Lab Members


Laura D. Attardi, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Laura Email: attardi@stanford.edu

Phone: (650)725-8424 Fax: (650)723-7382

Education: Ph.D., Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 1994 B.A., Biochemistry, Cornell University, 1988

Stanford Profile: http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Laura_Attardi/

Stephano Mello, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

Email: ssmello@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-5261
Education: Ph.D., University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2006
M.Sc., University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2002
B.Sc., University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1998
Research Interests: p53 and Pancreas Cancer

Patty Garcia, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

Email: pbgarcia@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-5261
Education: Ph.D., Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 2012
B.S., Biology, Santa Clara University, 2004
Research Interests: Non-coding RNAs as Effectors of p53 Function

Dadi Jiang, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

Laura Email: djiang@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-5261

Education: Ph.D., Human Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2007
B.S., Biotechnology, Sichuan University, 2001

Research Interests: Transactivation-deficient p53 Mutants

Jeanine Frey, Graduate Student

Laura Email: jlfrey@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-5261

Education: B.S., Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2007

Research Interests: Apoptosis-specific p53 Target Genes

Kathryn Bieging, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

Email: kbieging@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-5261
Education: Ph.D., Virology, Northwestern University, 2010
B.S., Biology, Macalester College, 2004
Research Interests: Understanding Mechanism of p53 Action

Heiyoun Jung, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

Email: hyphage@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-5261
Education: Ph.D., Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 2011
B.S., Biological Science, Seoul National University, 2005
Research Interests: p53 Genomics

Nitin Raj, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

Email: rajnitin@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-5261
Education: Ph.D., Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 2012
M.Sc., Molecular and Human Genetics, Banaras Hindu University, India, 2005
B.Sc., Biotechnology, Bangalore University, India, 2003
Research Interests: Identification and Characterization of Inhibitors of Acute DNA Damage Induced, p53-dependent Apoptosis Using Mouse Prostate Cancer Model

Brian Lee, Research Assistant

Email: brian89@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-5261
Education: B.A., Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 2012
Research Interests: p53 Tumor Suppressor

Carolyn Sinow, Undergraduate Student

Email: csinow@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-5261
Education: Stanford University, Class of 2012
Research Interests: p53-regulated non-coding RNAs

Michael Jin, Undergraduate Student

Email: mjin2@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-5261
Education: Stanford University, Class of 2016
Research Interests: Understanding Mechanism of p53 Action

Karin Hang, Administrative Associate

Laura Email: karinh@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 724-0261
Education: B.S., Business Management, San Jose State University
 

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Lab Alumni - Cancer Biology Ph.D. Students


Rebecca Ihrie, Ph.D.

Project: The p53/p63 Target Gene Perp is Required for Apoptosis, Development, and Adult Survival

Publications: Ihrie, R.A., R.T. Bronson, and L.D. Attardi (2006). Adult Mice Lacking the p53/p63 Target Gene Perp are not Predisposed to Spontaneous Tumorigenesis but Display Features of Ectodermal Dysplasia Syndromes. Cell Death Differ. 13(9), 1614-1618.

Ihrie, R.A. and L.D. Attardi (2005). A New Perp in the Lineup: Linking p63 and Desmosomal Adhesion. Cell Cycle 4(7), 873-876.

Ihrie, R.A., M.R. Marques, B.T. Nguyen, J.S. Horner, C. Papazoglu, R.T. Bronson, A.A. Mills, and L.D. Attardi (2005). Perp is a p63-Regulated Gene Essential for Epithelial Integrity. Cell 120(6), 843-856.

Ihrie, R.A. and L.D. Attardi (2004). Perp-Etrating p53-Dependent Apoptosis. Cell Cycle 3(3), 267-269.

Ihrie, R.A., E. Reczek, J.S. Horner, L. Khachatrian, J. Sage, T. Jacks, and L.D. Attardi (2003). Perp is a Mediator of p53-Dependent Apoptosis in Diverse Cell Types. Current Biology 13(22), 1985-1990.

Current Job: Assistant Professor, Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Tom Johnson, Ph.D.

Project: p53 Transactivation Domain Mutant Knock-In Mice Provide Novel Insight into p53 Tumor Suppressor Function

Publications: Johnson, T.M., K. Meade, N. Pathak, M.R. Marques, and L.D. Attardi. (2008). Knockin Mice Expressing a Chimeric p53 Protein Reveal Mechanistic Differences in How p53 Triggers Apoptosis and Senescence. Proc Natl. Acad. Sci USA 105(4): 1215-1220.

Johnson, T.M. and L.D. Attardi (2006). Dissecting p53 Tumor Suppressor Function in vivo through the Analysis of Genetically Modified Mice. Cell Death Differ. 13(6), 902-908.

Johnson, T.M. and L.D. Attardi (2006). Reply to Explaining the Biological Activity of Transactivation-Deficient p53 Variants. Nature Genetics 38, 396-397.

Johnson, T.M. and L.D. Attardi (2005). p53QS: An Old Mutant Teaches Us New Tricks. Cell Cycle 4(6), 731-734.

Johnson, T.M., E.M. Hammond, A. Giaccia, and L.D. Attardi (2005). The p53QS Transactivation-Deficient Mutant Shows Stress-Specific Apoptotic Activity and Induces Embryonic Lethality. Nature Genetics 37(2), 145-152.

Current Job: Emergency Medicine Resident at Oregon Health & Science University


Veronica Beaudry, Ph.D.

Project: Characterizing the Role of the p53/p63 Target Gene, Perp, in Epidermal Homeostasis and Cancer

Publications: Beaudry, V.G., Jiang, D., Dusek, R.L., Park, E.J., Knezevich, S., Ridd, K., Vogel, H., Bastian, B.C., and L.D. Attardi. (2010) Loss of the p53/p63 Regulated Desmosomal Protein Perp Promotes Tumorigenesis. PLoS Genet. 6(10): e1001168.

Beaudry, V.G., Ihrie, R.A., Jacobs, S.B.R., Nguyen, B., Pathak, N., Park, E., and L.D. Attardi. (2010) Loss of the Desmosomal Component PERP Impairs Wound Healing In Vivo. Dermatol Res Pract. 2010: 759731.

Beaudry, V.G., Pathak, N., Koster, M.I., and L.D. Attardi. (2009) Differential Perp Regulation by TP63 Mutants Provides Insight into AEC Pathogenesis.Am J Med Genet. 149(9): 1952-7.

Beaudry, V.G., and L.D. Attardi. (2009) SKP-ing TAp63: stem cell depletion, senescence, and premature aging. Cell Stem Cell 5(1):1-2.

Current Job: Market Planning Manager, Genentech


Colleen Brady, Ph.D.

Project: p53 Transactivation-Domain Mutant Mice Reveal Context-Specific Differences in p53's Mechanism of Action

Publications: Jiang, D., Brady, C.A., Johnson, T.M., Lee, E.Y., Park, E.J., Scott, M.P., and L.D. Attardi. (2011) Full p53 Transcriptional Activation Potential is Dispensable for Tumor Suppression in Diverse Lineages. PNAS. 108(41): 17123-8.

Brady, C.A., Jiang, D., Spano Mello, S., Johnson, T.M., Jarvis, L.A., Kozak, M.M., Kenzelmann Broz, D., Basak, S., Park, E.J., McLaughlin, M.E., Karnezis, A.N., and L.D. Attardi. (2011) Distinct p53 Transcriptional Programs Dictate Acute DNA-Damage Responses and Tumor Suppression. Cell 145(4): 571-583.

Renault, V.M., Thekkat, P.U., Hoang, K.L., White, J.L., Brady, C.A., Kenzelmann Broz, D., Venturelli, O.S., Johnson, T.M., Oskoui, P.R., Xuan, Z., Santo, E.E., Zhang, M.Q., Vogel, H., L.D. Attardi, and Brunet, A. (2011) The Pro-Longevity Gene FoxO3 is a Direct Target of the p53 Tumor Suppressor. Oncogene 30(29): 3207-21.

Brady, C.A. and L.D. Attardi. (2010) p53 at a Glance. J. Cell Sci. 123(15): 2527-2532.

Current Job: Postdoctoral Fellow, Randy Peterson Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital

 

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Basak, Ph.D.

Tom Johnson,
Ph.D.

Lesley Jarvis,
M.D., Ph.D.

Navneeta Pathak
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Suzanne Jacobs,
Ph.D.

Veronica Beaudry,
Ph.D.

Colleen Brady,
Ph.D.

Eunice Park

Heather Chou

Sylvain Baron,
Ph.D.

Rachel Dusek,
Ph.D.

Daniela K Broz,
Ph.D.

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