About
Research Interests: Glioblastoma tumorigenesis, progression and metastasis
Ryan Kan received his B.S. in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology at UCLA in 2019. He transferred from Mt. San Antonio College, a community college in Walnut, CA. During his two years of undergraduate studies at UCLA, he conducted research in the lab of Dr. Steve Jacobsen and studied novel epigenetic silencers and DNA methylation using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. After graduating, he stayed on as a research technician to investigate the roles of the MORC protein family in mouse and human embryonic stem cells. As a graduate student in the Bhaduri lab, Ryan is interested in dissecting the role and mechanism of PTPRZ1 in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) tumorigenesis, progression, and metastasis. When not thinking about science, Ryan enjoys nerdy activities, such as playing video/board games, watching YouTube, playing pool, and going to karaoke; as well as spending time with friends and family.