About Wilson Clements

Wilson Clements is a cook, dad, developmental biologist, hematologist, and reformed English major. He joined the St. Jude faculty in 2012. His non-traditional route to academic science led through years as a bookstore employee and ski bum. He is a fifth generation professor. He was honored as St. Jude Mentor of the Year in 2018 and is gratified to see all lab alumni now actively pursuing science as professors, attending physicians, industry scientists, medical students, and postdoctoral fellows.

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Meet the Team

Alissa Jackson
  • Alissa Jackson
  • Graduate Student
Clair M Kelley, PhD
  • Clair M Kelley, PhD
  • Lead Researcher
Hanane Khoury, PhD
  • Hanane Khoury, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
Chaithanyarani “Chaithu” Parupalli, PhD
  • Chaithanyarani “Chaithu” Parupalli, PhD
  • Lead Researcher
Dana Simpson
  • Dana Simpson
  • Animal Research Specialist
Diana Sá da Bandeira, PhD
  • Diana Sá da Bandeira, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
Mclean “Mac” H Williamson
  • Mclean “Mac” H Williamson
  • Graduate Student

Lab Alumni

Erich Damm, PhD

  • Role: Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Tenure: 2014-2019
  • Post-lab experience: Assistant Professor, Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Jamie Genthe, PhD

  • Role: Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Tenure: 2014-2019
  • Post-lab experience: Senior Manager, Early Clinical Development, Cerus Corp.
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Nikki Glenn, PhD

  • Role: Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Tenure: 2014-2019
  • Post-lab experience: Assistant Professor, Biology, Belmont University
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D. Spencer Mangum, MD

  • Role: Clinical Fellow
  • Tenure: 2015-2019
  • Post-lab experience: Attending Physician, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

Satish Nandakumar, PhD

  • Role: Graduate Student / Postdoc
  • Tenure: 2014
  • Post-lab experience: Assistant Professor, Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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Sarah Rothschild, PhD

  • Role: Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Tenure: 2013-2015
  • Post-lab experience: Assistant Professor, Center for Integrative Life Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University

Sarah Shore

  • Role: Undergraduate researcher
  • Tenure: 2013-2015
  • Post-lab experience: MD Candidate, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
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Robyn Umans, PhD

  • Role: Graduate Student
  • Tenure: 2014-2015
  • Post-lab experience: Scientist, Atsena Therapeutics
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Life in the Clements Lab