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Aqueous Humor Liquid Biopsy Laboratory

Meet Our Team

Principal Investigators

Jesse Berry, MD

Director, Ocular Oncology and Retinoblastoma Program
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Surgery
A. Linn Murphree, MD, Chair in Ocular Oncology
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Liya Xu, PhD

Investigator, Vision Center
Assistant Professor, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Lab Members and Collaborators
Jaclyn Biegel, PhD

Jaclyn Biegel, PhD, FACMG

Chief of Genomic Medicine, Center for Personalized Medicine (CPM)
Director, Center for Personalized Medicine
Professor of Pathology (Clinical Scholar), Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Brianne Brown, MPH

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John Carpten, PhD

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Patricia Chevez-Barrios, MD

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David Cobrinik, MD, PhD

Investigator, Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Research Ophthalmology and Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Jim Hicks, PhD

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Deborah Im, BS

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Rima Jubran, MD, MPH, MACM

Designated Institutional Official and Director, Graduate Medical Education
William H. Hurt Chair in Medical Education in honor of Philip Rothman, MD
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Educational Scholar), Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Mary Liz Kim, BS

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Peter Kuhn, PhD

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Thomas C. Lee, MD

Chief, Division of Ophthalmology
Director, Vision Center
Associates Chair in Ophthalmology
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Patrick Peng, PhD

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Ashley Polski, BS

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Rish Prabakar, PhD

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Mark Reid, PhD

Rachana Shah, MD

Director, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute’s Retinoblastoma Program
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Shreya Sirivolu, BA

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