Hi, I'm Logan Leak. A Cancer Biologist.

I'm a PhD Candidate at Stanford University in the Cancer Biology Program. I study how cells die so that we can create better treatments for cancer patients. I'm also interested in computer science and biotechnology.

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My PortfolioMy Work

Here is some of my work.

Surveying the landscape of emerging and understudied cell death mechanisms

Forging a path toward a more sustainable laboratory

Clonal architecture predicts clinical outcomes and drug sensitivity in acute myeloid leukemia

Preferential targeting of MCL-1 by a hydrocarbon-stapled BIM BH3 peptide

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Information About me

I have been conducting scientific research with a strong emphasis on cellular and molecular biology since 2014. I have contributed to multiple publications, including two recent first-author review articles on laboratory sustainability and cell death. I have mentored trainees in the lab and have taught two laboratory-based courses at UChicago and Stanford.

I also have a history of serving my community - I founded a science outreach organization at UChicago, volunteer for the Science Olympiad organization, and serve as a member of Sunrise Silicon Valley, a climate justice organization.

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9

Years of
Research experience

2

First author
publications

2

Courses
taught

100s

Of hours of
outreach

My Skills

Tissue Culture

Molecular Biology

Computational Biology

Python

R

Git

My Timeline

Sep. 2019 - present

Graduate Student - Stanford University

Work in the Dixon Laboratory to characterize the mechanism and cancer-relevance of a novel form of cell death Pub 1 Pub 2 Pub 3

Sep. 2016 - Jun. 2019

Student - University of Chicago

Bachelors of Science in Biology (Cancer Biology Specialization) with General Honors

Jun. 2018 - Sept. 2019

Research Assistant - Comer Children's Hospital

Characterized the ability of small molecules and stapled alpha helices to reactivate apoptosis in cancer cells Pub

Jun. 2017 - Sep. 2017

Research Assistant - Case Western Reserve University

Studied how extracellular vesicles from HIV-infected T cells promote cancer proliferation, migration, and invasion

Oct. 2016 - Jun. 2017

Laboratory Technician - University of Chicago

Assisted researchers in the Macleod Lab on projects related to the role of mitophagy in cancer

Aug. 2015 - May 2016

Research Assistant - Case Western Reserve University

Assessed the effects of aging on the immune system using patient blood samples and flow cytometry

Aug. 2014 - May 2015

Research Assistant - NYU Langone Health

Analyzed data from sepsis patients to provide evidence supporting implementation of the APACHE II scoring system

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Email

lleak [at] stanford [dot] edu

Location

Stanford, California

Education

UChicago, Stanford

Languages

English