Lab Members

POSTDOCS & GRADUATE STUDENTS

Kirty Krieger

Graduate Student

B.S. Colorado State University 

Kirty is studying the role of vitamin D in differentiation of the prostate epithelium using both in vivo and in vitro models. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirty-krieger-692b99107/


Adriana Duraki

Graduate Student

B.S. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign  

Adriana is studying the regulation of the prostate microenvironment by vitamin D deficiency

http://linkedin.com/in/aduraki 


Graham Read, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

Ph.D. Molecular Biology, 2023, UCLA 

Graham is interested in how noncoding RNAs are involved in prostate biology and cancer

https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-read-96916790/ 


UNDERGRADUATE & MEDICAL STUDENTS

Oscar Cerna

UIC Class of 2024

UIC L@s Ganas Scholar


Reem Zalloum

UIC Class of 2025

UIC Diversity in Cancer Research Intern

https://www.linkedin.com/in/reemzalloum/ 

SCIENTIFIC STAFF

Robert Holt, MS

Visiting Research Associate

MS University of Michigan

John Smetana

 Research Associate

BS University of Illinois at Chicago