Current Trainees
2024-2025 Trainees
| Trainee | Graduate Group | Lab Mentor | Research Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Bickerton | CAMB | Naiara Akizu | Investigating the role of SNX-RGS proteins in neuronal lipid homeostasis |
| Nicholas Brown | Biology | Mia Levine |
Determining the role of a molecular arms race in the rapid evolution of a specialized SNBP |
| Annastelle Cohen | CAMB | Erica Korb | Investigating DOT1L mediated methylation as a regulator of neuronal H3.3 in an emerging neurodevelopmental disorder |
| Maya English | CAMB | Erika Holzbaur | Unraveling cellular responses to lysosomal damage and their roles in neurodegeneration |
| Taliyah Evans | CAMB | Sydney Shaffer | Lineage Tracing and Multiomics to Identify Regulators of Cell State Transitions in Melanoma |
| Tessa Fitch | CAMB | Greg Bashaw | Investigating novel protein interactions during midline axon guidance and the formation of neural circuitry |
| Lucinda Harden | BMB | Natali Chanaday | Investigating the role of PSEN1 mutations in Alzheimer’s Disease using iPSC-derived cortical neurons |
| Guillermo Pereda | CAMB | Patrick Seale | The Role of Platelet-derived Growth Factor-like Protein (PDGFRL) in Stromal Cells |
| Max Wadley | CAMB | Matt Good | Metabolic engineering through synthetic organelles |
| Tiffany Zhou | CAMB | Joseph Zackular | Determining mechanisms of long-term remodeling in the neonatal intestinal epithelium during Clostridioides difficile colonization |
Former Trainees Currently Enrolled in the Program
| Trainee | Graduate Group | Lab Mentor | Research Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire An | CAMB | Nancy Speck and Andrew Modzelewski | Determining the role of retrotransposons in hematopoietic stem cell formation |
| Diana Cruz | CAMB | Guilherme Nader and Aime Franco | Probing the Impact of Nuclear Confinement in Thyroid Cancer |
| Taku Harada | CAMB | Roger Greenberg | Determining the mechanism of inflammasome mediated immune signaling in homologous recombination deficient ovarian cancer |
| Marisol Hooks | CAMB | Elizabeth Heller | Regulation of neuronal chromatin by cocaine abstinence in striatal neuron subtypes |
| Katey Stone | CAMB | Benjamin Prosser | Stress granules as a mechanism of translational control in cardiomyocytes |
| Segovia Garcia | CAMB | Roberto Bonasio | Genetic and Biochemical Dissection of Polycomb Establishment |
| Cassidy Hemphill | Biology | Marisa Bartolomei | Morphological and Epigenetic profile of hearts and brains from IVF offspring in a mouse model |
| Kay Katada | CAMB | Kathryn Hamilton | Understanding autophagic plasticity in the intestinal epithelium |
| Emily O'Rourke | CAMB | Sunny Shin | Mechanisms of inflammasome-mediated sensing and control of Salmonella in human macrophages |
| Matthew Tracey | BMB | Sara Cherry / Kristen Lynch | Investigating the role of lncRNAs in the innate immune response to Zika virus infection |
** Cell and Molecular Biology Training Grant Affiliate