Claffey Lab

Lab Members

1. Kevin Claffey, Ph.D
   Principle Investigator
   claffey@nso2.uchc.edu
   Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Associate member Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology.
   Native of Hartford Connecticut, Graduate School at Boston University School of Medicine. Post-Graduate Training at Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Major interests in tumor angiogenesis, control of angiogenic growth factor expression and mechanisms of breast cancer invasion and metastasis.
2. Kathryn Phoenix
   Research Assistant
   kphoenix@uchc.edu
   BS. in Biology University of Connecticut with former biotechnology experience. Expertise in molecular biology, yeast expression systems and computer database development. Native of Connecticut.
3. Frank Vumbaca
   Research Assistant
   fvumbaca@uchc.edu
   BS. Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Connecticut. Former Positions in Chemical Synthesis and High-Throughput Assay Development. Native of Connecticut.