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Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Kaylee Schwertfeger, Ph.D.
Kaylee Schwertfeger, Ph.D.
Email: schwe251@umn.edu
Bachelors Degree, University of New Mexico (Biology), 1996
PhD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (Molecular Biology), 2001
Post-doctoral training, Baylor College of Medicine, 2002-2006
Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Faculty, Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology (MICaB) PhD Graduate Program
Faculty, MS and PhD Programs in Pharmacology, Comparative and Molecular Biosciences PhD Program
Preceptor, Medical Scientist Training Program (Combined MD/PhD Training Program)
PostDoctoral Associates
PostDoctoral Associates
Danielle Huggins, Ph.D.
Email: drenner@umn.edu
B.S. Biochemistry, Creighton University, 2010
Ph.D. Molecular Neuroscience, Mayo Graduate School, 2015
My work focuses on understanding how unique macrophage subsets contribute to breast cancer metastasis.
Sarah Tarullo, Ph.D
(co-mentored by Carol Lange Ph.D, Kaylee Schwertfeger Ph.D, and Andrew Nelson MD/Ph.D)
Email: tarul004@umn.edu
B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, minor in Biology, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, 2013
M.S. Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, 2014
Ph.D. Cancer Biology, University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus, 2019
I am interested in understanding how cross-talk between hyaluronan receptors and steroid receptor signaling may impact breast cancer progression.
Ph.D. Trainees
Ph.D. Trainees
Emily Jesser, B.A.
Email: ireyx004@umn.edu
Patrice Witschen, B.S., D.V.M.
Email: witsc004@umn.edu
Bachelor of Science, 2012, University of Minnesota Duluth
Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, 2018, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
I am investigating hyalruonan-CD44 interactions within breast cancer to better understand how this axis impacts the formation of an inflammatory microenvironment.
Aditi Bapat, M.S.
Email: bapat019@umn.edu
Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2015, University of Mumbai
M.S in Pharmacology, 2017, University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
I am studying the pathways activated in tumor associated macrophages as a result of JAK/STAT inhibition, and trying new combination strategies to target those pathways to improve response.
Alexis Elfstrum, B.S.
MICaB
Email: elfst022@umn.edu
B.S. Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, 2018, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
I am studying the role of LYVE-1+ macrophages in ECM remodeling and its relation to breast cancer invasion and metastasis.
Jennifer Tuokkola, Pharmacology
Email: tuokk002@umn.edu
B.S. Biochemistry, 2020, The Ohio State University
I am studying how myeloid deletion of STAT5 impacts both cancer progression in TNBC models as well as the recruitment and activation of other immune cells in the tumor microenvironment.
Research Staff
Research Staff
Rachael Kaspar, B.A.
Email: kaspa021@umn.edu
Bachelor of Arts, 2016, University of Colorado Boulder
I am investigating the role of distinct macrophage subpopulations in mammary gland development and iFGFR tumorigenesis models.
Alumni
Alumni
M.S. Trainees:
Aileen Chu Pharmacology MS Program (September 2018-August 2019)
Ph.D. Trainees:
Nicholas Brady, Ph.D. MICaB Program (March 2012-August 2017)
Polly Chuntova, Ph.D. MICaB Program (March 2011-October 2016)
Lindsey Bade, Ph.D. MCDB&G Program (November 2009-August 2012)
Johanna Reed, Ph.D. MICaB Program (March 2008-July 2012)
PostDoctoral Trainees:
Chelsea Lassiter, Ph.D. May 2016-November 2019
Laura Bohrer, Ph.D. November 2010-November 2014
Ronn Leon, Ph.D. November 2007-June 2009
Researchers:
Thomas Chaffee, B.S. June 2015-June 2020
Ying Wang, M.S. May 2018-June 2020
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