2018-2020: National Institutes of Health/ National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI) Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award (F99/K00) Fellow
NIH/NCI National Research Service Award (NRSA, F31) recipient
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellow
Summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa member
Recipient of the Charles Willson Peale prize for excellence on the Visual Studies thesis
Developed scientific communication materials for large pharmaceutical industry clients, including conference presentations, internal and external training materials, medical education materials, congress posters, abstracts, manuscripts, symposiums, key opinion leader (KOL) insight reports, among others
Facilitated planning, designed materials, and wrote executive summaries for KOL advisory board meetings
Designed and developed branded and unbranded medical content
Interfaced with clients to present and refine materials
Worked as part of a highly collaborative team to facilitate the launch of a new administration route for the client's approved drug
Mentored 18 students one-on-one to guide them through independent projects including research proposals, academic review articles, popular science blogs, and research papers on topics such as cancer biology, biochemistry, and immunology
Taught research skills including reading and evaluating scientific literature, managing citations, constructing bibliographies, note-taking, and communication skills
Mentored 5 students who published projects in academic journals or presented projects at scientific symposiums
Led independent projects investigating the role of lipid metabolism in melanoma and amino acid metabolism in renal cell carcinoma
Analyzed and visualized large and small-scale datasets for publications and oral presentations
Co-authored manuscripts published in Nature and Science Advances
Founded and organized a monthly Metabolism Journal Club attended by 6 labs and 30+ trainees
Co-chaired the NIH/NCI F99/K00 Monthly Seminar attended by 50+ trainees
Assisted with the writing and editing of 3 NIH grant applications
Wrote science outreach materials for blogs and social media
Led an independent research project to identify a role for the p53 tumor suppressor gene in non-apoptotic cell death
Wrote and published 2 primary manuscripts in Cell Reports and Life Science Alliance, a textbook chapter for Ferroptosis in Health and Disease, and 2 news-style articles in Nature Nanotechnology and Oncotarget
Wrote and received 3 fellowships from the NIH and NSF totaling over $600,000
Supervised and mentored 5 students in wet lab and research skills
Co-taught and developed course materials for CBIO240: Molecular and Genetic Basis of Cancer, a graduate level course for 20+ doctoral students
Served on the Cancer Biology Program graduate admissions committee
Mentored 500+ undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs in oral communication
Conducted 100+ mock interviews, including case interviews and chalk talks
Led 10+ seminars on scientific communication for high schoolers, undergraduates, and graduate students
Led 20+ seminars and break-out sessions for undergraduate classes in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric
Successfully advocated for improvements in graduate student access to mental health services, leading to hiring of additional clinical staff and increased funding for wellness initiatives
Negotiated and interfaced with university leaders including the Vice Provosts, President and members of the Board of Trustees to guide university policy
Organized 2 town hall meetings on graduate student affordability and mental health
Organized and led a mental health working group, co-authored policy proposals for improvements in student health services
Led an independent research project investigating the role of the Rb tumor suppressor family in hepatocellular carcinoma
First author of a manuscript published in Nature Communications
Oversaw the launch of the lab, managed lab operations and organization, handled ordering and inventory, trained 3 technical staff members
Assisted with the writing and editing of 5+ grant proposals
Collaborated with a graduate student on a project investigating the role of the gut microbiota in T cell activity and function
Co-first author of a manuscript published in PLoS One
Rodencal J, Kim N, Li V, He A, Lange M, He J, Tarangelo A, Schafer ZT, Olzmann J, Sage J, Long JZ, Dixon SJ (2023) A Cell Cycle-Dependent Ferroptosis Sensitivity Switch Governed by EMP2. In review.
Tarangelo A, Kim JT, Long JZ, Dixon SJ. Nucleotide metabolism regulates ferroptosis susceptibility in cancer cells. (2022) Life Science Alliance (5) 4
Solmonson A, Faubert B, Gu W, Rao A, Cowdin MA, Menendez-Montes I, Kelekar S, Rogers TJ, Pan C, Guevara G, Tarangelo A, ... Morrison SJ, DeBerardinis RJ. (2022) Compartmentalized metabolism supports midgestation mammalian development. Nature. 604 (7905), 349-353
Kaushik, AK., Tarangelo, A., ... DeBerardinis, RJ. (2022) In-vivo characterization of glutamine metabolism identifies therapeutic targets in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Science Advances. 8(50)
Valente LJ, Tarangelo A, Li AM, Maciri M, Raj N, Boutelle AM, Li Y, Mello SS, Bieging-Rolett K, DeBerardinis RJ, Ye J, Dixon SJ, Attardi LD. (2020) p53 deficiency triggers dysregulation of diverse cellular processes in physiological oxygen. Journal of Cell Biology. 219(11)
Magtanong L, Ko P-J, To M, Cao JY, Forcina GC, Tarangelo A, Ward CC, Cho KY, Patti GJ, Nomura DK, Olzmann JA, Dixon SJ. (2019). Exogenous monounsaturated fatty acids promote a ferroptosis-resistant cell state. Cell Chemical Biology. 26, 1-13.
Tarangelo A, Dixon, SJ. (2019) Lipid metabolism and ferroptosis. Ferroptosis in Health and Disease 1st Ed. Ed: Tang, D. 1-26. (Textbook Chapter)
Tarangelo A, Magtanong L, Li Y, Bieging-Rolett K, Yi J, Attardi LD, Dixon SJ. (2018). p53 suppresses metabolic stress-induced ferroptosis in cancer cells. Cell Reports. 22(3), 569-575.
Tarangelo A & Dixon SJ (2018) The p53-p21 pathway inhibits ferroptosis during metabolic stress. Oncotarget. 9(37), 24572 (Self-Commentary).
Kim E, Cheng Y, Bolton-Gillespie E, Cai X, Ma C, Tarangelo A, ... Viatour P. (2017). Rb family proteins enforce the homeostasis of quiescent hematopoietic stem cells by repressing Socs3 expression. J. Exp. Med. 214 (7), 1901-1912.
Tarangelo A & Dixon SJ. (2016). Nanomedicine: An iron age for cancer therapy. Nature Nanotech. 11(11), 921. (Review article)
Tarangelo A, Lo N, Teng R, Kim E, Le L, Watson D, Furth EE, Raman P, Ehmer U, Viatour P. (2015). Recruitment of Pontin/Reptin by E2f1 amplifies E2f transcriptional response during cancer progression. Nature Communications, 6, 10028.
Kurzweil V*, Tarangelo A*, Oliver PM. (2012). Gastrointestinal microbiota do not significantly contribute to T cell activation or GI inflammation in Ndfip1-cKO mice. PLoS One, 7(4). e34478. *Co-first authors
Grant number 4K00CA234650-03
Grant number 1F99CA234650-01
Grant Number 1F31CA232699-0
Fusion Conference on Cell Death, Cell Stress and Metabolism, Cancún, Mexico
Stanford Cancer Biology Annual Program Retreat, San Jose, CA
Delta Chapter, University of Pennsylvania
Awarded for excellence on the Visual Studies thesis project
Dept. of Visual Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Tarangelo A, Tasdogan A, Morrison SJ, DeBerardinis RJ. Investigating the role of sphingolipid metabolism in melanoma metastasis. (August 12, 2021). NIH/NCI F99/K00 Fellows Meeting, Virtual (Poster presentation)
Tarangelo A. Death Metal: The p53-p21 pathway at the crossroads of survival and iron-dependent cell death (January 16th, 2020). Stanford, CA. (Thesis Defense Presentation)
Tarangelo A, Magtanong, L. , Li, Y., Ye, J., Attardi, LD., Dixon, SJ. The p53-p21 pathway suppresses non-apoptotic cell death through metabolic rewiring. (November 11th 2019) Stanford Cancer Biology 42nd Annual Retreat. San Jose, CA. (Poster presentation)
Tarangelo A, Magtanong L, Bieging-Rolett K, Li Y, Ye J, Attardi LD, Dixon, SJ. The p53-p21 axis suppresses metabolic stress-induced ferroptosis. (January 11th, 2019). NIH/NCI F99/K00 Fellows Meeting, Bethesda, MD. (Poster presentation)
Tarangelo A, Magtanong L, Bieging-Rolett K, Li Y, Ye J, Attardi LD, Dixon, SJ. The p53-p21 axis suppresses metabolic stress-induced ferroptosis. (Sept. 30th, 2018). AACR Special Conference on Metabolism and Cancer, New York, NY. (Oral and poster presentations)
Tarangelo A, Magtanong L, Bieging-Rolett K, Li Y, Ye J, Attardi LD, Dixon, SJ. The p53-p21 axis suppresses metabolic stress-induced ferroptosis. (Sept. 15th, 2018). Stanford Cancer Biology 41st Annual Retreat. San Jose, CA. (Oral presentation)
Tarangelo A, Magtanong L, Bieging-Rolett K, Li Y, Ye J, Attardi LD, Dixon, SJ. The p53-p21 pathway suppresses non-apoptotic cell death through metabolic rewiring. (June 25th, 2018). 2nd Annual Stanford ChEM-H Chemical/Biology Interface Retreat. Menlo Park, CA. (Poster presentation)
Tarangelo A. The adventure beyond your door: Reflections on life, cell death, and grad school. (Mar 1st, 2018). Presentation for approximately 400 prospective graduate students at the Stanford Biosciences Recruitment Welcome Breakfast. (Oral presentation)
Tarangelo A, & Dixon SJ. Turning to the dark side: p53 in cancer cell survival and metabolic adaptation. (Nov 17th, 2017). Stanford Biology Department Seminar Series. Stanford, CA. (Oral presentation)
Tarangelo A, Bieging-Rolett K, Li Y, Yi J, Attardi LD, Dixon SJ. The p53-p21 pathway suppresses non-apoptotic cell death through metabolic rewiring. (Sept 15th, 2017). Stanford Cancer Biology Program 40th Annual Conference. San Jose, California. (Poster presentation)
Tarangelo A & Dixon SJ. Turning to the dark side: The role of p53 in survival and metabolic adaptation. (May 30th, 2017). Stanford Cancer Biology Program Seminar (Oral presentation)
Tarangelo A & Dixon SJ. Investigating the role of p53 in non-apoptotic cell death.
(Mar. 16th, 2017). Fusion Conference on Cell Death, Cell Stress, and Metabolism. Cancún, Mexico. (Oral presentation, selected for award)
Tarangelo A & Dixon SJ. Death Metal: The role of p53 in ferroptosis. (Mar. 3rd, 2017). Presentation for incoming students at the Stanford Cancer Biology Recruitment Weekend. (Oral presentation)
Tarangelo A & Dixon SJ. Investigating the role of p53 in non-apoptotic cell death. (Sept. 22nd, 2016). Stanford Cancer Biology Program 39th Annual Conference. San Jose, California. (Oral presentation, selected for award)
Tarangelo A & Dixon SJ. Investigating the role of p53 in ferroptosis. (Sept. 25th, 2015) Stanford Biology Department Seminar. (Oral presentation)
Conlon M, Tarangelo A, Ko P-J, Dixon SJ. Regulation of ferroptosis by metabolic and signaling networks. (Sept. 16th, 2015) Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Cell Death (Poster presentation)
Tarangelo A, Lo N, Le L, Watson D, Viatour P. Recruitment of Pontin/Reptin by E2f1 amplifies E2f transcriptional response during cancer progression. (Feb. 24th, 2014) Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Discovery to Innovation Poster Day. (Poster presentation, selected for award)
Tarangelo A, Kurzweil V, Oliver PM. Gastrointestinal microbiota do not significantly contribute to T cell activation or GI inflammation in Ndfip1-cKO mice. University of Pennsylvania 4th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, (Feb. 9th, 2012). (Poster presentation)
Mentee: Julia Todderud
Served as a mentor to a Stanford undergraduate interested in pursuing a STEM career.
Mentee: Edo Biluar
Mentored a local high school volunteer in molecular biology techniques, data analysis and interpretation, and experimental design
Mentee: Jason Rodencal, Cancer Biology Ph.D. Student
Provided training in cell culture techniques, high-throughput drug screening, experimental design, and scientific communication.
Mentee: Myshal Morris, Undergraduate at Langston University, Amgen Scholar
The Stanford Summer Research program provides research opportunities for undergraduates from small colleges or from backgrounds underrepresented in STEM
Trained my mentee in scientific thinking, experimental design, wet lab techniques, and scientific communication
Mentee: Tony Boutelle, Cancer Biology Ph.D. Student
Provided training in laboratory techniques, experimental planning, and scientific communication
Professor Edward Graves
Designed and graded class assignments, guided a weekly discussion section, and provided one-on-one instruction to 15 graduate students
Mentee: Carson Poltorack, Undergraduate at Stanford University
Provided training in wet-lab techniques, experimental design, and scientific communication
The Stanford Splash program invites high school students from across California to attend short classes (1-2 hours) taught by Stanford students.
Designed and taught Splash classes on topics including cancer biology, epidemiology, biochemistry, and public speaking in Fall 2014, Spring and Fall 2015, Spring and Fall 2016, and Spring 2017.
Founded and organize a monthly journal club focusing on metabolism research at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute (CRI) at UT Southwestern.
Responsibilities include scheduling speakers, managing meetings and leading discussions.
Meeting attended by 5 labs and 20+ trainees
Chosen as one of two student members of the admissions committee to evaluate applicants for admission to the Cancer Biology program for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Represented the interests of my classmates and advised the direction of SBSA programs and resources.
Planned monthly events for Stanford Biosciences graduate students to promote community building and student wellness.
Served as an alumni interviewer and conduct admissions interviews of high school students applying to the University of Pennsylvania.