Meet the Team

Science is for everyone. We foster a lab environment that celebrates diversity, inclusiveness, kindness, and collaboration.

We are always interested in hearing from potential postdocs, trainees and research assistants. Please send through your CV and a message our way! matthew.witkowski@cuanschutz.edu

Matt Witkowski CV

Principal Investigator

Matt Witkowski, PhD

Hometown: Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia

PhD: University of Melbourne/Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

"He’s in the top-10 Polish-Russian-Burmese-Australian scientists in the world"

- Peter Witkowski, brother.

Laboratory Manager

Megan Miller-Awe, MS

I have a multidisciplinary background in wildlife biology, veterinary sciences, pathology, public health, and medicine, with one unifying passion: blood.

Professional Research Assistant

Alexis Jenkins, BA

In college, I said I would never work in a lab, and that I hated microscopes. Look at me now!

All I know is: it’s fun to get to know people, learning is a forever process, and it’s never too late to surprise yourself. I am excited to continue all of that here at CU.

PhD Candidate: Rotation

Clarissa Garcia, BS

I am a first-generation nerd with a passion for unraveling cancer’s complexity. My interest in studying cancer sprouted from personal experience in caring for my close relatives afflicted with cancer and transformed into a passion to expand our knowledge of devastating diseases.

Proud Chicana

Pediatric Oncologist (Eric Kohler Laboratory)

Kaylyn Utley, MD

A celebrity amongst pediatric oncology fellows in Colorado, Kaylyn has a keen interest in improving cell therapy for children with refractory cancers. She wants the children she cares for to spend less time in the hospital and more time playing X-box and flossing or whatever the kids are doing now.

Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher

Elijah Johnson

I am studying biology and music performance at Colorado Christian University with future plans to attend an MD/PhD program. My mother, brother, and I were diagnosed with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome in 2014, a rare cancer disposition that is characterized by a germline mutation in TP53, the “guardian of the genome.” I have a passion for research, playing the flute, Spanish, and all things TP53.

FUNDING AND COLLABORATORS

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