina Cabana for being awarded the 2024 Peter Karches Mentorship Prize!

Hopper-Belmont Foundation Award 

Congrats to postdoc Hanna Hong for being awarded a Hopper-Belmont Foundation Inspiration Award!

Koch Institute Graduate Fellowship

Congrats to graduate student Sean-Luc Shanahan for being awarded a 2024 MIT School of Science Fellowship in Cancer Research!

Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024 Class)

Congrats to postdoc Bing Shui for being awarded a Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship!
 

Senior Scientist 1 at Tango Therapeutics

2024.04.01 - Congrats to postdoc Meghan Torrence on her new position at Tango Therapeutics!

Koch Institute Graduate Fellowship

Congrats to graduate student Sean-Luc Shanahan for being awarded a 2023 David H. Koch Fellowship!

Koch Institute Graduate Fellowship

Congrats to graduate student Christina Cabana for being awarded a 2023 Ludwig Center at MIT Fellowship!

Koch Institute Research Travel Award

Congrats to Meghan Torrence for being awarded a 2023 Travel Award!

Koch Institute Research Travel Award

Congrats to Sean-Luc Shanahan for being awarded a 2023 Travel Award!

Damon Runyon Fellowship Award 

Congrats to postdoc Isabella Fraschilla for being awarded a Damon Runyon Fellowship!

NIH F99/K00 Transition Award

Congrats to postdoctoral associate Agata Patriotis for her NIH F99/K00 Transition Award!

Ruth Kirschstein National Service Research Award for MD/PhD

Congrats to graduate student Nick Mathey-Andrews for being awarded a NIH Dual Degree Fellowship!

MIT Infinite Mile Award

Congrats to Kim Mercer for being recognized for her substantial contributions to the Jacks Lab and MIT!

Koch Institute Research Travel Award

Congrats to Christina Cabana for being awarded a 2023 Travel Award!

Ph.D. defense, Dr. Grissel Cervantes Jaramillo

Congrats to Grissel for her outstanding Ph.D. defense! (09.23.2022)

Assistant Professor at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School

2022.09.15 - Congrats to postdoc William Hwang on his independent position at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Massachusetts. The Hwang lab will open its doors in September, 2022 and is looking for new members. more >>

Ph.D. defense, Dr. Zack Ely

Congrats to Zack for his outstanding Ph.D. defense! (09.06.2022)

Instructor at Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School

2022.09.01 - Congrats to postdoc William Freed-Pastor on his independent position at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Massachusetts. The Freed-Pastor lab will open its doors in September, 2022 and is looking for new members. more >>

Assistant Professor at the University of Texas-MD Anderson

2022.09.01 - Congrats to postdoc Jason Schenkel on his independent position at the University of Texas-MD Anderson in Texas. The Schenkel lab will open its doors September 15, 2022 and is looking for new members. more >>

Assistant Professor & Cancer Center Member at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

2022.09.01 - Congrats to postdoc Peter Westcott on his independent position at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. The Westcott lab will open its doors in September, 2022 and is looking for new members. more >>

Koch Institute Graduate Fellowship

Congrats to graduate student Christina Cabana for being awarded a 2022 David H. Koch Fellowship!

Koch Institute Graduate Fellowship

Congrats to graduate Sean-Luc Shanahan for being awarded a 2022 David H. Koch Fellowship!

Koch Institute Research Travel Award

Congrats to Jennifer Su for being awarded a 2022 Travel Award!

Assistant Professor at Oregon Health Science University

2022.08.30 - Congrats to postdoc Megan Burger on her independent position in the Department of Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology at Oregon Health Science University School of Medicine in Oregon. The Burger lab will open its doors in September, 2022 and is looking for new members. more >>

Assistant Professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center

2022.08.15 - Congrats to postdoc Carla Concepcion on her independent position in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York. The Concepcion lab will open its doors in August, 2022 and is looking for new members. more >>

NIH F99/K00 Transition Award

Congrats to postdoctoral associate Meaghan McGeary for her NIH F99/K00 Transition Award!

NIH Clinical Investigator Research Career Development Award

Congrats to postdoc William Hwang for being awarded a NIH Clinical Investigator Award (K08)!

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists

Congrats to postdoc William Freed-Pastor for being awarded a 2022 BWF Career Award!

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists

Congrats to postdoc William Hwang for being awarded a 2022 BWF Career Award!

Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellowship (2022 Class)

Congrats to postdoc Meghan Torrence for being awarded a Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship!

Fulbright Fellowship

Congrats to MIT undergraduate Daniel D. Zhang for being awarded a Fulbright Fellowship. Daniel will be spending nine months in the Drost Lab at the Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Whitehead Prize in Biology

Congrats to MIT undergraduate Daniel D. Zhang for being awarded the Whitehead Prize, which is given to a person with "outstanding promise for a career in biological research as well as to contributions to research and the MIT community"!

2022 AACR NEXTGEN Star Award

Congrats to postdoc William Hwang for being named an AACR NEXTGEN Star at the 2022 Annual AACR Meeting!

AACR Undergraduate Scholar Award

Congrats to MIT undergraduate Daniel D. Zhang for giving a fantastic talk at the Annual AACR meeting as a AACR Undergraduate Scholar!

Assistant Member at Moffitt Cancer Center

2022.03.14 - Congrats to postdoc Alex Jaeger on his independent position in the Molecular Oncology Department at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida. The Jaeger lab will open its doors in April, 2022 and is looking for new members. more >>

Daniel Zhang on MIT News

Congrats to MIT undergraduate Daniel D. Zhang for being featured in a great article in MIT News!

Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship

Congrats to graduate student Emma Dawson for being awarded a Ford Foundation Fellowship!

Ruth Kirschstein National Service Research Award

Congrats to graduate student Zack Ely for being awarded a NIH Graduate Student Fellowship!

Koch Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship

Congrats to postdoc Meghan Torrence for being awarded a 2022 Fellowship from the Ludwig Center of MIT!

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