Jared Rutter, PhD

Principal Investigator

Dr. Jared Rutter is a Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and holds the Dee Glen and Ida Smith Endowed Chair for Cancer Research at the University of Utah where he has been on the faculty since 2003. Dr. Rutter received his PhD from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2001, working with Dr. Steve McKnight. After receiving his PhD, he spent 18 months as the Sara and Frank McKnight Independent Fellow of Biochemistry before joining the faculty at the University of Utah. As of September 2015, Dr. Rutter is an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In addition to leading his laboratory at the University of Utah, Dr. Rutter is also actively involved in translating these academic discoveries into therapies as a founder, consultant and board member of several companies and venture firms. Dr. Rutter also serves as co-Director of the Diabetes and Metabolism Center at the University of Utah and co-Leader of the Nuclear Control of Cell Growth and Differentiation at Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Research Associates and Fellows

Mi-Young Jeong, PhD

Research Associate, Lab Manager
Luis Cedeño-Rosario, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Corey Cunningham, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Katarina Heyden, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Álvaro J. Narbona-Pérez, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Ashish Toshniwal, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Nathan Krah, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology Fellow

Graduate Students

Queren Alcantara

Graduate Student
Ali Bouck

Graduate Student
James Carrington

Graduate Student
Aaron Leifer

Graduate Student
Grace Mastin

Graduate Student
Charlotte Pohl

Graduate Student
Rachel Skabelund

Graduate Student
Juan Cantres Vélez

Graduate Student
Tarun Yadav

Graduate Student

Lab Technicians

Zihan Monshad

Lab Technician
Daniel Newell

Lab Technician
Christina Volz

Lab Technician
Jacob West

Lab Technician

Undergraduate Researchers

Ryan Maves

Undergraduate Researcher
Sebastian Morales

Undergraduate Researcher

Postdoctoral Candidates

For candidates interested in post-doctoral training, please email Jared your CV and the contact information for three references.

Prospective Students

Prospective students, please apply to the Bioscience Ph.D. Programs at the University of Utah. We welcome students in the Molecular Biology and Biological Chemistry programs to inquire about potential rotations in the lab.

Undergraduates

University of Utah Undergraduates please email your cv to Jared.

Why Utah?

Rutter Lab Alumni

Ahmad Cluntun, PhD

Post-doctoral Fellow
2018 - 2024
Current Position:
Assistant Professor at Rutgers University

Tavan Russell

Lab Aide
2024-2024
Current Position: Studying for the Dental Admission Test

Casey Hughes, PhD
Research Associate
2017-2025
Current Position:

Thi Tessier, MBA
Executive Asst
2023-2025
Current Position: Budget/Planning Analyst
University of Utah
Data Coordinating Center

Kevin Hicks, PhD — Kevin Hicks, PhD
Instructor
2016-2024
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Uviversity of Utah
Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Geanette Lam: Research Scientist/Rothenfluh lab University of Utah School of Medicine — Geanette Lam
2021-2025
Current Position: Research Scientist/Rothenfluh lab
University of Utah School of Medicine

Andrea Guzman Paredes

Lab Technician
2022 - 2024
Current Position:
Graduate Student at UT Southwestern

Matt Shields

Lab Technician
2022 - 2024
Current Position:
Graduate Student at Rocky Vista University

Josh Youngs

Lab Technician
2022 - 2024
Current Position:
Graduate Student at University of Michigan

Bryce Ferguson

Lab Technician
2023 - 2024
Current Position:
Law Student at the University of Utah School of Law

Kristina Magee
Postdoctoral Fellow
2022-2024
Current Position:
Senior Scientist with Teiko Bio

Alex Bott
Postdoctoral Fellow
2018-2024
Current Position:
Scientist with Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Andy Lee
Lab Aide/UROP Student
2022-2024
Current Position:
Military Service

Thomas Kizzar
Lab Technician
2020-2023
Current Position: Graduate Student at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jeff_Morgan_2018(1).jpg — Jeff Morgan, PhD

Post-doctoral Fellow
2018 - 2023
Current Position

Ajak Arok
UROP Student
2023
Current Position:
Research Associate with BioMerieux

Hannah Torabi
Lab Aide
2022-2023
Current Position:

Bill McKean
Post-doctoral Fellow
2019-2023
Current Position:

Spencer Gygi
Lab Aide
2022-2023
Current Position:

Sydney Ferguson
IM-PREP Trainee
2022-2023
Current Position:

Sarah Fogarty
Lab Manager
2010-2023
Current Position: Team Science Grant Specialist in the Senior Vice President for Health Science Research Unit, University of Utah

Yeyun Ouyang
Graduate Student
2017-2022
Current position: Scientist at Altos Labs

Jordan Berg
Graduate Student
2017-2022
Current Position: Scientist at Altos Labs

Peng Wei
Graduate Student
2015-2022
Current Position: Scientist at Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Sam Tilley
Technician
2021-2022
Current Position: MD/PhD Student at Baylor University

Jake Winter
MD/PhD Student
2017-2022
Current Position: Medical School, University of Utah

Paige BartaLab Technician2020-2021Current Position: — Paige Barta
Technician
2020-2021
Current Position: Graduate Student at the Scripps Research Institute

Esther NuebelPost-doctoral Fellow2015-2020Current Position: Assistant Professor at the Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine — Esther Nuebel
Post-doctoral Fellow
2015-2020
Current Position: Assistant Professor at the Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine

Sandra LettlovaPost-doctoral Fellow2018-2020Current Position: Post-doctoral Fellow in the Osto lab at the University of Zurich — Sandra Lettlova
Post-doctoral Fellow
2018-2020
Current Position: Clinical Research Associate, HEMEX

Sara NowinskiPost-doctoral Fellow2014-2021Current Position: Assistant Professor at the Van Andel Institute — Sara Nowinski
Post-doctoral Fellow
2014-2021
Current Position: Assistant Professor at the Van Andel Institute

Aubrie BlevinsLab Technician2018-2020Current Position: Graduate Student in the Orth lab at UTSW — Aubrie Blevins
Technician
2018-2020
Current Position: Graduate Student in the Orth lab at UTSW

Katja DovePost-doctoral Fellow2017-2019Current Position: — Katja Dove
Post-doctoral Fellow
2017-2019
Current Position:

Chintan KikaniPost-doctoral Fellow2009-2019Current Position: Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky — Chintan Kikani
Post-doctoral Fellow
2009-2019
Current Position: Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky

Claire BensardMD/PhD Student2015-2019Current Position: General Surgery Resident at UCSD — Claire Bensard
MD/PhD Student
2015-2019
Current Position: General Surgery Resident at UCSD

Eric FredricksonPost-doctoral Fellow2013-2019Current Position: Scientist II at ARUP Laboratories — Eric Fredrickson
Post-doctoral Fellow
2013-2019
Current Position: Scientific Manager at ARUP Laboratories

Cameron WallerGraduate Student2011-2018Current Position: Research Fellow at the Mayo Clinic — Cameron Waller
Graduate Student
2011-2018
Current Position: Research Fellow at the Mayo Clinic

Olga Zurita-RendonPost-doctoral Fellow2015-2018Current Position: Senior Scientist at Atavistik Bio — Olga Zurita-Rendon
Post-doctoral Fellow
2015-2018
Current Position: Senior Scientist at Atavistik Bio

Jon Van VrankenGraduate Student2010-2018Current Position: The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School — Jon Van Vranken
Graduate Student
2010-2018
Current Position: The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School

David NamnathLab Technician2017-2018Current Position: RN — David Namnath
Technician
2017-2018
Current Position: ICU RN at Sutter Health

Jason TannerMD/PhD Student2015-2017Current Position: Emergency Medicine Resident at Yale School of Medicine — Jason Tanner
MD/PhD Student
2015-2017
Current Position: Emergency Medicine Resident at Yale School of Medicine

Jason NielsonGraduate Student2013-2017Current Position: Scientist II at BioFire Defense — Jason Nielson
Graduate Student
2013-2017
Current Position: Scientist II at BioFire Defense

John SchellMD/PhD Student2011-2017Current Position: Internal Medicine Resident at Massachusetts General Hospital — John Schell
MD/PhD Student
2011-2017
Current Position: Heme/Onc Fellow at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Xiaoying WuGraduate Student2007-2015Current Position: Post-doctoral Fellow with Dr Bob Eisenman, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center — Xiaoying Wu
Graduate Student
2007-2015
Current Position: Post-doctoral Fellow with Dr Bob Eisenman, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Kris OlsonMD/PhD Student2012-2016Current Position: Surgical Resident at UT Austin — Kris Olson
MD/PhD Student
2012-2016
Current Position: Surgical Resident at UT Austin

Amy HawkinsPost-doctoral Fellow2011-2015Current Position: Instructor, Department of Biochemistry — Amy Hawkins
Post-doctoral Fellow
2011-2015
Current Position: Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah

Yu-Chan ChenGraduate Student2009-2015Current Position: R&D Scientist at Agilent Technologies — Yu-Chan Chen
Graduate Student
2009-2015
Current Position: R&D Scientist at Agilent Technologies

Hana SabicLab Manager2006-2014Current Position: Project Manager at Intermountain Healthcare — Hana Sabic
Lab Manager
2006-2015
Current Position: Project Manager at Intermountain Healthcare

Johanna LemonsPost-doctoral Fellow2011-2013Current Position: Research Molecular Biologist at US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) — Johanna Lemons
Post-doctoral Fellow
2011-2013
Current Position: Research Molecular Biologist at US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

Eric TaylorPost-doctoral Fellow2008-2013Current Position: Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine — Eric Taylor
Post-doctoral Fellow
2008-2013
Current Position: Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

Aline TonhatoLab Technician2009-2013Current Position: MD student at Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Parana, Brazil — Aline Tonhato
Technician
2009-2013
Current Position: MD student at Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Parana, Brazil

Irene DorweilerTechnician2011-2013Current Position: Customer Service Manager at Myriad Genetics — Irene Dorweiler
Laboratory Specialist
2011-2013
Current Position: Engagement Director at Third Wave Analytics

Caleb CardonGraduate Student2006-2011Current Position: — Caleb Cardon
Graduate Student
2006-2011
Current Position:

Thomas OrsakGraduate Student2006-2011Current Position: Senior Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP — Thomas Orsak
Graduate Student
2006-2011
Current Position: Senior Associate at
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Jin-mi HeoGraduate Student2006-2011Current Position: Principal Scientist at Loxo Oncology at Lilly — Jin-mi Heo
Graduate Student
2006-2011
Current Position: Principal Scientist at Loxo Oncology at Lilly

Huaixiang HaoGraduate Student2004-2009Current Position: Founder and Head of Biology at PAQ Therapeutics — Huaixiang Hao
Graduate Student
2004-2009
Current Position: Founder and Head of Biology at PAQ Therapeutics

Julianne GrosePost-doctoral Fellow2004-2009Current Position: Associate Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, BYU — Julianne Grose
Post-doctoral Fellow
2004-2009
Current Position: Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, BYU

Tammy SmithTechnician2002-2007Current Position: Neurologist at the University of Utah — Tammy Smith
Technician
2002-2007
Current Position: Neurologist at the University of Utah