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Current Lab Members

Principal Investigators

Jeffrey N Bruce, MD
- Vice Chairman of Academic Affairs
- Edgar M. Housepian Professor of Neurological Surgery Research
- Co-Director, Brain Tumor Center
Peter D Canoll, MD, PhD
- Director of Neuropathology
- Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology

Laboratory Staff

Nelson Humala, MBA
- Laboratory Manager
- nh2560@cumc.columbia.edu
Aayushi Mahajan, MS
- Staff Associate
- am4518@cumc.columbia.edu
Corina Kotidis, BS
- Tumor Bank Technician
- ck3159@cumc.columbia.edu

Associate Research Scientists

Liang Lei, PhD
- Associate Research Scientist
- ll2239@cumc.columbia.edu
Angeliki Mela, PhD
- Associate Research Scientist
- am2904@cumc.columbia.edu
Athanassios Dovas, PhD
- Associate Research Scientist
- ad3106@cumc.columbia.edu
Alexandre Sosunov, MD, PhD
- Associate Research Scientist
- aas190@cumc.columbia.edu

Residents and Fellows

Matei Banu, MD
- Neurosurgery Resident
- mab2315@cumc.columbia.edu
Yu Sun, MD
- Neuropathology Fellow
- ys3271@cumc.columbia.edu
Nina Yoh, MD
- Neurosurgery Resident
- ny2219@cumc.columbia.edu

Graduate Students

Alexander (Elie) Goldberg, BA, MPhil
- MD/PhD Student
- ag3311@cumc.columbia.edu
Brianna Pereira, BA
- MD/PhD Student
- bp2401@cumc.columbia.edu
Nkechime Ifediora, BS
- PhD Student
- ni2251@cumc.columbia.edu

Medical Students

Michael G. Argenziano, MD, MS
- Medical Student
- mga2122@cumc.columbia.edu
Colin Sperring, BS
- Medical Student
- cps2155@cumc.columbia.edu
Adithya Kannan
- Medical Student
- ak3676@cumc.columbia.edu
Cole Chokran, BA
- Medical Student
- cmc2400@cumc.columbia.edu

Undergraduate Students

Aida Razavilar
- Undergraduate Student (SURF Scholars)
- ar4051@cumc.columbia.edu
Sylvester Benson
- Undergraduate Student (SURF Scholar)
Cady Chen
- Undergraduate Student
- cc4920@cumc.columbia.edu