2020-2021 Trainees
| Trainee | Graduate Group | Lab Mentor | Research Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Alexander | CAMB | Mark Goulian | Stationary phase survival and the transcription factor SdiA |
| Gabriel Birchak | CAMB | Ben Black | Elucidating requisite chromosomal features conferring formation, function, and stability via de novoestablishment in mouse models |
| Priyanka Chatterjee | CAMB | Mechthild Pohlschroder | Cell signaling and motility regulation in the model archaeon Haloferax volcanii |
| Nicholas Grams | CAMB | Matthew Weitzman | Investigating the Role of Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in Adenoviral Progeny Production |
| Madeline Merlino | CAMB | Kellie Jurado | Defining antiviral immune responses at the maternal-fetal interface in congenital Zika virus infections |
| Ronit Schwartz | CAMB | Igor Brodsky | Defining mechanisms of heterogeneity in cell fate decisions during Yersinia infection |
| Megan Stefkovich | CAMB | Paul Titchenell | Investigating glucokinase-mediated inhibition of Foxo1 in the liver |
| Matthew Tracey | BMB | Sara Cherry / Kristen Lynch | Investigating the role of lncRNAs in the innate immune response to Zika virus infection |
| Patrick Walsh | CAMB | Eric Joyce | Investigating the function of newly identified spatial genome regulators |
| Joanna Wong | CAMB | Andrew Vaughan | Investigating the contribution of the venous endothelium in lung regeneration |
Former Trainees Currently Enrolled in the Program
| Trainee | Graduate Group | Lab Mentor | Research Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luella Allen-Waller | Biology | Katie Barott | Investigating how endosymbiont metabolism affects host intracellular pH regulation |
| Marisa Egan ** | CAMB | Sunny Shin | Investigating the molecular basis for human NAIP/NLRC4 inflammasome recognition of Salmonella Typhimurium |
| Elizabeth Gallagher | CAMB | Erika Holzbaur | Evaluating the role of Leucine Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2) in mitochondrial damage response |
| Gabriella Rice | CAMB | Panteleimon Rompolas | Resolving the differentiation trajectory of the stem cells that support sebaceous gland turnover |
| Alexander Smith | CAMB | Joseph Zackular | Characterizing the Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogen-Microbiota Interactions During Clostridium difficile Infection |
| Bailey Warder | CAMB | Steve DiNardo | Elucidating the cell mechanics that underlie stem cell niche morphogenesis |
| Rebecca Glynn | CAMB | Craig Bassing | Elucidating the mechanism of V(D)J recombination feedback inhibition and its role in preventing oncogenic translocations in lymphocytes |
| Luke Izzo | CAMB | Kathryn Wellen | Investigating the role of ACLY and acetyl-CoA metabolism in hepatocellula carcinoma |
| Brittany Mactaggert | CAMB | Anna Kashina | Investigating the role of protein arginylation in the cytoskeleton |
| Emily O'Driscoll | CAMB | Ophir Shalem | Genome-wide investigation of proteolytic cleavage |
| Ioana Soaita | CAMB | Zoltan Arany | Investigating the impact of diabetic metabolic dysfunction ont eh vascular epigenetic landscape |
| Desiree Alexander | CAMB | Shelley Berger | The impact of ACSS2 on neuronal plasticity and long term memory |
| Emily Fabyanic | PGG | Hao Wu/Zhaolan Zhou | Interpreting cell identity and state through utilization of single-cell transcriptomics/epigenomics |
| Natasha Lopes Fischer | CAMB | Sunny Shin | Innate immunity against the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii |
| Nina Montoya | CAMB | Joseph St. Geme III | Investigating molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis and immune evasion in the pediatric pathogen Kingella kingae |
| Alexandra Perlegos | NGG | Nancy Bonini | Impact of dynamic RNA modification m6A during various types of cellular stress |
| Kelly Sullivan | CAMB | Greg Bashaw | Elucidate how structural elements assist Comm-mediated Robo trafficking and degradation |
** Cell and Molecular Biology Training Grant Affiliate