Trede Lab :: Lab Members



		Nick Trede, MD, PhD nikolaus.trede@hci.utah.edu Nick completed his MD degree at Freiburg University (Germany), and then went on to Paris to study immunology. After obtaining a Masters-equivalent D.E.A. at Institute Pasteur, he went to Ra�f Geha�s lab (Children�s Hospital, Boston) for his Ph.D. thesis on immune activation by bacterial superantigens. Nick defended his thesis at Universit� Paris VII in 1992. He then stayed on in Boston for pediatric residency and Heme/Onc fellowship at Children�s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute. He did his post-doctoral studies in Len Zon�s lab (Children�s Hospital, Boston), where he initiated studies of the immune system of zebrafish, including a screen for immunodeficient mutants. In his free time Nick likes to explore Utah�s beautiful nature with his family, be it through hikes, mountainbiking, or snowboarding. He enjoys going to the movies and to Symphony Hall. Otherwise, he has a passion for chess and his cello.

		Michael Redd Research Associate michael.redd@hci.utah.edu Mike is a research associate at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Mike did his undergraduate studies at the University of Utah, and then obtained his PhD degree from UCSF. His research interests are focused on the development of myeloid cells and inflammation topics he developed single-handedly during his postdoc in Paul Martin�s lab at UC London. Mike�s work also includes characterization and cloning of myeloid lineage mutants that were generated in the T�bingen 2005 screen in collaboration with Philippe Herbomel. Mike is the consummate scientist with a great passion for his work. He also loves tinkering and retrofitting equipment for customized experiments. In his free time Mike passionately discusses science, politics and sports, enjoys his violin and gardening, but first and foremost he loves to spend time with his two daughters.

		Kimble Frazer, MD, PhD Assistant Professor kimble.frazer@hsc.utah.edu

		Sarah Hutchinson, PhD Postdoc sarah.hutchinson@hci.utah.edu Sarah comes to Utah after completing her PhD work in the lab of Judith Eisen at the University of Oregon. She regularly serves as our resident expert on zebrafish development. Sarah�s research focuses on T cell development and includes analysis of several mutants that have immunodeficient phenotypes. In addition to juggling a number of projects of her own, Sarah is also a mentor to undergraduate and high school students. She recently received a postdoctoral fellowship from the American Cancer Society. When not working in the lab, Sarah is an avid runner and likes working on her house.

		Nathan Meeker, MD Instructor nate.meeker@hci.utah.edu Nate is an MD and junior faculty member who splits his time between the lab and the pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at Primary Children's Hospital. He has two primary research interests: modeling T cell malignancies in zebrafish, and manipulating immune cells in the setting of cancer to increase cures and decrease side effects. For his work he has recently received the Alex Lemonade Stand Junior Investigator Award. His outside interests center around his family, better known as 'the zoo' (he currently has 3 three-year-olds and a seven-year-old.

		Jindong Wang Postdoc jindong.wang@hci.utah.edu

		Priya Choudhry Graduate Student, MB program priya.choudhry@hci.utah.edu Priya is from Delhi, India. She received her undergraduate degree in India in biotechnology and is currently pursuing her PhD in Oncological Sciences. She is the first graduate student in the Trede lab. Her graduate studies focus on using zebrafish as a model of DiGeorge Syndrome. Her hobbies include reading, hiking and biking, and she always brings amazing dishes to lab events.

		Lynnie Rudner Graduate Student MD/PhD program lynnie.rudner@hci.utah.edu Lynnie is a 4th year MD/PhD student. Her project focuses on using zebrafish to model leukemia and she is a recipient of a T32 predoctoral training grant from the Department of Hematology. She was recently invited to Japan where she spent 2 weeks at an intensive course on immunology. There she had the opportunity to present her work, meet new people and learn a lot about both immunology and Japan. Lynnie has amazing energy and organizational skills (without which these personal blurbs would not exist) that everyone in the lab benefits from. In her spare time Lynnie likes to run, climb, bike and ski. She also coaches the Waterford High School crew team.

		Suzanne Ridges Graduate Student MB program suzanne.ridges@hci.utah.edu Suzanne spent 11 years in the telecommunications industry before deciding that she wanted to change careers and go into medical research instead. She is currently working in the lab on development of an RT-PCR gene expression assay for the determination of drug efficacy against cancer. Once the assay is optimized, it will be expanded into mass production for screening of large numbers of chemical compounds. Besides science, Suzanne loves ballroom, country, swing, and latin dance, as well as music, cats, and perennial gardening.

		Tammy Smith Graduate Student MD/PhD program tammy.smith@hci.utah.edu Tammy is a 3rd year MDPhD student in the Weyrich lab in HMBG. Her collaboration with the Trede lab on a project looking at zebrafish thrombocytes will hopefully provide new insights into the function of Pdcd6. When not in the lab, Tammy enjoys taking her dogs for hikes in the mountains and desert and rock climbing.

		Danielle Elsberry Master�s student danielle.elsberry@hci.utah.edu Danielle is working toward her Master's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science and Biomedical Research. Her project in the lab is working to establish transgenic zebrafish who stably express fluorochromes under the control of the human TNF-alpha anhancer. Danielle is also currently employed at ARUP Laboratories as a Senior Medical Technologist where she works in the Special Genetics department. She also spent 4 � years in the Molecular Oncology Department testing for leukemia, lymphomas, and solid tumors by PCR, RT-PCR, & Southern blot testing. Danielle is also a huge Denver Broncos fan.

		Bradley Demarest Lab Specialist bradley.demarest@hci.utah.edu Bradley is a true renaissance man around the Trede lab. He's the go-to guy for nearly any question -- lab related or otherwise. Brad has a Masters of Science in Biology and seems to know a little bit to quite a lot about everything. He really enjoys building computers, watching movies and TV shows on DVD, and numerous outdoor activities like hiking and rock climbing.

		Deepa Joshi Lab Specialist deepa.joshi@hci.utah.edu Deepa completed her undergraduate studies from Idaho State University in microbiology. She worked at Eric Jorgensen�s lab for one year before joining the Trede lab. She is interested in pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and her project involves screening small molecule libraries for drugs that specifically kill T-cells in zebrafish. Deepa has exceptional energy, an amazing capacity to multi-task and is a great resource for everyone in the lab. Outside of lab, she enjoys movies and outdoor activities

		Wyatt Horsely Lab Specialist wyatt.horsley@hci.utah.edu Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Wyatt received his undergraduate degree from the University of Utah in 2005. He joined the lab in the fall of 2006 and works primarily on mapping and characterizing myeloid mutations. He has developed into the lab�s expert mapper, employing both EP and genome-wide scanning approaches. Wyatt hopes to have a career in health care someday and spends his free time golfing, traveling, and playing the piano.

		Diana Bradley Lab Specialist diana.bradley@hci.utah.edu Di is a Lab Sepcialist with Kimble Frazer�s group in the Trede lab, where she single-handedly coordinates just about everything. She is the driving force behind a project to examine the methylation status of normal and malignant zebrafish lymphocytes, the curator of our leukemic fish, and the only person in the lab who can successfully navigate the daunting IGB database. When not in the lab, Di spends the winters shredding at Alta, and the summers riding her bike.

		Alexandra Smith Lab Specialist alexndra.smith@hci.utah.edu

		Erin Tooke-Locke Lab Technician erin.locke@hci.utah.edu Erin is an Alaska native who earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Utah, majoring in both Philosophy and with an honor�s thesis in Biology. Erin enjoys performing punk and ska music with his bandmates, and acoustic folk-punk in solo appearances. He can also be found hanging out with his dog, Spike.

		Linh Ho Lab Aide linh.ho@hci.utah.edu

		Lauren Shih Lab Aide lauren.shih@hci.utah.edu Lauren is a recent graduate from the Waterford School; she came to the lab in June 2007 through a summer science program for high school students seeking an introduction to research. After spending her summer in the lab she decided stay on as a part time Lab Aide. Most of Lauren's time is spent working on the leukemia screen project. When away from lab Lauren spends her time pulling espresso shots at a local coffee house, spiking volleyballs and preparing herself for life at Stanford in the fall.

		Daniel Hu Lab Aide daniel.hu@hci.utah.edu Smart and witty, this Lab Aide is a scientist with great potential. A senior at the University of Utah, Daniel is nearing completion of a Bachelors of Science in Biology with aspirations of graduate school. Currently funded by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, his work focuses on analyzing ceylon, a zebrafish mutant lacking T cells, via in situ hybirdization. While away from the lab, Daniel spends time honing his skills at Ultimate Frisbee and on the violin.

		Jennifer Wang Lab Aide jennifer.wang@hci.utah.edu

		Julien Ta Lab Aide julien.ta@hci.utah.edu

		Fangda Jiang Lab Aide fangda.jiang@hci.utah.edu Fangda Jiang is a recent member of the Trede lab, having joined in June 2008. Fangda is currently a member of the class of 2009 at Skyline High School where he enjoys studying chemistry and history. He aspires to become a physician in the future. He enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and fishing. He is also an avid piano instrumentalist having played piano since he was eight years old.

		John Parant Adjunct Lab member john.parant@hci.utah.edu

		Ankita Minhas Visiting Graduate Student, University of Hannover, Germany ankita.minhas@hci.utah.edu Ankita is originally from New Delhi, India, and is a graduate student in Germany at the the Hannover Biomedical Research School in the lab of Professor Christoph Klein (he and Nick are old friends from fellowship in Heme/Onc in Boston). She is currently with the Trede Lab as a visiting student to build a collaboration between the two labs. Her work examines the effect on neutrophils of knocking down genes responsible for neutropenia. When not in lab, she enjoys singing, talking, cooking, watching movies, and making friends.

		Christian Parobeck Visiting Summer Student, Duke University christian.parobeck@hci.utah.edu Christian Parobek joined the Trede lab as a Huntsman Cancer Institute Summer Intern from Duke University where he is completing his majors in Biology and Classical Languages. He is currently focusing on two projects: characterization of neutropenic mutants in zebrafish and developing an assay to determine neutrophil half-life in zebrafish embryos with Michael Redd. He is originally from Ashville, North Carolina. When away from the lab he enjoys hiking, eating and biking in the Wasatch Mountains.