Bridgette Collins-Burow, M.D. Ph.D.

Dr. Collins-Burow received her B.S. in Chemistry in 1994 from the University of Southern Mississippi. She completed her Ph.D. research in 1998 at Tulane University from the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Dr. Collins-Burow went on to Medical School at Tulane University where she matriculated in 2002.  Dr. Collins-Burow completed her Internal Medicine Residency in 2005 and her Hematology/Oncology Fellowship in 2008 both at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

In July 2008, Dr. Collins-Burow joined Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology as an Assistant Professor of Medicine.

Dr. Collins-Burow’s research program combines investigator initiated proof-of principle clinical trials with solid basic-translational bench research. Dr. Collins-Burow’s research focuses on the role of novel experimental agents and epigenetic therapy in the regulation of microRNA expression in breast cancer with specific interest in triple-negative or basal phenotype breast cancer.

Maryl Wright B.S.

PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary Bioinnovation Program

Maryl is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. She received her B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of New Orleans. After receiving her bachelor’s degree, Maryl was accepted into the Bioscience Education and Training program which was funded by the Southeastern Louisiana Institute for Infectious Disease Research (SLIIDR) and hosted by the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. While in the program, she contributed to research that focused on the effects of Candida yeast in a diabetic mouse model. After completing the program, she worked as a lab technician for a forensic toxicology company and pursued graduate studies. She received her M.S. in Microbiology and Immunology from Tulane University, where she contributed to research that focused on the effects of adjuvants in the sublingual influenza vaccination. After receiving her master’s degree, Maryl was accepted into Tulane’s IGERT Bioinnovation Ph.D. program. She was attracted to the program’s approach to translational research and its business, regulation, and entrepreneurship components. Maryl works in the Burow lab where her research focuses on investigating cell-matrix interactions in triple-negative breast cancer by utilizing decellularized tumor models. Maryl ultimately wants to develop cancer technologies and treatment that address health disparities.  

Andy Nguyen B.S.

MD/PhD Candidate, Physician-Scientist Program

Now this is a story and it might sound insane,

about how Andy started doing research at Tulane.

Just take a minute, just sit right there.

I’ll tell you how I made Dr. Burow lose even more hair.

In Houston, Texas, immigrated and assimilated,

I went to University of Houston and graduated.

Studying, learning, finishing school,

I wanted to do more in life, something cool.

Met a professor who was a cancer preventer,

told me to apply for a job in the Medical Center.

I got accepted to one little job and my mom got the woes,

she said “they trying to cure cancer and it’s you they chose”?

I worked hard there, day after day,

Researching ways to make cancer go away.

Then after 3 years, I applied to Tulane.

Got accepted, to New Orleans I came.

First lab rotated, wow this is fun.

I think this is it, this is the one.

Is this what the people of New Orleans are like?

Ok, this might be alright.

Now I study kinases in different cancer systems.

I also teach students, who’s the next victim?

Finishing up my PhD, got a few years to spare,

That’s alright, Dr. Burow’s still got some hair.

(Sung to “the fresh prince of Bel-Air” theme song)

Katherine Hebert B.S.

Tulane University | Bioinnovation Graduate Student

Katherine Hebert was born and raised in the Covington, Louisiana. She attended Louisiana State University (LSU) where she attained her Bachelor of Science in Biological and Agricultural Engineering in 2017. Wanting to further pursue an education in Biomedical Engineering, Katherine enrolled in Tulane University’s Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program and received her master’s in 2020. She is currently a student in the Bioinnovation Ph.D. Program at Tulane University, which focuses on translational research with an entrepreneurship component. Katherine had rotated in the Burow Lab and fell in love with the current students and breast cancer research. Her project focuses on developing and characterizing a breast cancer microphysiological system, an ex vivo model that more accurately recapitulates the breast cancer microenvironment in the human body. Katherine ultimately wants to work for a biotechnology company, focusing on developing novel cancer technology and treatments. 

Courtney Brock B.S.

MD/PhD Candidate, Physician-Scientist Program

Courtney Brock is a native Texan who grew up in Dallas. After earning her Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from Saint Edward’s University in Austin, she moved to Houston where she spent 3 years working as a research assistant at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Under the direction of Dr. George Eisenhoffer, she studied epithelial tissue homeostasis and apoptosis-induced proliferation using zebrafish as a model organism. In 2018, she was accepted into Tulane University School of Medicine’s Physician-Scientist Program, and is pursuing an MD/PhD dual degree.  During medical school, she served as a coordinator for Tulane’s Tuberculosis Testing Program, where she oversaw seven student clinics at homeless shelters and rehabilitation facilities across New Orleans. In 2020, she was elected to serve as the Vice President of Tulane University School of Medicine’s Student Clinic Council, the executive board that supervises all of Tulane’s student-run clinics. After starting graduate school, she joined the Burow lab, where she plans to study cell-cell communication in the tumor microenvironment the context of Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Madlin Alzoubi B.S.

Madlin Alzoobi is a Louisiana native and grew up on the Northshore. She attended college in Florida where 

she received her B.S. degree in Biology and came back to Tulane University for her graduate studies.  She is currently working on triple negative breast cancer epigenetics and molecular interactions within the tumor microenvironment

Thomas Cheng

A budding researcher within the Burow lab

His hobbies include eating, drinking, and honing his chief research skills

Thomas’s chief research skill is fear Two chief research skills are surprise and fear three chief research skills are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency… an almost fanatical devotion to Dr. Burow

There is no mountain high enough, no river wide enough, no valley low enough to which Thomas will willingly navigate on his path to investigating breast cancer pathways

Orielle Edwards B.S.

Emily McConnell B.S.

Jack Elliott B.S.

Marcus Moody