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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Yan Liu Laboratory

Lab Members

Meet the Liu Lab team members. We welcome requests for information about our work and collaboration opportunities.

Principal Investigator

Yan Liu, Ph.D.

Yan Liu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Co-leader, Hematologic Malignancies Program, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

yan.liu( at )northwestern.edu
312-503-1504

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Research Associates

Moiez Ali

Moiez Ali

Hematology & Medical Oncology Fellow

moiez.ali( at )nm.org

Moiez's Bio
MD/PhD: Duke University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Sergio Barajas

Sergio Barajas

Postdoctoral Scholar

sergio.barajas( at )northwestern.edu

Sergio's Bio
PhD from IU Indianapolis. Studying the role of mutant p53 in promoting clonal hematopoiesis through generating a chronic inflammatory microenvironment. Enjoys running, reading, hiking, and gaming.

Graduate Students

Sophie Hu

Sophie Hu

PhD Student, Driskill Graduate Program

sophie.hu( at )northwestern.edu

Sophie's Bio

Sophie Hu (she/her)

2nd year DGP Student

Hometown: New York

Undergraduate Institution: The University of Chicago (BS 2024, Major in Biological Sciences, Specialization in Immunology, Minor in Data Science)

Lab Project: The role of mutant p53 and 3D genome alteration in AML

Research interests: cancer biology, disease mechanism, inflammation, immunology, epigenetics, cancer therapeutics

Hobbies: soccer, hiking, traveling, eating around Chicago restaurants, puzzles, baking, reading

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiekhu/

Tiffany Mays

Tiffany Mays

PhD Candidate, Driskill Graduate Program

tiffany.mays( at )northwestern.edu

Tiffany's Bio
Previous institutions + degrees: University of Southern California: BS Human Biology and MS Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Hobbies: Playing with my West Highland White Terrier named Winston.
Magdalena Sotelo

Magdalena Sotelo

PhD Candidate, Driskill Graduate Program

magdalena.sotelo( at )northwestern.edu

Maggie's Bio

Magdalena completed her BA in Molecular Biology at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Research interests include epigenetics, oncology, and basic molecular mechanisms of disease. Outside of the lab, Magdalena enjoys spending time outdoors, running, boxing, and cooking for friends and family. 

 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/magdalena-sotelo-152226153/ 

Shiyu Xiao

Shiyu Xiao

PhD Candidate, Driskill Graduate Program

shiyu.xiao( at )northwestern.edu

Shiyu's Bio
Previous institutions+degrees:
University of Michigan -Ann Arbor (M.S.), Georgia State University (B.S.), Southwest Jiaotong University (B.E.)
Project in the lab:
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase PRL2 in Pathogenesis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Hobbies: 
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