Meet the Principal Investigator
![Angelique Whitehurst](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-07/whitehurst-angelique%202.jpeg?h=0ba05b09&itok=VCuIa15_)
Angelique Whitehurst, Ph.D.
Angelique Whitehurst received her B.A. and B.S. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from Virginia Tech in 1997. She earned her Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology in the lab of Melanie Cobb at UT Southwestern. In her postdoctoral work with Michael White, Ph.D., she developed high-throughput RNAi screens to identify chemosensitizer loci in mammalian cells.
Dr. Whitehurst began her independent career in 2009 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in the Department of Pharmacology and The Lineberger Cancer Center.
She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2013 in the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center with a secondary appointment in the Department of Pharmacology.
Current Lab Members
Harshel Patel
Graduate student
Cell and Molecular Biology,
Mechanisms of Disease and Translational Science Track
Research Interest:
The function of cancer/testis antigens in cancer metabolism
![Harshel Patel](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-09/Harshel-Patel.jpeg?h=a7e6d17b&itok=1YvK7Ug-)
Ronnesha Johnson
Graduate student
Cell and Molecular Biology
Research Interest:
Functions of cancer/testis antigens in chromatin remodeling and DNA repair
![Ronnesha Johnson](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2023-11/Ronnesha-Johnson-2023%20cropped%20original.jpg?h=55ddde2d&itok=6eRH_mkf)
Magdalena Delgado
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Interest:
Roles of cancer/testis antigens in tumorigenic processes such as evasion of cell death and anchorage-independent growth.
![Magdalena Delgado](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-07/Magdalena-Delgado-2019.jpeg?h=0ef61dd7&itok=ooErjgm3)
Peiguo Ding
Senior Research Scientist
Research Interest:
Tumorigenesis, tumor metastases, tumor mouse models
![Peiguo Ding](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-09/Peiguo%20Ding.jpeg?h=a7e6d17b&itok=9isKb3CX)
The Whitehurst lab is seeking energetic, dedicated graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to join our work!
Lab Alumni
Kathleen McGlynn Tucker
Senior Research Associate/ Lab Manager: 2017-2024
![Kathleen Tucker](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-07/Kathleen-Tucker-2019.jpeg?h=4a50ba8c&itok=npWF1hw9)
Luis C. Reza
Graduate Student: 2019-23
Current Position
Postdoctoral Fellow
Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands
![Luis C. Reza](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-07/Luis-C-Reza-2019.jpeg?h=4669aa6d&itok=gZfQ5ZCe)
Zane Gibbs, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2016-21
Current Position
Postdoctoral Fellow
UC San Diego
![Zane Gibbs, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-07/gibbs-zane.jpeg?h=2b56ae42&itok=1q9Iiaoz)
Chun-Chun Cheng, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow: 2017-21
Current Position
Senior Expert
Novartis
![Chun-Chun Cheng, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-07/Chun-Chun-Cheng-2017.jpeg?h=e5042b26&itok=C4yen0qh)
Zachary Gallegos, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2016-19
Current Position
Clinical Research Associate I
AMGEN
![Zachary Gallegos, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-07/gallegos-zachary.jpeg?h=12ca17e0&itok=L6nDD6gK)
Brandt Nichols, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2014-18
Current Position
Life Sciences Consultant
Putnam Associates
![Brandt Nichols, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-07/nichols-brandt.jpeg?h=4e684903&itok=QVxQaZvn)
Jennifer Macion
Lab Manager/
Research Technician: 2014-17
![Jennifer Macion](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-07/macion-jennifer.jpeg?h=c47c3527&itok=FGlt1X7n)
Patrick Taus, M.D., Ph.D.
MD/PhD Student: 2011-16
Current Position
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
University of North Carolina-School of Medicine
(UNC-Chapel Hill)
![Patrick Taus, M.D., Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-07/taus-patrick.jpeg?h=a45da036&itok=zI2VskuY)
Kimberly Maxfield, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2010-15
Current Position
Policy Lead,
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
![Kimberly Maxfield, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-07/maxfield-kimberly.jpeg?h=b89f8a17&itok=vG2UqzHb)
Ashly Pavlovsky, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2013-15
Current Position
Associate Scientific Director,
Vaniam Group
![Ashly Pavlovsky, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-07/pavlovsky-ashly.jpeg?h=d552591e&itok=7-8L266s)
Josh Wooten, Ph.D.
Research Technician: 2011-14
Current Position
Senior Regulatory Affairs Associate,
Parexel
![Josh Wooten, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-07/wooten-josh.jpeg?h=ab591686&itok=MaGv-2yA)
Rebecca Sinnott DeVaux, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2009-14
Current Position
Associate Laboratory Director,
miR Scientific, LLC
![Rebecca Sinnott DeVaux, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-07/sinnott-rebecca.jpeg?h=99a58570&itok=-Le53iou)
Kathleen Corcoran, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow: 2011-13
Amy Wehn, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow: 2010-12
Current Position
Senior Principal Scientist,
Merck
Kathryn Cappell, M.D., Ph.D.
MD/PhD Student: 2009-2011
Current Position:
Hematologist/Oncologist,
Inova Medical Group
Brittany Larson, M.D.
Research Technician: 2009-2010
Current Position:
Doctor of Family Medicine,
Duke Primary Care Apex
Apex, NC
Leah Winters, M.D.
Research Technician: 2009
Current Position:
Pediatric Anesthesiologist
Aurora, CO