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Franco Laboratory Team

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The Franco Lab promotes a multidisciplinary environment in our lab and the CHOP and Penn research community. Interested in joining the lab as part of your rotation? Reach out to Dr. Franco.

Leader
Aime T. Franco

Aime T. Franco, PhD

Director, Pediatric Translational Thyroid Cancer Laboratory

Dr. Franco researches the molecular basis of the differences between pediatric and adult onset thyroid cancer. She aims to understand how the tumor microenvironment impacts disease progression and response to therapy.

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STAFF

Nicholas Bamback
Undergraduate Intern

Diana Cruz
Graduate Student

Julio Marques Ricarte Filho
Lead Scientist

Christian Hernandez-Padilla
Research Technician

Kay Labella
PhD Candidate

Erin Reichenberger
Biostatistcian

Michele Scherer
Lab Manager

Zachary Spangler
Research Technician

Adeline Yang
Clinical Research Fellow

ALUMNI

The Franco Lab thanks our alumni for their work, dedication, and contributions.

Taylor Drake
Rotation Student

Victoria Casado-Medrano, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Associate

Grace Purvis Branigan, MSc
Research Technician

Siri Kanakala
Undergraduate Student

Galilea Dupree
Visiting Summer Student

Mariana Torres Mulero
Visiting Summer Student
Current Undergraduate at the University of Puerto Rico

Poojita Chinmay
Undergraduate Student

Caitlin Caperton, MD
PhD Student
Current Psychiatry Resident at University of Arkansas for Medical Science

Amber Melcher
Visiting Summer Student
Current Graduate Student at Baylor College of Medicine

Laura McDonald
Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Associate Professor at Hendrix College

Andrew (Drew) Hinson
Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Fellow at University of South Carolina Medical Center

Alison (Ali) O'Neill
Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Assistant Professor at Oregon Health and Sciences University

Patrick Van Hoose
Postdoctoral Fellow
Current dGTEx Program Manager at National Disease Research Interchange

Joshua Lee
Research Technician
Current MD/PhD Student at University of Connecticut

Stephen Halada
Visiting Undergraduate and Research Coordinator
Current MD/PhD student at University of Wisconsin

Lee Ann Jolly
Current Founder and CEO
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