Meet the Principal Investigator
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
Ronnesha Johnson
Graduate student
Cell and Molecular Biology
Research Interest:
Functions of cancer/testis antigens in chromatin remodeling and DNA repair
Magdalena Delgado
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Interest:
Roles of cancer/testis antigens in tumorigenic processes such as evasion of cell death and anchorage-independent growth.
Peiguo Ding
Senior Research Scientist
Research Interest:
Tumorigenesis, tumor metastases, tumor mouse models
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
Luis C. Reza
Graduate Student: 2019-23
Current Position
Postdoctoral Fellow
Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Zane Gibbs, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2016-21
Current Position
Postdoctoral Fellow
UC San Diego
Chun-Chun Cheng, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow: 2017-21
Current Position
Senior Expert
Novartis
Zachary Gallegos, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2016-19
Current Position
Clinical Research Associate I
AMGEN
Brandt Nichols, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2014-18
Current Position
Life Sciences Consultant
Putnam Associates
Jennifer Macion
Lab Manager/
Research Technician: 2014-17
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)
Kimberly Maxfield, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2010-15
Current Position
Policy Lead,
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Ashly Pavlovsky, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2013-15
Current Position
Associate Scientific Director,
Vaniam Group
Josh Wooten, Ph.D.
Research Technician: 2011-14
Current Position
Senior Regulatory Affairs Associate,
Parexel
Rebecca Sinnott DeVaux, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2009-14
Current Position
Associate Laboratory Director,
miR Scientific, LLC
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