Kady Dennis

PhD Candidate, Cancer Biology Program

For her research, Kady focuses on CAR-T cell resistance at the plasma and T-cell level. She aims to understand how residual cells escape BCMA-targeted treatment and lead to eventual disease relapse.

Kady comes to us from Penn State University where she received a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Her undergraduate thesis work examined the mechanism of action of the chemotherapeutic CX-5461. She also worked on a meta-analysis of clinical trials during COVID aimed at re-purposing already approved therapeutics.

Kady spends her free time in Colorado watching movies, reading, baking, exploring the city, and playing with her dog.

Alana Hoey, PhD

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Alana’s research focuses on immunotherapies for multiple myeloma including bispecific and trispecific T-cell engagers. She began her undergraduate career at the University of West Georgia before transferring to the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill to graduate with a B.S. in Chemistry. During undergrad, Alana studied triple negative breast cancer at UNC-Chapel Hill and pulmonary fibrosis during her time as an AMGEN Scholar at the National Institutes of Health. Before joining the Sherbenou Lab, she worked as a laboratory technician at the UNC HIV Cure Center after undergrad.

In her free time, Alana loves long-distance running, baking, and spending time with friends.

Sarah Parzych

Research Services Professional (Sr.)

Zachary Walker, MB (ASCP)

Assistant Professor - Research

Zach’s current research is on the development of a new therapeutic drug class for multiple myeloma patients targeting protein translation. Zach is also the director of lab operations for the Division and his technical expertise spans the variety of techniques we use, including multiparameter flow cytometry and in vivo models of myeloma. Prior to coming to the University of Colorado, Zach worked at Northwestern University’s Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies in Chicago, where he helped develop molecular point-of-care diagnostics for HIV and TB. He received a master’s degree in biology from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, for which he focused on the characterization of bacterial and fungal soil communities.