Megan L. Burger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology; Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology
Member, Knight Cancer Institute
Affiliate, CEDAR
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Rohan Chaudhari
Graduate Student

Rohan Chaudhari attended UCLA, where he studied Molecular Biology. Following graduation, Rohan joined the National Institute of Cancer as a post-baccalaureate fellow under the tutelage of Dr. Mathew Wolf Ph.D. Currently, Rohan's research interests are focused on therapeutic interventions to break antigen hierarchies found within tumor microenvironments. Outside of the lab, Rohan is an avid reader and loves to play video games and board games with friends. Rohan is also a huge fan of the San Francisco 49ers and has spent the last ten years watching his favorite team lose a total of 3 Super Bowls (we’ll get em next time!).

Alyssa Granados
Graduate Student

Alyssa recently graduated from UC Santa Barbara where she earned a degree in Cell and Developmental Biology. During her time as an undergrad, she was an NIH funded MARC scholar in Dr. Meghan Morrissey's lab and had the privilege of traveling to Harvard Medical School for a summer to work in Dr. Wendy Garrett's lab. Currently, she is interested in understanding how antigen clonality and tumor heterogeneity contribute to T cell immune hierarchies within the tumor microenvironment. Outside of the lab, she enjoys roller skating, participating in science outreach events, and going on fun hikes with her roommate.

Peter Matulich
Graduate student

Peter Matulich graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in biochemistry. Following graduation, he spent three years at Parse Biosciences, where he focused on developing scRNA-seq methods. Currently, Peter's research interests in the lab revolve around the role of CD4 T cells in cancer immunotherapy and the competition of different antigens in the tumor micro-environment. Outside of the lab, Peter enjoys skiing at Mt. Hood as long as the snow lasts and playing tennis with friends in pleasant weather. He also loves exploring as many restaurants as Portland has to offer; an impossible but delicious task.

Bree Mohr
Senior Research Assistant

Bree graduated from University of Oregon with a degree in Biology and French. After graduating, she worked for several years as a research technician and lab manager in the Zemper Lab at the University of Oregon, studying the dynamics of stem cell regeneration in inflammatory bowel diseases. More recently she worked as an R&D Scientist at Thermo Fisher before joining the Burger Lab, where her current research is focused on spatial profiling of lymphocytes in the tumor microenvironment using various imaging techniques. Outside the lab, Bree enjoys creating music and art, and playing video games with friends.

Carly Sprague, MSc
Senior Research Assistant

Carly graduated from the University of Washington with bachelor’s degrees in Cellular Biology and French. After graduating, she worked as a research technician in the T cell Endpoints team within the HIV Vaccine Trials Network lab at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. She received her master’s in Immunology from Sorbonne Université interning in the Lab of Adaptive Immunity (Prague) and the Innate Lymphoid Cell Development & Inflammation Group (Paris). In the Burger Lab, her current research focuses on tumor neoantigen vaccination and tumor-intrinsic factors that mediate T cell evasion in early lung cancer. Outside the lab, Carly enjoys exploring new parks and coffee shops, playing cozy games, telling everyone about Southern Resident Killer Whales, and guessing the wrong villain in murder mystery shows.”