The Parada lab uses genetically engineered mouse models to recapitulate and study human disease. These mouse strains are used to understand the natural history of tumors of the nervous system, including glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST), neurofibromas, and other diseases associated with neurofibromatosis (NF1). We seek to develop mouse cancer models based on concrete hypotheses and to rapidly transfer findings for validation in human cancer samples.
Luis F. Parada, PhD
Director, Brain Tumor Center; Albert C. Foster Chair; American Cancer Society Research Professor
Professor
Research Focus
Developmental biologist Luis F. Parada uses genetically engineered mouse models to study neurofibromatosis, brain tumors, cancer stem cells, and tumor progression.Education
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology- Office Phone: 646-888-2055 (Assistant to Dr. Parada)
- Lab Phone: 646-888-3780
Lab Members
Sheila Alcantara
Research Associate
Samhita Bapat
Research Technician
Yu-Jung Chen
Graduate Student
Mollie Chipman
Graduate Student
Keisha Diaz
Administrative Assistant
Swathi Iyer
Research Scholar
Chenura D. Jayewickreme
Weill Cornell Graduate Student
Dan Laks
Research Scholar
Jing Li
Research Technician Sr.
Yuliang (Leo) Liu
Research Technician, Sr.
Alicia Maria Pedraza
Research Assistant, Sr.
Sameer Farouk Sait
Hematology-oncology Fellows at MSKCC/Cornell
Yufeng Shi
Research Associate
Daochun Sun
Research Fellow
Elsa Vera
Research Associate
Jemma Villavieja
Research Assistant
Zilai Wang
Research Associate
Xuanhua Xie
Research Scholar
Publications
Learn moreSelected Achievements
- Member, National Academy of Science (2011)
- Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (2009)
- Member, National Academy of Medicine- Former Institute of Medicine (2007)
- The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Sciences of Texas (TAMEST) (2007)
- Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2007)