Team

Bethany A. Kerr, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator

Dr. Kerr’s Current CV

B.E. from Vanderbilt University in Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, double major
Ph.D. from Thomas Jefferson University in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Postdoctoral Work at Cleveland Clinic
Lihong Shi, M.D.
Lab Manager

M.D. from Beijing Medical University
Brittni Foster, M.S.
MMTS Ph.D. Candidate

B.S. from Western Carolina University in Chemistry
M.S. from Western Carolina University in Chemistry
Koran Harris
MCB Ph.D. Candidate

B.S. from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Biology
MARC U-STAR Scholar

NC Summer Undergraduate Prostate Cancer Research Student
Kendall Langsten, D.V.M.
MMTS Ph.D. Student

B.S. from University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in Animal Sciences and Integrative Biology
M.S. from University of Missouri in Biomedical Sciences
D.V.M. from University of Missouri
Anatomic Pathology Residency at University of Minnesota
Tori Beth Surratt
M.S. Student

B.S. from The University of the South in Biology
Lexie Skeen
Undergraduate Student

Wake Forest University



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Shamon Mercier
Undergraduate Student

University of North Carolina – Pembroke
NIH/NCI R21 CGREP Summer Student

Alumni

Alex Jinnah, M.D., Ph.D
Ph.D. from Wake Forest University in Molecular Medicine and Translational Science
Chirayu Patel, M.S.
B.S. from Appalachian State University in Cell/Molecular Biology
M.S. from Wake Forest University in Cancer Biology
Ammar Mansour, M.D.
Visiting Clinician
M.Sc. from Jordan University of Science and Technology in Medicine and Surgery
Phyllis ElliotPhyllis Elliott
Summer Undergraduate Student
B.S. from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in Biology
Gates Foundation Millennium Scholar
Jessica DeanJessica Dean
NIH/NCI R25 Summer Undergraduate Training Student
B.S. from University of North Carolina, Pembroke
NIH/NIGMS RISE Scholar
Ziaqueria ShortZiaqueria Short
NC Summer Undergraduate Prostate Cancer Research Student
B.S. from Winston-Salem State University in Biology
NIGMS-RISE Scholar
Tyler YoungTyler Young
Virtual Research Assistant
Stand Up to Cancer’s and PBS’s Emperor Science Awardee
McDowell High School Student
Danish ZaidiDanish Zaidi
Medical Student, Wake Forest School of Medicine
M.B.E. from Harvard Medical School in Clinical Ethics and Policy
M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School in Religion and Social Sciences
B.A. from Georgetown University in Theology & Jewish Civilization
Mary MobleyMary Mobley
Lab Technician
Studied at Adelphi University and Ashworth College
Xie, Maria 0719-5 printMaria Xie, M.S.
B.S from University of North Carolina, Greensboro in Biology
M.S. from Wake Forest University in Biomedical Sciences
Not PicturedBen Zacks
Medical Student, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Not PicturedSheldon Smith
Summer Undergraduate Student, Winston-Salem State University
NIGMS-RISE Scholar
Not PicturedConner Song
B.S. from Wake Forest University
Not PicturedStephen Sokolosky
Undergraduate Student, Wake Forest University
Not PicturedDrew Laz-Nwokeafor
Undergraduate Student, Wake Forest University
ENGAGED Student