Principal Investigator
EDUCATION
| 2003-2009 | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics University of Illinois, Chicago Chicago, IL, USA |
| 2001-2003 | Bachelor of Science, Biology (Genetics) University of Kansas Lawrence, KS, USA |
| 1998-2001 | Bachelor of Science, Ecology and Protection of the Environment Technical University Varna, Bulgaria |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2023- Present | Associate Professor (with tenure) Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology Department of Urology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2022 | Associate Professor (with tenure) Department of Radiology Stanford University Palo Alto, CA, USA |
| 2015-2022 | Assistant Professor (tenure-line) Department of Radiology Stanford University Palo Alto, CA, USA |
| 2009-2015 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cancer and Stem Cell Biology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2024-2026 | Prostate Cancer Research Program Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award US Department of Defense |
| 2023-2025 | Lung Cancer Research Program Idea Development Award US Department of Defense |
| 2023-2024 | Prostate Cancer Development Research Program Award University of California, Los Angeles, Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) |
| 2020-2025 | NIH/NCI R37 MERIT Award National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute |
| 2020 | 2020 Society of Basic Urologic Research Young Investigator Award |
| 2018-2020 | Idea Development Award US Department of Defense, Prostate Cancer Research Program |
| 2016-2018 | Stanford University School of Medicine McCormick and Gabilan Faculty Award |
| 2014-2019 | K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute |
| 2014-2017 | 2014 Stewart Rahr Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award Prostate Cancer Foundation |
| 2014 | Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research University of California, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2014 | 2014 Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology Retreat Award University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2012-2014 | Postdoctoral Fellowship US Department of Defense, Prostate Cancer Research Program |
| 2010-2012 | Postdoctoral Fellowship California Institute for Regenerative Medicine |
| 2008 |
SIGMA Xi Student Research Forum Award for Graduate and Professional Students 2008
University of Illinois, Chicago |
| 2007 |
SIGMA Xi Student Research Forum Award for Graduate and Professional Students 2007
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL |
| 2003 | Sally K. Frost Mason and Kenneth A. Mason Outstanding Senior Division of Biological Sciences at the University of Kansas |
| 2003 | Sally Frost Mason Outstanding Woman Student in Biological Sciences University of Kansas, Lawrence |
PUBLICATIONS
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/tanya.stoyanova.1/bibliography/48320774/public/
Lab Director/ Principal Investigator
Staff
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2024- |
Senior Animal Techinician, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2014- |
Animal Technician, Dr. Owen N. Witte
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, USA
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| 2009-2014 | Researcher Bio-reliance Rockville, Maryland, USA |
| 2004-2009 |
Researcher
National Institute of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Staff Lab Members
EDUCATION
| 2018-2022 | Bachelor of Science, Bioengineering (Graduated with Honors) Stanford University Palo Alto, California, USA |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2023- Present | Research Assistant, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova’s lab Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2019-2022 | Undergraduate Research Assistant, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova’s lab Department of Radiology Stanford University Palo Alto, California, USA |
| 2017 | Research intern Department of Biochemistry Boston University Medical School Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2022 | Departmental Honors Department of Bioengineering Stanford University Palo Alto, California, USA |
| 2022 | Global Health Technologies Undergraduate Design Competition, RICE 360, Semi-Finalist |
| 2022 | BIO-X Fellowship Stanford Program for Bioengineering, Biosciences, and Biomedicine Stanford University Palo Alto, California, USA |
| 2022 | Stanford Biodesign NEXT Project Funding Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign Stanford University Palo Alto, California, USA |
| 2020 | Stanford Research and Independent Project Major Grant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE) Stanford University Palo Alto, California, USA |
| 2019 | Canary Cancer Research Education Summer Training (CREST) Internship Grant Stanford University Palo Alto, California, USA |
PUBLICATIONS
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/michelle.shen.2/bibliography/public/
Staff
EDUCATION
| 2018-2022 | Bachelor of Art, Biology, Honors Bachelor of Art, Computer Science Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2023-Present | Research Assistant, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova’s lab Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2022 | Life Science Research Professional, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova’s lab Department of Radiology Stanford University Palo Alto, California, USA |
| 2020-2022 | Research Assistant, Dr. Alfred Ayala’s Lab Department of Surgery Brown University Providence, Rhode Island, USA |
| 2019-2022 | Research Assistant, Dr. ChoonYoung Kim’s Lab Department of Food and Nutrition YeungNam University Daegu, Korea |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2022 | Honors in Biological Science The Role of Gene Expression in a Model of Hemorrhagic Shock Brown University Providence, Rhode Island, USA |
| 2021 | Karen T. Romer Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards (UTRA) Brown University Providence, Rhode Island, USA |
| 2020 | First place poster award The Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition Anti-Inflammation Effects of Merremia Umbellata (L.) Hallier F on Lipoopolysaccharides-stimulated in RAW 264.7 Macrophage Cells |
Staff
Postdoctoral Fellows
EDUCATION
| 2012-2015 | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Surgery Peking University, Beijing China |
| 2008-2010 | Master of Medicine Southeast University, Nanjing, China |
| 2003-2008 | Bachelor of Science (MD), Clinical Medicine Southeast University, Nanjing, China |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2023 | Postdoctoral Scholar, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova’s lab Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, US |
| 2023 | Associate Professor of Medicine, General Surgery Department of Hepatobiliary Center The first Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing, China |
| 2019-2023 | Associate Cheif Physician, General Surgery Department of Hepatobiliary Center The first Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing, China |
| 2017-2019 | Attending Physician, General Surgery Department of General Surgery Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing, China |
| 2015-2016 | Chief Resident, General Surgery Department of General Surgery The first Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing, China |
| 2010-2012 | Resident, General Surgery Department of Surgery Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Nanjing University, Nanjing, China |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2020 | Scientific Research Foundation
No.2020M681670, Ministry of Education of China
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| 2020 | Jiangsu Sustentation Foundation for Youths No.2020Z0107, Department of Human Resource and Social Security of Jiangsu Province |
| 2019 | YNo. 2020Z199, Department of Human Resource and Social Security of Jiangsu Province No. 81902485, National NSF of China |
| 2019 | Foundation for Young Researcher Program
JX1021121201915, Nanjing Medical University |
| 2014-2015 | First Prize Scholarship Peking University, Beijing |
| 2013-2014
2012-2013 |
The Second Prize Scholarship Peking University, Beijing |
| 2009
2007 |
“Zhang Guiping Scholarship” Award Southeast University, Beijing |
| 2008
2004 |
The National Scholarship The Ministry of Education of China |
| 2006 | “Honored student of Southeast University” award Southeast University, Nanjing, China |
| 2005 | “Jiangsu Province Government Scholarship” award Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education |
PUBLICATIONS
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/shiqin.liu.1/bibliography/public/
Postdoctoral Fellow Lab Members
EDUCATION
| 2014-2022 | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biomedical Sciences Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| 2012-2013 | Master of Science Department of Cellular & Molecular Biology Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| 2007-2011 | Bachelor of Science Department of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental University of Washington Seattle, Washington, USA |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2023 | Postdoctoral Scholar, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova’s lab Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California |
| 2022 | Postdoctoral Scholar, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova’s lab Department of Radiology Stanford University Palo Alto, California, USA |
| 2020 | Lab Consultant Axosim New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| 2017 | Genetic Tutor New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| 2012-2013 | STAIR Tutor New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| 2011-2012 | Lab Animal Technician Infectious Disease Research Institute Seattle, Washington, USA |
| 2010-2011 | Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Department of Biology University of Washington Seattle, Washington, USA |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2023 | Second Place Poster Presentation at UCLA Molecular and Medical Pharmacology Retreat “Utilizing High-Throughput Screening of Small Compounds to Develop Inhibitors for Aggressive Prostate Cancer” |
| 2023-2025 | Early Investigator Research Award “Developing new therapeutic strategies to target Trop2 in aggressive prostate cancer” Prostate Cancer Research Program US Department of Defense |
| 2019 | Graduate Student Travel Award Selected to present a poster at Cell Symposia: Hallmarks of Cancer. Biomedical Sciences Student Association |
| 2019 | Award for Cancer Research sponsored by the Tulane Cancer Center |
| 2019 | Best Poster Presentation in the category of Cancer Research “Identification of SIK1 as a potential therapeutic target for Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor”, Health Sciences Research Days |
| 2017 | Career Development Committee Travel Award Biomedical Sciences Program 2017 |
| 2017 | 2017 AAAS Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) Conference Selected to participate Washington D.C., USA |
PUBLICATIONS
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/alifiani.hartono.1/bibliography/public/
Postdoctoral Fellow
EDUCATION
| 2018-2023 | Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Veterinary Medicine Seoul National University, South Korea |
| 2014-2018 | Bachelor of Science, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology Tech University of Korea, South Korea |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2024-Present | Research Assistant, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova’s lab Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2019-2021 | Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Department of Veterinary Medicine Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2022 | Best Poster Presentation AwardT Education, Research & Development Day of the College of Veterinary Medicine 2022 Seoul, South Korea |
| 2020 | Lecture and Research Scholarship College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea |
| 2018-2022 | Brain Korea 21 Scholarship National Research Foundation of Korea |
Publications
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/%3F%3F%3F.-.66/bibliography/public/
Lab Members Postdoctoral Fellow
Students
EDUCATION
| 2021-2025 (expected) |
B.S., Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2023- Present |
Undergraduate Researcher, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2022- Present |
Undergraduate Researcher,
University of California, Los Angeles, Squirrel Team University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2019- 2021 |
President
LHS Calculus Club Legend High School Parker, Colorado, USA |
| 2020-2021 |
Volunteer
Sky Ridge Medical Center Lone Tree, Colorado, USA |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2021-2022 |
Legend High School Deans Honors List
|
Student
EDUCATION
| 2022-2026 (expected) |
B.S., Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2023- Present |
Undergraduate Researcher, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2023- Present |
Clinical Trials & Real-World Data Analyst
Neureka Sleep
Alameda, CA
|
| 2022-Present |
Competitive Team Member
CruX, University of California Log Angeles Los Angeles, CA
|
| 2020-2022 |
Volunteer
George Mark Children’s House
San Leandro, CA
|
Student Lab Members
EDUCATION
| 2022-2026 (expected) |
B.S., Biochemistry
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2023- Present |
Undergraduate Researcher, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2023 |
Research Assistant, Dr.Zhu Xueliang
Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Shanghai, China |
| 2021 |
Research Assistant, Dr. Zhuke
Department of Plant Physiology and Ecology Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS)
Shanghai, China |
| 2020
2019 |
Research Assistant, Dr. Wuyu
Zhejiang Geneception Biotechnology Co., Ltd.,
Shanghai, China |
| 2020-Present |
Volunteer
Red Cross
Macau, China |
| 2017-2018 |
Volunteer
ChangZheng Hospital
Shanghai, China |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2023 | Hosmer Stone Award
University of California Los Angeles, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Lab Members Student
EDUCATION
| 2023-2027 (expected) |
B.S., Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2024- Present |
Undergraduate Researcher, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2022 | Student Researcher Dr. Natasha Kirienko, BioScience CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research Pioneer Academics Pennsylvania, USA |
| 2021- 2022 |
Research Assistant,
HCG Cancer Hospital Bangalore, India |
| 2021-2022 | Writer and Editor Beyond Lavender Bruises, Scienceholic and Genztalkschnge |
| 2019- 2021 | Research Assistant Dr. Jhyostha Rao iCreast Stem Cell Services Limited Bangalore, India |
| 2020-2022 | Medical Database Manager The Uncut Team Chandigarh, India |
| 2020-2022 | Volunteer Karunashraya (Cancer hospice) |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2022 | Best Project in Innovations in Science & Technology Track I Yale Young Global Scholars Program |
Student Lab Members
EDUCATION
| 2023-2027 (expected) |
B.S., Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2022-2023 |
San Diego Miramar Community College
San Diego, California, USA |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2024 |
Undergraduate Researcher, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2023-2023 | Laboratory Assistant UC San Diego Research Methodology Training Laboratory (RMTL) Academy University of California, San Diego San Diego, California |
| 2021- 2023 |
Secretary & Treasurer, Tutor
Scripps Ranch High School Peer Tutoring San Diego, California
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| 2022-2023 |
Co-Founder
Thurgood Marshall Middle School CyberPatriots
San Diego, California
|
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2023 | Semi-finalist USUSABO |
| 2022 | Gold Medal British Biology Olympiad |
| 2022 | All Service Champion CyberPatriot XIV National |
Student Lab Members
EDUCATION
| 2023-2027 (expected) |
B.S., Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2024- |
Undergraduate Researcher, Dr. Tanya Stoyanova
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2024- |
Care Extender
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2024- |
Legislative Ambassador
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2023- | Member PhD and Undergraduate Life Scientists in Academic Research Club Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2021- 2023 |
Intern
Community Health Medicine Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA
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HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2023 | President’s Volunteer Service Award |
| 2022 | Girl Scouts Bronze and Silver Awards |
Student Lab Members