About us
Principal Investigator: Matthew Hemming, MD, PhD
Matt is an assistant professor of medicine, practicing sarcoma oncologist, and leader of the Sarcoma Lab. He received his BS from UC San Diego, PhD from Harvard University, and MD from Harvard Medical School. He completed an internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Hematology/Oncology fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Outside of the lab and clinic, Matt enjoys spending time with family and the great outdoors.
Favour Akabogu
Favour is a PhD candidate in the Sarcoma Lab through the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School. She got her BA in Biology at Berea College in Kentucky and worked as a research associate at Vanderbilt University studying the role of Discodain Domain Receptors (DDRs) in the progression of acute kidney injury to kidney fibrosis. She is passionate about healthcare and drug discovery through scientific innovation. Favour loves traveling, dancing, and spending time with family and friends in her free time.
Shahid Banday, PhD
Shahid earned his MSc (2012) and PhD (2018) degrees in Biotechnology from the University of Kashmir, India. He moved to Massachusetts in 2018 to join UMass Chan Medical School and started his postdoctoral journey in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Green studying rare childhood cancers with a focus on Ewing Sarcoma. Currently, he is working in the Sarcoma Lab as a postdoctoral associate researching oncogenic mechanisms in diverse sarcoma subtypes. Outside the lab, Shahid thrives on adventure—whether it’s exploring the great outdoors or hitting the cricket field, he brings the same energy and enthusiasm to life as he does to science.
Yi-Hsuan Hsieh
Yi-Hsuan is a PhD student in the Sarcoma Lab. She received her BS in Biology from National Taiwan Normal University and her MS in Cancer Biology from National Taiwan University. Before joining the lab, she worked as a research associate at GlycoNex Inc. in Taiwan, where she developed therapeutic anti-tumor monoclonal antibodies for cancer treatment. Her research interest is in cancer therapy. Outside the lab, Yi-Hsuan loves exploring new activities and spending time with family and friends.
Wesley B. Marshall
Wes is a research associate in the Sarcoma Lab. He received his BS from Worcester State University and his AS from Quinsigamond Community College. He previously worked as an associate scientist at Curia (formerly LakePharma). He has several years of experience in molecular biotechnology. Outside of work, Wes enjoys hiking, mushroom photography, and spending time with his family.
Sarcoma lab alumni
Vijay Kola, PhD, postdoctoral fellow
Carrie Shao, medical student at UMass Chan Medical School
Join our team
We are looking for motivated, creative, and collaborative individuals to join our team. Please contact us for information!
- Postdoctoral/clinical fellows
- Graduate students
- Staff scientists
- Research assistants
- Undergraduate researchers