2020-2021 Trainees
| Trainee | Lab Mentor | Research Project |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Anderson | Josh Dunaief |
Neuroprotective mechanisms and effects of estrogen and iron chelators on the retina |
|
Alexander Benton |
Daniel Powell | CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Targeting for the Implementation of Next Generation of CAR-T Therapies |
| Adrienne Jo |
Seema Bhatnagar |
Role of Orexins throughout Social Defeat Stress Model and Drug Reward |
|
Zachary Lamplugh |
Yi Fan |
Reprogramming glioma microenvironment for immunotherapy |
| Sonia Lombroso |
Frederick Christian Bennett |
Discovering Regulators of Macrophage Identity in Brain |
| Bridget McVeigh |
Vera Moiseenkova-Bell |
Transient receptor potential mucolipin 1 (TRPML1) localization patterns and protein binding partners in Mucolipidosis type IV (ML4) mild-to-severe disease mutants |
| Laura Romano | Park Cho Park |
Molecular synchronization of protein homeostasis by 4EBP1-PI31 |
| Alexander Starr | Kelly Jordan-Sciutto |
Interrogating Mechanisms of HIV-Associated CNS Damage in Human iPSC-derived Forebrain Organoids |
| Alexandra Vazquez-Salgado | Kirk Wangensteen |
Identifying and characterizing novel druggable targets in Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| Eric Waite | Klaus Kaestner |
Genomic characterization of DNA double strand breaks in T2D |
| Alyssa Wiest | Shinjae Chung |
Whole brain mapping of stress-activated neurons |
|
Veronika Yakovishina |
Jeffrey Field | Exploring Mechanisms of MEK Inhibitor Resistance in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors by Targeting the Hippo Pathway |
Former Trainees Currently Enrolled in Program
| Trainee | Lab Mentor | Research Project |
|---|---|---|
| Varun Bahl |
Klaus Kaestner |
Regulation and function of the MEG3 locus in human β-cells |
| Kayla Barekat | Garret FitzGerald |
Exploring the role of the gut microbiome in NSAID-induced gastroenteropathy |
|
Kryshawna Beard |
David Meaney | Extracellular vesicles as biomarkers for monitoring inflammation after traumatic brain injury |
| Tatiana Blanchard | Beatriz Carreno |
Epigenetic Reprogramming to Promote Human Antigen-Specific CD8+ T cell Immunity |
| Marco Carpenter | Elizabeth Heller |
Insights Into Epigenetic Drug Memories |
| Eddie Chuang | James Shorter |
Exploring and enhancing the metazoan protein-disaggregase system to combat misfolding of FUS and TDP-43 |
| Andrea Guzman | Jim Delikatny |
Synthesis and Characterization of a pH Sensitive Probe in the Near Infrared Region for Tumor Microenvironment Imaging |
| Michael Hart | Jim Delikatny | Elucidation of the optical and therapeutic properties of near-infrared fluorescent inhibitors of choline kinase α for the treatment of lung cancers |
| Courtney Hong | Mark L. Kahn |
The molecular pathogenesis of cerebral cavernous malformations |
|
Daniel Jacome |
Mark Sellmyer | Small Molecule Sensing of Cell-Cell Interaction |
| Dania Malik | Aalim Weljie |
Deciphering Chronometabolic Dysfunction in Drosophila Short Sleep Models |
| Claire Meurice | Kelly Jordan-Sciutto |
Developing models to study the role of E2F1 in HIV-related synaptodendritic health |
| Laura Puentes | Robert Mach |
Evidence of PARP-1 Dependent Cytotoxic Agents with Poor Substrate Specificity for P-glycoprotein |
| Natalia Quijano Carde | Mariella De Biasi |
The Potential of GluK1-containing Kainate Receptors as Targets for Alcohol Addiction Treatment |
| Christopher Roselle | Carl June |
Investigating the role of p53 isoform regulation in the long-term persistence of chimeric antigen receptor T cells |
| Lindsay Roth | Kelly Jordan-Sciutto/Judith Grinspan |
A Role for TDP-43-Mediated Stress Granules in Antiretroviral Drug Facilitated Inhibition of Oligodendrocyte Maturation |
| Lauren Shaw | Daniel Powell |
Development of universal CART cells through gene engineering |
| Ryan von Kleeck | Richard Assoian |
The consequences of progerin expression on mechanosensation and arterial stiffening in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome |
| Katherine Webb | Mariella De Biasia |
The effect of chronic drug exposure on neuronal activity in the Medial Habenul |
| Khadija Wilson | Benjamin Garcia |
Determining the pathological mechanism of H3.3 Mutants in Neurodevelopment\ |