Aritro Nath, Ph.D.
Dr. Aritro Nath is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research at City of Hope National Medical Center. His research integrates experimental and computational biology, artificial intelligence (AI), and clinical data science to advance precision oncology. By leveraging large-scale electronic health records, genomic datasets, clinical trials, and real-world evidence, his work seeks to uncover the mechanisms driving cancer progression, therapeutic resistance, and disease evolution, while developing clinically actionable biomarkers and predictive models that improve patient stratification and treatment decision-making.
Dr. Nath leads the Precision Oncology Laboratory at City of Hope, a multidisciplinary research program focused on translating complex patient and molecular data into meaningful clinical insights. Working closely with disease teams across the institution, his laboratory develops AI-enabled analytic frameworks, digital biomarkers, and precision medicine strategies across multiple cancer types, including lung cancer, breast cancer, glioblastoma, ovarian cancer, and acute myeloid leukemia. His research spans mechanistic studies, computational method development, and the clinical evaluation of biomarkers to improve patient outcomes.
Dr. Nath received his PhD in Genetics from Michigan State University and completed postdoctoral training in translational pharmacogenomics. He established the Precision Oncology Laboratory at City of Hope in 2023, where his team combines systems biology, artificial intelligence, and translational oncology to accelerate the development of next-generation precision medicine approaches for cancer patients.
Research team
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Sydney Grant, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Akshat Singhal, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Eleni Farmaki, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
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Feng Chi, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
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Patrick Cosgrove, M.S.
Staff Scientist
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Arianna Merkell, B.S.
Research Associate
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Rogelio Aguilar
Graduate Student
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Tiansheng (Jason) Li
Graduate Student
Researcher volunteers
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Alena Gagnon
Santa Clara University
2026 Roberts Summer Academy Student (LaureL Foundation)
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Sofia Humphrey
Indiana University-Bloomington
Summer student volunteer
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Mia Bentsi-Barnes
Crescenta Valley High School
Summer student volunteer
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Chloe Jiang
Harvard-Westlake School
2025 Roberts Summer Academy Student
Administrative team
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Nicole Herrera
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Annette Lopez
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Bertha Baltazar
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Nancy Martinez
Senior Administrative Support
Alumni
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Kimya Karimi, Ph.D.
Doctoral student (2026)
Current position
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Isaac Bishara, Ph.D.
Doctoral student (2026)
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher at City of Hope
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Eric Medina, Ph.D.
Doctoral student (2025)
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher at UC Irvine
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Rena Emond, Ph.D.
Doctoral student (2024)
Current position: Clinical Research Program Manager at Forest Neurotech