Current Trainees
2024-2025 Trainees
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Diana Cruz | CAMB | Guilherme Nader and Aime Franco | Probing the Impact of Nuclear Confinement in Thyroid Cancer |
| Tessa Fitch | CAMB | Greg Bashaw | Investigating novel protein interactions during midline axon guidance and the formation of neural circuitry |
| 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 |
| Guillermo Pereda | CAMB | Patrick Seale | The Role of Platelet-derived Growth Factor-like Protein (PDGFRL) in Stromal Cells |
| Katey Stone | CAMB | Benjamin Prosser | Stress granules as a mechanism of translational control in cardiomyocytes |
| Max Wadley | CAMB | Matt Good | Metabolic engineering through synthetic organelles |
Former Trainees Currently Enrolled in the Program
| Trainee | Graduate Group | Lab Mentor | Research Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Kaeri Martinez | CAMB | Sara Cherry | Tug of War: How Bunyaviruses Vie for 5’ Caps from mRNA’s Tagged for Degradation |
| Emily O'Rourke | CAMB | Sunny Shin | Mechanisms of inflammasome-mediated sensing and control of Salmonella in human macrophages |
| 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 |
| Madeline Merlino | CAMB | Kellie Jurado | Defining antiviral immune responses at the maternal-fetal interface in congenital Zika virus infections |
| 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 |
| Emily O'Driscoll | CAMB | Ophir Shalem | Genome-wide investigation of proteolytic cleavage |
| Kelly Sullivan | CAMB | Greg Bashaw | Elucidate how structural elements assist Comm-mediated Robo trafficking and degradation |
** Cell and Molecular Biology Training Grant Affiliate