Gupta Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Sumati V. Gupta
Sumati Gupta, MD, is an associate professor in the Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, at the University of Utah (the U) and a clinical investigator at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the U. Her main areas of interest include genitourinary cancer (bladder, kidney, prostate and testicular cancer) and geriatric oncology. She is also a member of the Genitourinary Cancers Center at Huntsman Cancer Institute.
Current Members
Kaniz Fatema
Kaniz Fatema was born and raised in Bangladesh and earned her Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) degree from the University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC). She then pursued her PhD in pharmaceutical sciences at Idaho State University, where she focused on the genetics of osteosarcoma (a pediatric bone cancer).
Under the supervision of Dr. Jared Barrott at ISU, she studied the correlation between the loss of the tumor suppressor gene ARID1A and increased genomic instability with tumor aggressiveness. Following this, she conducted post-doctoral research at the National Cancer Institute Bethesda Campus, where she explored the epigenetics of prostate cancer under the guidance of Dr. David Takeda. In June 2024, she joined Gupta's lab as a post-doctoral research associate, focusing on various projects related to bladder cancer research. She is excited to be part of a program that integrates basic and translational research under the guidance of Dr. Gupta, following a 'bench to bedside' approach.
Bing-Jian Feng, PhD
Dr. Feng has a cross-disciplinary educational background in genetic epidemiology, bioinformatics, and computer software engineering. He designs algorithms and software to interpret the functional consequences of genetic variants and contributes to developing clinical standards and guidelines. His research focuses on elucidating disease mechanisms, identifying biomarkers for predicting treatment outcomes and disease prognosis, and developing machine learning-based molecular tests.
Former Members
- Constance Caparas
- Andrew Butterfield
- Alexis Weston
Hematology Oncology fellows and trainees involved in the research program:
- Gliceida Galarza Fortuna, MD
- Nishita Tripathi, MD
- Kamal Sahu , MD
- Eric Johnson, MD
- Matthew Gumbleton, MD, PhD