About Paul Northcott

After receiving his PhD from the University of Toronto, Dr. Paul Northcott completed his postdoctoral training at the Hospital for Sick Children in Ontario, Canada, and the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, Germany. His prolific and impactful work as a trainee led to a faculty appointment in 2015 at St. Jude, where he continues to shape our understanding of the genomic landscape of pediatric medulloblastoma. In addition to authoring more than 150 peer reviewed publications, Dr. Northcott is the recipient of several prestigious accolades including the Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research Award, Sontag Foundation Distinguished Scholar Award, AACR NextGen Grant for Transformative Research, and the St. Baldrick’s Robert J. Arceci Innovation Award.

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Meet the team

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    Kerry Barnett, PhD

    Research Program Manager

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    Melissa Batts

    Lead Researcher

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    Daniel Darnell

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    David Filipovic, PhD

    Postdoctoral Research Associate

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    Brian Gudenas, PhD

    Senior Bioinformatics Research Scientist

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    Jennifer Hadley

    Lab Operations Manager

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    Katie Han

    MD/PhD Student

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    Anna Kostecka, PhD

    Scientist

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    Sara Lewis

    Science Research Writer

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    Yiran Li, PhD

    Senior Bioinformatics Research Scientist

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    Meghana Malagi

    Graduate Student

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    Vincentius Martin, PhD

    Senior Bioinformatics Research Scientist

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    Yurika Matsui, PhD

    Associate Scientist

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    Priya Mittal, PhD

    Scientist

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    Leena Paul

    Associate Scientist

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    Yana Ruchiy, PhD

    Postdoctoral Research Associate

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    Tanveer Ahmad Sheikh, PhD

    Sr. Scientist

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    Kyle Smith, PhD

    Principal Bioinformatics Research Scientist, Brain PACT

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    Taha Soliman, PhD

    Associate Scientist

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    Jiao Sun, PhD

    Bioinformatics Research Scientist, Brain PACT

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    Ran Tao, PhD

    Scientist

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    Ryan Yu Tian

    Senior Bioinformatics Analyst, Brain PACT

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    Stephanie Wu, PhD

    Postdoctoral Research Associate

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    Rachel Xu, PhD

    Bioinformatics Research Scientist

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