St. Jude Research

Kriwacki Lab Team

About Richard Kriwacki

Dr. Kriwacki earned his BS and MS from the University of Connecticut and PhD from Yale University, followed by postdoctoral studies with Dr. Peter Wright at the Scripps Research Institute. At St. Jude, he is a member of the Structural Biology Department and co-leads the institution’s Cancer Biology Program, a transdisciplinary research program that is the part of the Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Kriwacki has a robust and innovative laboratory-based research program that focuses on understanding how intrinsically disordered proteins perform their biological functions through studies in the test tube and in cells and how their functions are altered in disease.

Richard Kriwacki Bio
Science Team

Meet the Team

Richard W. Kriwacki, PhD 
Richard W. Kriwacki, PhD 
Principal Investigator
  • Member, St. Jude Faculty
  • Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Sciences, UT Health Science Center, Memphis
David Baggett, PhD
  • David Baggett, PhD
  • Sr. Bioinformatics Analyst
Alessandro Borgia, PhD
  • Alessandro Borgia, PhD
  • Dir. Lab Operations, Collaborative (Mittag and Kriwacki Labs)
Bappaditya Chandra, PhD
  • Bappaditya Chandra, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
Priyanka Dogra, PhD
  • Priyanka Dogra, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
Mylene Ferrolino, PhD
  • Mylene Ferrolino, PhD
  • Scientist
Toler Freyaldenhoven
  • Toler Freyaldenhoven
  • Researcher
Katelyn Jackson, PhD
  • Katelyn Jackson, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
Minjeong Jo, PhD
  • Minjeong Jo, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
Suparna Khatun, PhD
  • Suparna Khatun, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
Snigdha Maiti, PhD
  • Snigdha Maiti, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
Qi Miao, PhD
  • Qi Miao, PhD
  • Scientist
Cheon-Gil Park
  • Cheon-Gil Park
  • Lab Operations Manager
Aaron Phillips, PhD
  • Aaron Phillips, PhD
  • Scientist
Brittany Pioso
  • Brittany Pioso
  • Graduate Student
Swarnendu Tripathi, PhD
  • Swarnendu Tripathi, PhD
  • Bioinformatics Research Scientist
Wahiduzzaman, PhD
  • Wahiduzzaman, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate

Life in the Kriwacki Lab