Lab Members
Meet our team members in the Borden Lab at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Contact us about our work or future opportunities.
Katherine L.B. Borden, PhD
Hospira Foundation Professor of Translational Cancer Biology
Professor of Pharmacology
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Honors and Awards
- Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (2024)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Royal Society of Canada (2022)
- Canadian Science Publishing Senior Investigator Award, Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences (2022)
- Women Making their Mark in Science, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (USA, 2018)
- Member of Man and Woman of the Year Panel, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (USA, 2015)
- Top 10 Stories, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (2012)
- Distinguished Scientist of the Canadian Society of Clinical Investigation, Canadian Society of Clinical Investigation (2011)
- Stohlman Scholar of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (2005)
- Senior Canada Research Chair (Tier 1), Canada Research Chairs (2004 - 2024)
External Professional Leadership and Service
- Organizing Committee, FASEB RNA Processing in Cancer (2027)
- Chair, Gordon Conference in RNA Translation in Health and Disease (2025)
- Vice Chair, Gordon Conference in RNA Translation in Health and Disease (2023)
- Organizing Committee, Annual RNA Canada Meeting (2024)
Editorships / Editorial Board Service
- Editorial Board Member, Haematologica (2021 - Present)
- Editorial Board Member, Current Protein and Peptide Sciences (2000 - Present)
- Editorial Board Member, Leukemia and Lymphoma (2015 - 2020)
Professional Society Membership
- Member, RNA Society (2018 - Present)
Biljana Kraljacic, PhD
Research Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Caleb Embree , PhD
Qianru Li, PhD
Sunirmal Paira, PhD
Naiyu Shi
BME Student
Xiaopei Zhang
Research Technologist
Alyssa Retiz
Post-Baccalaureate Research Fellow