People

Who We Are

We are an interdisciplinary group of scientists and clinicians working to characterize the tumor microenvironment of malignant brain tumors. Our goal is to improve patient outcomes through translational research and development of effective immunotherapy. Our lab includes postdoctoral fellows, resident physicians, medical and graduate students, junior specialists, and undergraduates.

Image of Aghi Lab PI Manish K. Aghi, MD PHD

Manish K. Aghi, MD PhD

Primary Investigator

Ankita Sati, PhD

Ankita Sati, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Alexander Haddad, Postdoctoral Fellow

Alexander Haddad, MD

Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSF Neurosurgery Resident Physician

Meeki Lad

Meeki Lad, BS, MPH

Graduate Student

Isabella Lovalvo, BS, BA, Lab Manager and Junior Specialist

Isabella Lovalvo, BS, BA

Junior Specialist and Lab Manager

Jake Trippet, BS, MBE

Jake Trippet, BS, MBE

Medical Student Research Fellow

Robert Osorio

Robert Osorio, MD

UCSF Neurosurgery Resident

Joseph Oh

Joseph Oh, MD

UCSF Neurosurgery Resident 

Joseph Namkung

Joseph Namkung, BS

UCSF Medical Student

Cameron Ehsan, BS

UCSF Medical Student

 

 

 

Our Alumni

Former Members of the Aghi Lab
  • Jake Trippett - Medical Student Research Fellow, 2025-2026
  • Yash Akkara - Medical Student Research Fellow, 2026
  • Venina Kalistratova - Medical Student Research Fellow, 2023-2025
  • Mufeng Hu, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow, 2023-2024
  • Austin Lui, MS - Medical Student Research Fellow, 2023-2024
  • Jinpyo Hong - Medical Student Research Fellow, 2024
  • Aakriti Mathur, BS - Aghi Lab Manager, 2023-2024
  • Jennifer Rios, MD - Medical Student Research Fellow, 2023-2024
  • Atul Saha, BS - Junior Specialist, 2022-2024
  • Harmon Khela, BS - Aghi Lab Manager, 2022-2023
  • Ananya Pappu, BS - Aghi Lab Manager, 2021-2022
  • Eric Chalif, MD - Medical Student Research Fellow, 2021-2022
  • Saket Jain, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow, 2019-2022
  • Joseph Garcia, MD - Medical Student Research Fellow, 2020-2021
  • Ryan Phelps, MD - Medical Student Research Fellow, 2020-2021
  • Ramin Morshed, MD - Postdoctoral Fellow, 2020-2021
  • Alexander Chang, MD - Aghi Lab Manager, 2020-2021
  • Elaina Wang, MD - Medical Student Research Fellow, 2020-2021
  • Angad Beniwal, BS - Junior Specialist, 2019-2021
  • Jordan Spatz, MD PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow, 2019-2021
  • Sweta Sudhir - Aghi Lab Manager, 2019-2020
  • Matheus P. Pereira, MD - Medical Student Research Fellow, 2019-2020
  • Rushikesh Joshi, MD - Medical Student Research Fellow, 2019-2020
  • Taemin Oh, MD - Postdoctoral Fellow, 2019-2020
  • Eshita Sharma - Undergraduate Research Fellow, 2019-2020
  • Michael Safaee, MD - Postdoctoral Fellow, 2018-2019
  • Harsh Wadhwa - Aghi Lab Manager, 2018-2019
  • Garima Yagnik, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014-2019
  • Sumedh Shah - HHMI Fellow, 2018-2019
  • Darryl Lau, MD - Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017-2018
  • Jonathan Rick, MD - HHMI Fellow, 2017-2018
  • Ankush Chandra, BS - 2016  AANS/NREF Summer Fellow, HHMI Fellow, 2017-2018
  • Alan Nguyen - Aghi Lab Manager, 2016-2018
  • Arman Jahangiri, MD PhD - UCSF PhD student, 2013-2018
  • Martin Rutkowski, MD - Postdoctoral Fellow, 2016-2017
  • Daniel Hoffman, MD - HHMI Fellow, 2016-2017
  • Patrick Flanigan, MD - ABTA/NREF Medical Student Research Fellow, 2016-2017
  • Ruby Kuang - Aghi Lab Manager, 2014-2016
  • Brandyn Castro, MD - HHMI Fellow, 2013-2015
  • Smita Mascharak, MD - Aghi Lab Manager, 2013-2014
  • Brandon Imber, MD - RAPtr Fellow, 2013-2014
  • Michael De Lay, PhD - Aghi Lab Manager, 2010-2013
  • W. Shawn Carbonell, MD PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010-2012