Shannon Mumenthaler

Shannon Mumenthaler, PhD, is the Chief Translational Research Officer at the Ellison Institute, where she has significant experience overseeing and developing interdisciplinary translational research programs. She also holds faculty appointments at the University of Southern California as an Associate Professor in Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Mumenthaler’s expertise lies in the use of quantitative cell biology to study the tumor microenvironment and cancer progression from a systems biology perspective. Her multidisciplinary research program is focused on gaining insights into the impact of the physical and cellular microenvironment on colorectal cancer progression. This is achieved through the development and utilization of physiologically relevant tumor models, providing a platform to study cancer cell dynamics and test specific therapeutic modalities.