​Amy Foley, M.Eng.
Lab Manager 

Amy grew up in Maine and attended the University of Maine, receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry. She worked for five years at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease studying regenerative therapies for treating cardiovascular disease. She then obtained a Master’s Degree in Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and designed an implantable cardiac device used to strengthen the heart after a heart attack. Amy relocated to Portland to join the Maxson Lab. We were so blessed to have Amy with us as a lab manager and friend. Amy is now starting the next chapter of her life as a mom! 

​Wes Horton
Computational Biologist

An Indiana native, Wes moved to Oregon to study Biology and Spanish at the University of Oregon. He participated in microbial ecology research as an undergraduate before obtaining a master’s degree in Bioinformatics, also at the University of Oregon. Wes worked on projects for a variety of labs in the Knight Cancer Institute. 

Cody Coblentz
Research Assistant - Honorary Lab Member

Cody is a native Oregonian! ​Cody graduated from George Fox University with a Bachelor's of Science in Biology. As an undergraduate, Cody studied the function of P53 in breast cancer. Cody collaborated with us on projects relating to leukemia formation and progression, and we will always consider him a part of our “lab family." Cody's positive energy and enthusiasm for research made him a joy to work with. We miss having Cody in lab, but are incredibly proud to support him in his new career path as a nurse.