Members of the Charest lab
Principal Investigator
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Pascale G. Charest, Ph.D.
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Research Staff
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AFM Tariqul (Tariq) Islam, Ph.D.
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Graduate Student Researchers
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Undergraduate Student Researchers
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Ethan Weiss
Major: Biochemistry Working with Stephen Smith on Ras dimerization. |
Jamie Takashima
Major: Chemistry, Biochemistry 2018-2020 Beckman Scholar 2020 Goldwater Scholar Using the APEX2 method for identifying protein-protein interactions in Dictyostelium. |
Isabelle (Isa) Mundo
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Neuroscience 2020 UBRP Scholar Working with Mollie Wiegand on the regulation of mTORC2 for breast cancer cell migration. |
Avani Kumar
Major: Biochemistry Working with Alyssa Werner on the role of Ras and mTORC2 in NSCLC cell migration. 
Isabella Feldmann
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology Working with Genesis Cahigas on the role of Rap1 in regulating mTORC2 and cell migration. |
Nitant Soni
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology Working with Tariq Islam on the dynamics and mechanisms of GPCR chemoattractant signal transduction. |
Shon Alimukhamedov
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology Working with Stephen Smith on the molecular determinants of the RasC-mTORC2 interaction in Dictyostelium. 
Stephen Dilley
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology Working with Tariq Islam on the dynamics and mechanisms of GPCR chemoattractant signal transduction. |
Alumni
Graduate students
Shannon Collins, M.D./Ph.D., Biochemistry, 2016-2020
Maggie Scavello, Ph.D. Biochemistry, 2013-2018
Dustin Daniel, M.Sc. Applied Biosciences, 2014-2016
Amanda Hanson, M.Sc. Biochemistry, 2013-2016
Alexandra Petlick, M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry, 2012-2014
Nieves Montano, M.Sc. Biochemistry, 2012-2014
Undergraduate student researchers (years worked in lab)
Hannah Johnson, Biology (2020)
Isabella Brown, B.Sc. Biochemistry, B.Sc. Molecular and Cellular Biology (2017-2020)
McKenna Schultz, B.Sc. Biochemistry, B.Sc. Molecular and Cellular Biology (2016-2019)
Ramya Ramesh, B.Sc. Biochemistry, B.Sc. Molecular and Cellular Biology (2014-2018)
Pearce Haldeman, B.Sc. Biochemistry (2015-2017)
Matthew O'Mara, B.Sc. Biochemistry (2014-2017)
Joseph Cada, B.Sc. Molecular and Cellular Biology (2013-2015)
Branden Stepanski, B.Sc. Biochemistry, B.Sc. Molecular and Cellular Biology (2012-2014)
High school KEYS intern (year of the internship)
Grace Harrington, Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek AZ (2020)
Nik Mathur, University High School, Tucson AZ (2020)
Douglas Swango, BASIS Tucson North, Tucson AZ (2020)
Natalia Bojorquez, Nogales High School, Nogales AZ (2020)
Zoe Benson, Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson AZ (2018)
Jordan Pilch, Cienega High School, Vail AZ (2017)
Ethan Weiss, Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson AZ (2016)
Postdoc
Anita Chavan, 2015-2017
Research staff
Pouya Lotfi, technicien, 2012-2016
Valery Thompson, lab manager, 2012-2014
Shannon Collins, M.D./Ph.D., Biochemistry, 2016-2020
Maggie Scavello, Ph.D. Biochemistry, 2013-2018
Dustin Daniel, M.Sc. Applied Biosciences, 2014-2016
Amanda Hanson, M.Sc. Biochemistry, 2013-2016
Alexandra Petlick, M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry, 2012-2014
Nieves Montano, M.Sc. Biochemistry, 2012-2014
Undergraduate student researchers (years worked in lab)
Hannah Johnson, Biology (2020)
Isabella Brown, B.Sc. Biochemistry, B.Sc. Molecular and Cellular Biology (2017-2020)
McKenna Schultz, B.Sc. Biochemistry, B.Sc. Molecular and Cellular Biology (2016-2019)
Ramya Ramesh, B.Sc. Biochemistry, B.Sc. Molecular and Cellular Biology (2014-2018)
Pearce Haldeman, B.Sc. Biochemistry (2015-2017)
Matthew O'Mara, B.Sc. Biochemistry (2014-2017)
Joseph Cada, B.Sc. Molecular and Cellular Biology (2013-2015)
Branden Stepanski, B.Sc. Biochemistry, B.Sc. Molecular and Cellular Biology (2012-2014)
High school KEYS intern (year of the internship)
Grace Harrington, Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek AZ (2020)
Nik Mathur, University High School, Tucson AZ (2020)
Douglas Swango, BASIS Tucson North, Tucson AZ (2020)
Natalia Bojorquez, Nogales High School, Nogales AZ (2020)
Zoe Benson, Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson AZ (2018)
Jordan Pilch, Cienega High School, Vail AZ (2017)
Ethan Weiss, Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson AZ (2016)
Postdoc
Anita Chavan, 2015-2017
Research staff
Pouya Lotfi, technicien, 2012-2016
Valery Thompson, lab manager, 2012-2014