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Approximately 60 students are presently working in MVP labs towards their Ph.D. degrees. Information about our training program can be found on our Education page. Our What's New page has a list of interesting new developments, while our Research page provides information on research activities in 6 general areas. You can apply to our program, which is part of the Cell and Molecular Biology graduate group. A list of our students, the college from which they graduated, the lab in which they are doing their thesis work, and their thesis topic, is provided below.

Hannah Barbian University of Wisconsin, Madison In rotation
   
Lauren Banks Stanford University  
  Genotypic and phenotypic properties of sexually transmitted HIV-1
Dillon Birdwell University of Alabama at Birmingham Zhu Lab
   
Liam Bradley St. Mary's College of Maryland Shin Lab
   
Jonathan Brestoff   Artis Lab
   
Allie Bryson Texas A&M University Bushman Lab
   
Irene Bukh Northeastern University Betts Lab
  Cellular immune responses in nonhuman primates
Sarah Clark Colby College Weiser Lab
  The effect of phosphorylcholine on the humoral response to Haemophilus influenzae
Luis Cocka University of Maryland Bates Lab
  Characterization of the cellular intrinsic factor tetherin
Elizabeth Cramer Penn State Yuan Lab
  Small RNA regulation of KSHV replication
Cierra Danko Bucknell University Shin Lab
   
Korey Demers Case Western University Betts Lab
  Beta chemokine production in HIV immune responses
Jason Diaz Ithaca College You Lab
  Mechanisms of HPV integration
Chuka Didigu Villa Julie College Doms Lab
  Zinc finger disruption of HIV coreceptor
Mary Drake University of Richmond Bates Lab
  Identifying host factors involved in bunyavirus entry
Christopher DuPont SUNY College at Genessee Hunter Lab
  Immune inhibition mediated by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii
Sarah Elliott University of Washington Collman Lab
  Alternative co-receptor use of SIV in natural hosts
Rianne Esquivel University of Maryland, College Park Pohlschroder Lab
  Haloferax valcanii and type IV pili
Nick Francella St. Mary's College of Maryland Collman and Silvestri Labs
  Natural hosts of SIV
Skye Geherin Virginia Polytechnic University Debes Lab
   
Ciara Gimblet Howard University Scott Lab
  Role of Interleukin-22 during cutaneous Leishmania infections
Nelson Glennie University of Virginia Scott Lab
     
Erin Graf University of Maryland O'Doherty Lab
  Mechanisms HIV reservoir maintenance
Amanda Hay Washington University in St. Louis Zhu Lab
   
Christine Helfer University of Colorado You Lab
  Chromatin and transcriptional regulation of the HPV lifecycle
Chris Hergott   In rotation
   
Michael Hogan Brown University Hoxie and Weissman Labs
  Immunogenicity of HIV envelope  
Alyssa Huegel University of Pennsylvania Ross Lab
  Mechanisms of murine APOBEC3 mediated restriction of Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus (MMTV)
Rakesh Jambusaria University of California, Berkeley Harty Lab
     
Jamie Knox University of South Carolina Betts Lab
   
Ted Kreider   In rotation
   
Kitu Kumar Cornell University Hoxie Lab
   
Vanessa Kurzweil Wesleyan University Oliver Lab
  Intestinal microbiota and inflammation in Ndfip1 deficient mice
Rachel Leibman University of Minnesota Riley Lab
   
Jamie Lemon Brown University Weiser Lab
   
Yang Li Johns Hopkins University Hensley Lab
   
Michael Loesche   In rotation
     
Elizabeth Loy   In rotation
     
Jonathan Madara   In rotation
   
Sudil Mahendra Illinois Wesleyan University Bates Lab
  Host cell interactions with the Ebolavirus glycoprotein
Sara Manning   In rotation
   
Natalie Miller Universty of Delaware Roos Lab
  Population genetics of Toxoplasma gondii
Melanie Millholland George Washington University Greenbaum Lab
  ID of host pathways involved in parasite invasion/egress
Jerome Molleston   In rotation
     
Chris Nabel Harvard University Kohli Lab
  Mechanisms of DNA demethylation
Pamela Odorizzi Ursinus College Wherry Lab
  Role of inhibitory receptors in the immune response to viral infections
Alexandra Ortiz University of Virginia Silvestri Lab
  Intersection of CD4+ T-cell homeostasis and immune function in SIV-infection
Greg Osborn University of Washington Cherry Lab
   
Matthew Pace St. Joseph's University O'Doherty Lab
  Resting CD4 T cells and HIV latency
Michael Paley Yale University Wherry Lab
  Transcriptional control of CD8 T cell exhaustion
Zahra Parker Washington and Lee University Doms Lab
   
Sean Patro University of Maryland, Baltimore County Montaner Lab
  Monocyte function and apoptosis in HIV infection
Josiah Petersen The College of William and Mary Doms Lab
  Identifying host factors involved in hantavirus entry
Carolina Pombo-Martinez Barry University Betts Lab
  Inhibitory receptor expression on human T lymphocytes
Amber Riblett Arizona State University Doms Lab
   
Nadeene Riddick Cornell University Collman Lab
   
Hilary Schiffer University of Massachussetts Weiser Lab
  Bacteriophage in Streptococcus pneumoniae
Steven Siegel Yale University Weiser Lab
  Host inflammation promoting pneumococcal growth
Katherine St. Denis University of Vermont In rotation
   
Andrew Stern McGill University Zhu Lab
  Virolence regulation in Vibrio cholerae
Mark Stoddard Duquesne University Shaw Lab
  Genetic determinants of hepatitis C virus replication
Jonathan Stoltzfus Messiah College Lok Lab
  Insulin-like signaling in parasitic nematodes
Sesh Sundararaman Williams College Hahn and Bushman Labs
  The evolutionary history and host range of great ape plasmodial species
Adrienne Swanstrom Washington University, St. Louis Hoxie Lab
  In vitro and in vivo studies on CD4 - independent HIV & SIV strains
Kevin Tsai National Taiwan University Lieberman Lab
  Regulation of early steps of Epstein-Barr virus infection by tegument protein BNRF1
Sabrina Tsang MIT You Lab
   
Nathan Vande Burgt Calvin College Bates Lab
  Understanding how Ebolavirus overcomes tetherin-mediate restriction
Elinor Willis   In rotation
   
Matt Winterton   In rotation
   
Megan Wise University of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill Weiner Lab
   
Jason Wojcechowskyj University of Wisconsin Doms Lab
  Host factors in HIV entry
Jie Xu UCLA Cherry Lab
  Transcriptional control of antiviral innate immune responses
Zach Zalinger Colby College Weiss Lab
  Role of innate inflammatory cells during infection with neurotropic mouse hepatitis virus
Arielle Glatman Zaretsky Brown University Hunter Lab
   
Samra Zelman Johns Hopkins University Hoxie Lab
  Mapping virulence determinants in SIV envelope via attenuated SIVmac239
Erin Zwack Davidson College Brodsky Lab
   

   
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