Education:
Johns Hopkins University
Biomedical Engineering major
Computer Science minor
B.S., 2020
M.S., 2020
MSTP Student Governance:
- JEDI Committee, 2022-2026
- Student Admissions and Recruitment Committee, 2024-2026
- WISM, 2024-2025
Thesis Advisor: Frank Albert, Ph.D.
Publications:
Jena S, Kim D, Lee AM, Zhang W, Zhan K, Li Y, Dehm SM, Huang RS. Novel mixed cancer-cell models designed to capture inter-patient tumor heterogeneity for accurate evaluation of drug combinations. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2025 May 16:rs.3.rs-6590535. PMCID: PMC12136230
Kelly MD, Pawlak MR, Zhan KH, Shamsan GA, Gordon WR, Odde, DJ. Mutual antagonism between CD44 and integrins in glioblastoma cell traction and migration. APL Bioeng. 2024 Jul 1;8(3):036102. PMCID: PMC11219079
For work prior to the UMN MSTP
Yeow ZY, Lambrus BG, Marlow R, Zhan KH, Durin MA, Evans LT, Scott PM, Phan T, Park E, Ruiz LA, Moralli D, Knight EG, Badder LM, Novo D, Haider S, Green CM, Tutt ANJ, Lord CJ, Chapman JR, Holland AJ. Targeting TRIM37-driven centrosome dysfunction in 17q23-amplified breast cancer. Nature. 2020 Sep;585(7825):447-452. PMCID: PMC7597367
Park EM, Scott PM, Clutario K, Cassidy KB, Zhan K, Gerber SA, Holland AJ. WBP11 is required for splicing the TUBGCP6 pre-mRNA to promote centriole duplication. J Cell Biol. 2020 Jan 6;219(1):e201904203. PMCID: PMC7039186