{"id":2088,"date":"2024-07-18T17:10:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T17:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/kuhn\/?page_id=2088"},"modified":"2026-03-06T22:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:49:00","slug":"cure-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/kuhn\/cure-team\/","title":{"rendered":"CURE Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n \n VIDUR MUSHRAN\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Neuroscience<\/p>\n

Minor: Artificial Intelligence Applications<\/p>\n

Joined: Spring 2023<\/p>\n

Research Focus: Developing a rare cell characterization map for clustering and defining liquid biopsy profiles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n BAISHALI CHAUDHURI\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Biochemistry<\/p>\n

Minor: Cinematic Arts<\/p>\n

Joined: Fall 2023<\/p>\n

Research Focus: Legacy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n ANDREW NGUYEN\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Biochemistry<\/p>\n

Joined: Spring 2024<\/p>\n

Research Focus: Circulating tumor cells for early detection of uveal melanoma metastasis<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n KATE OLSEN\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Quantitative Biology<\/p>\n

Minor: Artificial Intelligence Applications<\/p>\n

Joined: Spring 2024<\/p>\n

Research Focus: Single cell multi-omics analyses to resolve the heterogeneity of cancer cells in the ascites of ovarian cancer patients<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n AYLA SEDDIGHNEZHAD\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Human Biology<\/p>\n

Joined: Spring 2024<\/p>\n

Research Focus: Evaluating the Sensitivity and Targeting Efficiency of Nanoparticle-based Contrast Agents in Liquid Biopsy Samples for Personalized Medicine<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n ANMOL SINGHAL\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Quantitative Biology<\/p>\n

Joined: Spring 2024<\/p>\n

Research Focus: Bioinformatics Analysis for Circulating Cell-Free DNA in Cancer<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n ANDREW LIM\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Biochemistry<\/p>\n

Joined: Fall 2024<\/p>\n

Research Focus: Lung Cancer (SU)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n EVALINA LENTINI\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Quantitative Biology<\/p>\n

Minor: Dance<\/p>\n

Joined: Fall 2024<\/p>\n

Research Focus: Rare Cell Morphometric Analysis and Comparison<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n CELESTE VILLA\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Pharmacology and Drug Development<\/p>\n

Minor: Dance<\/p>\n

Joined: Fall 2024<\/p>\n

Research Focus: Monitoring Disease Response to CAR T Cell Therapy in HER2 Positive Breast Cancer Patients Using Liquid Biopsies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n ZACHARY EGGLETON\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Environmental Studies<\/p>\n

Joined: Fall 2024<\/p>\n

Research Focus: Rare Cell Morphometric Analysis and Comparison<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n SIDDHANT CHAUDHARY\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology)<\/p>\n

Joined: Fall 2024<\/p>\n

Research Focus: Characterizing the Liquid Biopsy in Osteosarcoma<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n TRACY WANG\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Human Development and Aging<\/p>\n

Joined: Fall 2024<\/p>\n

Research Focus: Sampling Human<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n ETHEN CHEN\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Quantitative Biology, Human Development and Aging<\/p>\n

Joined: Fall 2024<\/p>\n

Research Focus: Fine-Mapping Structural Variants in Single Circulating Tumor Cells Identified with HDSCA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n CHLOE MOSHREFI\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Biotechnology, PDP Translational Biotechnology<\/p>\n

Joined: Spring 2026<\/p>\n

Research Focus: S1416 Triple Negative Breast Cancer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n ANNIKA BJERREGAARD\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Major: Applied and Computational Mathematics<\/p>\n

Minor: Business Finance<\/p>\n

Joined: Spring 2026<\/p>\n

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