Hao Yuan Kueh
Associate Professor, Bioengineering

Research Interests: Systems, synthetic and quantitative biology; quantitative biology, cell fate decision making, immunology

Contact: kueh [at] uw [dot] edu

Elisa Clark
Graduate Student, Bioengineering
NSF Graduate Research Fellow

Research Interests: Elisa is investigating the molecular regulators of T-cell dysfunction in chronic infection and cancer.

Hobbies: Cooking, baking, hiking, running, knitting, and crafting

Cell Type: I’d be a photoreceptor cell because I enjoy the arts, sightseeing/photography, and watching Netflix.

Contact: eclark23 [at] uw [dot] edu

Kathryn Denecke
Graduate Student, Bioengineering

Research Interests: Kathryn is studying the biological mechanisms of T cell lineage commitment.

Hobbies: Climbing, hiking, rollerblading, skiing, and painting

Cell Type: I would be a stem cell because I’m indecisive.

Contact: kdenecke [at] uw [dot] edu

Linda Guo
Undergraduate Student

Research Interests: Linda is working with grad student Madeline Wong on blood cell differentiation / lineage analysis.

Hobbies: reading, swimming, crocheting

Cell Type: I would be a macrophage because I like eating and trying new foods.

Contact: lindag26 [at] uw [dot] edu

Arjun Kumar
Graduate Student, Molecular & Cellular Biology

Research Interests: Arjun is interested in understanding regulatory feedback loops in T-cells to develop gene circuits for T-cell therapy.

Hobbies: Basketball, climbing, hiking, concerts

Cell Type: I would be an enteroendocrine cell because I’m always thinking about food.

Contact: ajkumar [at] uw [dot] edu

Paul Leanza
Research Scientist

Research Interests: Paul is interested in exploring the role of T cell function/dysfunction in cancers, chronic infections, and autoimmune disorders.

Hobbies: cooking, walking my dogs, swimming, and drawing

Cell Type: I would be a dendritic cell because I sometimes like to walk around aimlessly sampling the environment for something that looks interesting.

Contact: pjleanza [at] uw [dot] edu

Morgan Roggenbaum
Graduate Student, Bioengineering

Research Interests: Manipulating T cell circuitry to engineering new T cell functions.

Hobbies: Going to concerts, skiing, camping, watching movies, house planting

Cell Type: I would be a hair cell because I love listening to music.

Contact: mmr34 [at] uw [dot] edu

William White
Graduate Student, Bioengineering
Co-mentored with David Baker, Biochemistry

Research Interests: William is studying the signaling dynamics of T-cell activation by creating in silico models that can accurately recapitulate real T-cell activation behaviors.

Hobbies: William enjoys gymnastics, skiing, and board games.

Cell Type: I would be a fibroblast because I am flexible from all the gymnastics that I do.

Contact: wlwhite [at] uw [dot] edu

Madeline Wong
Graduate Student, Chemistry
Co-mentored with Joshua Vaughan, Chemistry

Research Interests: Maddie is interested in using new microscopy-based methods to study hematopoietic stem cell differentiation.

Hobbies: Cooking, Traveling, Napping in the sun like a cat

Cell Type: I would be a gustatory receptor cell (taste buds) since I like to eat.

Contact: mwong86 [at] uw [dot] edu

Rebecca Wu
Graduate Student, Bioengineering

Research Interests: Rebecca is interested in how peptide information is decoded in T cells.

Hobbies: Hiking, soccer, ultimate, cooking, reading

Cell Type: I would be a neuron because I am easily excited and amused.

Contact: rebw25 [at] uw [dot] edu

Selena Yeung
Undergraduate, Bioengineering

Research Interests: Selena is just starting in the lab and is being trained in the techniques of molecular and cellular biology.

Hobbies: Swimming, playing tennis, baking, and traveling

Cell Type:  I would be a macrophage because I like eating and trying new foods.

Contact: selenay1 [at] uw [dot] edu

Hailemikael Yirdaw
Undergraduate, Bioengineering

Research Interests: Hailemikael is working with grad student William to create in silico models of T-cell signaling that can accurately recapitulate real T-cell activation behaviors.

Hobbies: Soccer, Doing Taekwondo and spending time with family

Cell Type:  I would be white blood cell so I can defend the body against harmful Parasites.

Contact: hailey5 [at] uw [dot] edu