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OUR TEAM:

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Xiaofeng Wang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Molecular and Systems Biology

Xiaofeng obtained his PhD in biochemistry from Tsinghua University, where he studied chaperon proteins. He then did his postdoctoral training at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School in Charlie Roberts' lab, studying the chromatin-remodeling SWI/SNF complex in pediatric cancers. From there, he developed a strong interest in cancer epigenetics. Outside the lab, he likes hiking with his dog. His favorite subunit is SMARCB1.

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Luke Deary, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow

Luke previously studied the contributions of adult intestinal stem cells to tissue homeostasis and regeneration in the Breault Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital. He then worked at Minerva Biotechnologies developing a CAR-T therapy. Luke is primarily interested in the epigenetic control of stem cell identity and lineage determination. In the Wang Lab, he is investigating how SWI/SNF complexes maintain and direct somatic stem cell lineage and how alterations in SWI/SNF subunits dysregulate gene regulatory networks to drive disease. Away from the lab, Luke enjoys hiking, skiing, ice hockey, brewing beer, and gardening. His favorite subunit is ARID1A.

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Andrew McCray (MCB, Guarini PhD Innovation Fellow)

Andrew recently graduated from Colby College in 2020 with a major in Biochemistry. Prior research was focused on the effects of organic content in atmospheric aerosol chemistry. Andrew’s interest in epigenetics brought him to the Wang lab in June 2020 working as a Research Assistant before joining MCB graduate program. He is interested in understanding the consequences of SWI/SNF subunit mutations in human diseases. Andrew’s other interests include soccer, skiing, and generally enjoying the outdoors. His favorite subunit is also ARID1A.

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Tom Skipper (MCB, MD/PhD)

Tom is an MD-PhD student currently doing his PhD thesis in the Wang lab. He is interested in cancer epigenetics and its application to precision medicine. He graduated from Brown University in 2019 with a degree in biomedical engineering. Previous research focused on preclinical validation of new cancer targets from genome-wide CRISPR screens. When not at the bench or in the books, he enjoys reading, discovering new music, and anything that gets him outside including trail running, soccer, skiing, mountain biking, and backpacking. His favorite subunit is ARID1B.

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Chris Mecane '26

Chris is a junior at Dartmouth College studying Biology and Classical Language on the pre-veterinary track. He is interested in wet-lab research surrounding cancer epigenetics. Outside the lab, he enjoys fishing, biking, and befriending feral cats. His favorite subunit is GLTSCR1.

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Ellie Stevens '26

Ellie is a junior at Dartmouth College studying Classical Languages and Literature on the pre-med track. In the lab, she is interested in wet lab research surrounding cancer epigenetics. Ellie is a member of the Dartmouth Cancer Scholars program and does tutoring and research for the Dartmouth Classics Department. She also enjoys biking, skiing, ice hockey, and reading. Her favorite subunit is ARID1B.

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Caitlyn Huang '28

Caitlyn is a freshman at Dartmouth College studying biology and chemistry on the pre-health track. In the lab, She is interested in wet-lab research surrounding cancer epigenetics. Outside of the lab, she enjoys dancing, baking, and reading. Her favorite subcomplex is the BAF complex.

Lab Alumni

 

Alex Breslav (2022-2025): URAD Scholar, Honors Thesis student

Alice Wong (2022-2025): Presidential Scholar; Honors Thesis student

William Hodgson (2022-2025): Presidential Scholar

Aramis Zaiser (2025): Undergraduate Researcher

Nicolaus Dahl (2024-2025): URAD Scholar

Warren Shepard (2023-2024): URAD Scholar

Tyler Grubelich (2023-2024): URAD Scholar
Sudi Zhao (2023-2024): URAD scholar

Charles Ihara (2023-2024): URAD scholar

Ruoyun Wang (2019-2024): Graduate student; Current: Scientist CRISPR Therapeutics

Rebecca Ronai (2023-2024): Presidential Scholar

Tianning (T.T.) Chen (2023): Presidential Scholar

Nicholas Sugiarto (2020-2023): Senior Fellow, Goldwater Scholar, Presidential Scholar

Cameron Pigeon (2021-2023): Research Assistant

Teddy Smith (2022): Presidential Scholar

Barbara Karakyriakou (2022): MCB Rotation Student

Sophia Arana (2019-2022): URAD scholar. Current: WashU MD/PhD program

Huijuan Yang (2021): MCB Rotation Student

Tyler Boone (2021): MCB Rotation Student

Jacob Jason McFadden '22 (2020-2021): Undergraduate Researcher

Ben Wolf (2018-2010): Research Assistant. Current: Harvard BBS PhD program

William Hawk  (2018-2010): Research Assistant. Current: Consultant at Trinity

Hanxu Lu (2020): MCB Rotation Student

Bernice Leung (2020): MCB Rotation Student

Stephan DiCarlo (2018-2010): Research Intern. Current: Harvard ChemBio PhD program

Madeline Chrupcala (2020): MCB Rotation Student

Gil Assi '22 (2020): Undergraduate Researcher. Current: Consultant at Trinity

Chenhui Deng (2019): MCB Rotation Student

Madeline Ragland (2018-2019): Research Assistant. Current: UAB MD/PhD program

Jacob Gonzalez '20 (2018-2019): Undergraduate Researcher. Current: MD student at Columbia
 

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