People
Meet the PI
Tara Barron, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology
CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
Dr. Barron earned her Ph.D. from UT Health San Antonio, where she completed her dissertation on electrophysiological implications of neuron-glial interactions. She subsequently underwent postdoctoral training at Stanford University, where she studied neuron-to-glioma synaptic communication. Dr. Barron is currently a Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Scholar in Cancer Research and Assistant Professor in the Pathology Department at UT Southwestern.
Meet the lab
Jessica Oceguera
Research Assistant
Jessica earned a B.S. in Medical Technology from California State University, Northridge, and is currently pursuing an M.S. in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Her technical experience includes microscopy and a range of molecular biology techniques, including Western blotting, various cloning methods, and CRISPR-based methodologies.
Outside of the laboratory, Jessica enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants, and spending time with her pets.
Grace Nguyen
Graduate Student, Cancer Biology PhD Program
Grace Nguyen was born and raised in Houston, Texas and earned her B.S in Biology at the University of Houston. After graduation she was a research assistant for Dr. Tae Jin Lee at UT Health Houston, working on using microRNA in nanoparticles as an adjuvant therapeutic for glioblastoma (GBM).
As a PhD student in the Cancer Biology program, she is interested in how IDH1mut astrocytoma and neuroglia affect each other. When not in the lab, you can find her exploring Dallas, baking, crocheting, and playing with her calico, Maple.