Carli Newman is a recent graduate of Reed College, where she received her B.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. A cancer survivor herself, she is motivated by her own experience with the disease and her connections with other patients and families to help develop more efficient treatments with fewer side effects.

The human impact of cancer, always at the forefront of her attention, inspired her to volunteer as a pediatric oncology summer camp staff member and fundraising organizer with The Goodtimes Project. Since graduating from college, Carli has worked at the Seattle Children's Research Institute with Jay Sarthy, MD, PhD, (Damon Runyon-Sohn Fellow ‘18-’22), conducting research to drive an effective chemotherapy agent with fewer toxicities to the clinic.

She will join the lab of Christina M. Termini, PhD (Damon Runyon Fellow ’18-’21), at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, where she will investigate the processes that coordinate blood stem cell function during homeostasis, stress, and disease.