



Family pumpkin carving fun, Fall 2021

First post-vaccination, outdoor, in person lunch group photo, July 2021! Our team: (ground level, left to right)) Eva Kramer (graduate student), Jon Spalding (graduate student), Brennan Lord-Howe (technician), Chuck Kaufman (PI, most fortunate boss-person in the world to be surrounded by this group!); Michael Hilzendeger (MSTP summer rotation student). (upper row, left to right) Catie Newsom-Stewart (graduate student), Sophia DeGeorgia (graduate student), Amy White (technician), Paula Godoy (graduate student).

Our group – May 2019 – Sophia DeGeorgia (graduate student), Chuck Kaufman (PI, who is grateful everyday to get to work with these amazing scientists and all around awesome humans!), Paula Godoy (graduate student), Jon Spalding (graduate student), Eva Kramer (graduate student), Rebecca Cunningham (PhD, 2019).

Spring 2019 – Avengers Endgame! Newest superhero 🙂 – Sophia DeGeorgia (joined lab January 2019!)

Fall 2018 – Lab lunch – Bierhall fare and a selection of lettuces

Team Members (and a friendly fish, Gertrude)

Charles Kaufman is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Oncology in the Department of Medicine, where he specializes in melanoma. He also holds an appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Developmental Biology. Prior to joining the faculty at Washington University School of Medicine, Kaufman worked at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston in the lab of Leonard Zon.

Paula Godoy – Graduate Student – Computational and Systems Biology Program

Jonathan Spalding – Graduate Student – Developmental, Regenerative, and Stem Cell Biology Program

Sophia DeGeorgia – Graduate Student – Molecular Cell Biology Program

Catie Newsom-Stewart – Graduate Student – Developmental, Regenerative, and Stem Cell Biology Program

Undergraduates
Alex Jaberi Vivar – 2018-present
Lab Alumni


Rebecca Cunningham, PhD (2019) in Developmental, Regenerative, and Stem Cell Biology Program. Currently MS3 at SLU Med.
Brennan Lord-Howe – undergraduate/technician, 2019-2022.

Anna Zarov – 2016-2020 – Undergraduate research, 2020-21, Technician. Currently MS1 at UMich Med.

Shayana Seneviratne – 2017-2019 – Undergraduate Research. Currently post-bach at NIH.
Vadim Grigura – Research Technician – Fall 2016 – Spring 2019. Currently Technician, Wash U.
Rotation Students
Eric Upton – Rotation Student – Fall 2022
Kevin Yin – Rotation Student – Summer 2020
Lily Spatz – Rotation Student – Fall 2018
Maple Adkins-Threats – Rotation Student – Fall/Winter 2017
Kitra Cates – Rotation Student – Fall/Winter 2017/18
Jamison Leid – Rotation Student – Summer 2017
Rachel Johnston – Rotation Student – Fall 2016