Tyler Hillman

Principal Investigator
Dr. Hillman is an assistant professor in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine, and jointly in the Department of Genomic Medicine. He is a surgeon-scientist whose laboratory was founded with the purpose of applying genetic and epigenetic analytical techniques to the discovery of new treatments for rare types of gynecologic cancer. Dr. Hillman was recruited in 2020 with the help of a First-Time Tenure-Track Award from CPRIT. His previous training includes both an M.D. and Ph.D. in genetics from the Stanford University School of Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), as well as clinical and postdoctoral research training in cancer genomics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Krystal Zhang

Program Manager
Krystal studied Molecular Biology as an undergrad in Austin and completed her master's in Cancer Biology in Baltimore. She has accumulated years of experience in both bench and clinical research. Currently, Krystal is managing Dr. Hillman’s new Granulosa Cell Tumor Registry Program. She leads the daily operations of the program and provides oversight of the clinical research protocol development including regulatory processing, and management of protocol databases such as ePRTCL, OnCore and REDCap.