Felix Feng, MD
Professor of Radiation Oncology, Urology, and Medicine
George and Judy Marcus Distinguished Professor
Vice Chair for Translational Research, Dept. of Radiation Oncology
Director, Benioff Initiative for Prostate Cancer Research
Associate Director of Clinical Translational Research, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Felix Feng is an expert in translational genomics and pre-clinical therapeutics for prostate cancer and has co-authored over 200 journal articles. Dr. Feng received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University, his medical degree at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and completed his residency training in Radiation Oncology at the University of Michigan. Prior to moving to the University of California, San Francisco in 2016, Dr. Feng was a faculty member of Radiation Oncology, Director of the Division of Translational Genomics, and Associate Chair for Laboratory Research at the University of Michigan.
On December 10th, 2024, our cherished friend and colleague Felix Feng, MD, passed after a long fight with cancer. We offer our deepest condolences to Felix’s family, friends, and all who had the privilege of knowing him.
Lisa received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire and completed her MS and PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities. She joined the Feng Lab in 2018 as a postdoctoral scholar and is now a professional researcher in the lab. Her work focuses on understanding mechanisms of MHC regulation in prostate cancer as well as identifying synthetic lethal targets in ATM-deficient prostate cancer.
Lisa Chesner, PhD
Associate Researcher
Lisa.Chesner@ucsf.edu
Raunak is a postdoctoral fellow in computational biology. His main interest lies in understanding cancer progression and treatment resistance through the development and application of computational genomics approaches. His research is geared towards developing machine learning (ML/AI) methods to exploit liquid biopsies, such as circulating cell-free DNA from blood plasma, for studying genomics and epigenomics driving treatment resistance in metastatic prostate cancer.
Raunak Shrestha, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
RaunakMan.Shrestha@ucsf.edu
Will’s scientific interests that I aim to further explore as an investigator who leverages high-resolution genomic profiling techniques to identify new biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
William Chen, MD
Radiation Oncology Resident, UCSF Will.Chen@ucsf.edu
Mikhail completed his Ph.D at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the University of Melbourne. His research interests lie in comprehending the role of gene regulation alterations facilitating tumour progression and therapy resistance. When he’s not in the lab, you’ll often find him hiking, biking, climbing, or experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.
Mikhail Dias
Postdoctoral Fellow Mikhail.Dias@ucsf.edu
Adam manages the Tissue Core for the BIPCR and oversees the lab operations for the metastatic prostate cancer biopsy program and associated NGS laboratory. He has a BS from Haverford College in chemistry and biophysics and over 15yrs experience in lab management and NGS lab operations with a specific focus on optimizing CT-guided bone biopsies for multi-omics investigation of metastatic prostate cancer. Adam joined UCSF's HDFCCC in 2010, where he leveraged experience with mCRPC bone metastasis and gene expression assays at Duke University to build the infrastructure and NGS pipelines behind the Stand Up to Cancer West Coast Dream Team program at UCSF. The biobank and constantly growing NGS infrastructure continues to support new multi-year, multi-institutional clinical programs in metastatic prostate cancer through the Feng laboratory, the UCSF HDFCCC, and the BIPCR.
Adam Foye
Lab Manager, Advanced Prostate Cancer Research Program
Adam.Foye@ucsf.edu
Noah is a physician-scientist with a research background in drug development. He sees patients with advanced genitourinary malignancies in clinic, while working in the Feng lab to identify new therapeutic targets in prostate cancer. Outside of lab and clinic he enjoys spending time with his partner and 6 month old son.
Noah Younger, MD, PhD
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Noah.Younger@ucsf.edu
Rosie Nolley, BA
BIPCR GU Tissue Acquisition Specialist
Rosalie.Nolley@ucsf.edu
Emma was born and raised in West Virginia. She earned a B.S. in Biochemistry from West Virginia University, followed by a post-baccalaureate research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. She earned a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Duke University prior to joining the Feng lab in 2023. Her research interests include exploiting cancer cell-intrinsic molecular mechanisms for clinical therapeutic improvements.
Emma Dolan, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
emma.dolan2@ucsf.edu
Rensheng is a Postdoctoral Fellow at UCSF. She finished her doctoral degree in Genetics. Now she works in understanding human cancer biology by profiling patient samples and identifying biomarkers to predict patients' outcome.
Rensheng Wan, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Rensheng.Wan@ucsf.edu
Xiaolin is a medical oncology fellow at UCSF. He is interested in understanding human cancer biology through profiling patient samples and translating the insights into novel therapeutic strategies.
Xiaolin Zhu, MD, PhD
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Xiaolin.Zhu@ucsf.edu
SRA 2 with a B.S. in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology from the University of Santa Cruz. Current UCSF PROPEL Scholar pursuing a career in the medical field who enjoys translational and immunology research. In her free time, she enjoys Latin social dancing, hiking, and volunteering to assist the underserved/underrepresented community.
Tatyanah Farsh, BS
Junior Specialist
Tatyanah.Farsh@ucsf.edu
Meng completed her PhD in Cell Biology at Yale University and an MS in Computer Science at Stanford University. She is interested in understanding the RNA biology of aggressive prostate cancer using both molecular biology and bioinformatics approaches. She enjoys visiting science museums and spending time with her family.
Meng Zhang, MS, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Meng.Zhang2@ucsf.edu
Alexis is a Junior Specialist exploring new combination therapies for patients with prostate cancer. She received her undergraduate degree from Kennesaw State University and her master's degree from Touro University California. Alexis enjoys live music and exploring the great outdoors in her free time.
Alexis Smith, BS, MS
Junior Specialist
Alexis.Smith2@ucsf.edu
Thaidy received her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biomedicine from the Universidad de Cantabria in Spain. Her research interests are centered around how tumors develop resistance to targeted therapy in prostate cancer. Outside of the lab, she enjoys outdoor activities while exploring California.
Thaidy Moreno-Rodriguez, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Thaidy.Morenorodriguez@ucsf.edu
Specialist with focus on deploying NGS techniques including long-range sequencing and spatial transcriptomics. Raising a budding scientist-foodie -- AMA about food, babies, or science.
Stanley Leung, BA Specialist Stanley.Leung@ucsf.edu
Jason Swinderman, MD/PhD Candidate Graduate Student
Jason.Swinderman@ucsf.edu
Dr. Gabriel Eades is a postdoctoral researcher in the Feng laboratory. He completed his undergraduate degree at Virginia Commonwealth University and completed his doctoral research training at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. His research aims to develop and apply novel tools and technologies to map the genetic interactions driving drug resistance in mCRPC and to apply functional genomics tools to identify druggable dependencies. In addition, he is working to address a major challenge facing researchers, that of the limited number of available prostate cancer models. He is aiming to establish the next generation of prostate cancer research models working towards providing prognostic patient avatars.
Gabriel Eades, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Gabriel.Eades@ucsf.edu
Postdoc in the Feng Lab since 2021, delving into cancer biology, innate immune responses, and CRISPR screens. Beyond the bench, I enjoy watercolor painting and outdoor activities like hiking, always finding time for picnics with friends.
Tianyi Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Tianyi.Liu@ucsf.edu
Aish has been a member of the Feng Lab since 2023 and her focus in the lab is on translational computational research (such as biomarker development, etc.). She aspires to be a future physician scientist. Outside the lab, she enjoys playing board games, running marathons, and trying out new food in SF.
Aish Subramanian
Specialist
Aishwarya.Subramanian2@ucsf.edu
Josephine is a postdoctoral scholar in the Feng lab with a strong interest in using genomic approaches to identify durable drug targets for advanced prostate cancer. She holds a BPharm from the University of Ghana, an MSc from Mie University in Japan and a jointly awarded PhD from The University of Adelaide in Australia and Nagoya University in Japan. Josephine brings on board her expertise in androgen receptor biology and drug resistance.
Josephine Hinneh, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Josephine.Hinneh@ucsf.edu
Jun is an associate specialist in Feng lab at UCSF. Jun earned his MD degree from Tianjin Medical University. Jun worked as a pathologist in the neuro-pathology department at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital. In pursuit of this passion, Jun joined UCSF as a postdoctoral fellow under the guidance of Dr. Farid Chehab. In 2020, Jun joined Dr. Felix Feng's lab. Jun is motivated to use his medical knowledge and research expertise to advance life-saving missions.
Jun Zhu, MD
Associate Specialist
Jun.Zhu@ucsf.edu
Allegra brings her expertise as a recent addition to the Feng Lab, where she works as a postdoctoral researcher. She earned her PhD from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research/UNSW in Sydney, Australia, specializing in hormone receptor biology and mechanisms of therapy resistance in ER+ breast cancer.
Allegra Freelander, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Allegra.Freelander@ucsf.edu
Kyle Greenland Visiting Scholar Kyle.Greenland@ucsf.edu
Derek is a UCB undergraduate interested in the field on oncology. I'm working on figuring out genes in cancer that can be potentially therapeutic targets!
Derek Xiang Student Intern
Natalie Lai
Student Intern
Fiona is currently a student seeking a career in health sciences.
Fiona MacLeitch Student Intern
Collaborators
David Quigley, PhD
Assistant Professor of Urology
David.Quigley@ucsf.edu The Quigley Lab
Jonathan Chou, MD/PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Jonathan.Chou@ucsf.edu
Mom, uropathologist, molecular biologist, and choir singer.
C.K. Cornelia Ding, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Pathology Cornelia.Ding@ucsf.edu
Former Lab Trainees:
Haolong Li, PhD
Assistant Professor, Fred Hutchison Cancer Center
J Chad Brenner, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Department of Otolaryngology
Will Jackson, MD
Resident, University of Michigan Department of Radiation Oncology
Teng Ma, PhD
Associate Professor, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine
John Prensner, MD/PhD
Resident, Harvard/Boston Children's Hospital and Postdoctoral Fellow, Broad Institute
Corey W. Speers, MD/PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Department of Radiation Oncology
Shuang George Zhao, MD
Resident, University of Michigan Department of Radiation Oncology
Rajdeep Das, MD/PhD
Clinical Fellow, Northwestern University
Tanu Shenoy, PhD (joint with Dr. Alan Ashworth)
Senior Scientist, Allogene Therapeutics
Hui Li, PhD
Rutgers University School of Dental Medicine
Melody Xu, MD
Radiation Oncologist, Kaiser Permanente
Donna Dang, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Emily Egusa, BS
Medical School Student, University of Minnesota
Tony Hua, PhD
Scientist II, Senti Biosciences
Lisa Kim, PhD
Senior Scientist, Pfizer (New York)
Jin Shin, BS Medical School Student, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Arian Lundberg, MSc, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute of Cancer Research
Martin Sjorstrom, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Lund University
Alberto Carretero González, PhD Genitourinary Department, Madrid Hospital
Meera Chappidi, MD, MPH University of Washington, Department of Urology