Alumni
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2024 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desiree Alexander | Shelley Berger | The impact of ACSS2 on neuronal plasticity and long term memory | |
| Brittany Mactaggart | Anna Kashina | Investigating the role of protein arginylation in the cytoskeleton | |
| Rebecca Glynn | Craig Bassing | Elucidating the mechanism of V(D)J recombination feedback inhibition and its role in preventing oncogenic translocations in lymphocytes | |
| Bailey Warder | Steve DiNardo | Elucidating the cell mechanics that underlie stem cell niche morphogenesis | |
| Gabriella Rice | Panteleimon Rompolas | Resolving the differentiation trajectory of the stem cells that support sebaceous gland turnover | |
| Elizabeth Gallagher | Erika Holzbaur | Evaluating the role of Leucine Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2) in mitochondrial damage response | |
| Luella Allen-Waller | Katie Barott | Investigating how endosymbiont metabolism affects host intracellular pH regulation | |
| Grams, Nick | Matthew Weitzman | Investigating the Role of Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in Adenoviral Progeny Production | |
| Ronit Schwarz | Igor Brodsky | Defining mechanisms of heterogeneity in cell fate decisions during Yersinia infection |
2023 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Izzo | Postdoctoral Researcher, Duke University | Kathryn Wellen | Investigating the role of ACLY and acetyl-CoA metabolism in hepatocellula carcinoma |
| Alexandra Perlegos | Postdoctoral Researcher, Genentech | Nancy Bonini | Impact of dynamic RNA modification m6A during various types of cellular stress |
| Marisa Egan | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania | Katie Barott | Investigating the molecular basis for human NAIP/NLRC4 inflammasome recognition of Salmonella Typhimurium |
| Alexander Smith | Senior Scientist, Astrazeneca | Joseph Zackular | Characterizing the Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogen-Microbiota Interactions During Clostridium difficile Infection |
| Ioana Soaita | Postdoctoral Fellow, Novartis | Zoltan Arany | Investigating the impact of diabetic metabolic dysfunction ont eh vascular epigenetic landscape |
2022 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Fabyanic | Spark Therapeutics Inc., Senior Genomic Scientist | Hao Wu / Zhaolan Zhou | Interpreting cell identity and state through utilization of single-cell transcriptomics/epigenomics |
| Nina Montoya | Program Manager, Life Sciences, The New York Academy of Sciences | Joseph St. Geme III | Investigating molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis and immune evasion in the pediatric pathogen Kingella kingae |
| Natasha Lopes Fischer | Postdoctoral Fellow, Regeneron | Sunny Shin | Innate immunity against the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii |
2021 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Godfrey | Scientific Editor, Cell Press | Celeste Simon | Elucidating the mechanism of V(D)J recombination feedback inhibition and its role in preventing oncogenic translocations in lymphocytes |
| Ananth Srinivasan | Senior Life Science Specialist, L.E.K Consulting | Nancy Bonini | Characterizing the role of the gut-brain axis within the context of aging Alzheimer's disease |
| Jennifer Shah | Senior Bioinformatician, Conception | Karin Eisinger | Investigating epigenetic mechanisms of soft tissue sarcomagenesis |
| Jessica Bermudez | Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company | Matt Good | Engineering an optogenetic platform using cell-like system to probe cytokinesis signaling in vitro |
| Jennifer Aleman | Science Grant Writer, College of New Jersey | Maya Capelson | Uncovering a role for nucleoporin Megator in a novel nuclear scaffold structure |
| Julie Heffler | Postdoctoral Researcher, Cornell University | Ben Prosser | Mechanotransduction in the heart |
| Sarah Marie Borst | Account Manager, STEMCELL Technologies | Paul Gadue | Investigating the mechanism of familial thrombocytopenia resulting from ETV6 or RUNX1 mono-allelic mutations |
2020 Graduates
|
Name |
Current Position |
Thesis Advisor |
Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linh Le | Associate Medical Director, Healthcare Consultancy Group | Michael Marks | Investigating the role of VPS33A and HOPS complex in melanosome biogenesis and function |
| Michael Neinast | Postdoctoral Researcher, Princeton University | Zolton Arany | Mapping the metabolic fate of branched-chain amino acids in health and insulin resistance |
| Rebecca Windmueller | Senior Scientist, Garuda Therapeutics | Ed Morrisey | Investigating the role of Yap in regulation of cytokinesis in a mouse model of adult cardiomyocyte proliferation |
| Alison Cote | Senior Computational Fellow, Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences | Arjun Raj | Combined RNA FISH and expansion microscopy allows visualization of nanoscale structure in regions of densly packed RNA |
2019 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katy Ong | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California Berkeley | Steve DiNardo | Multiple Feedback Mechanisms Fine-Tune RHO Signaling to Regulate Morphogenetic Outcomes |
| Adrian Rivera Reyes | Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning Advisor, USAID | Karin Eisinger | Deregulation of the Hippo Pathway Suppresses Differentiation and Promotes Sarcomagenesis |
| Valeria Reyes Ruiz | Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University | Sunny Shin | Detection of bacterial ligands by the human NAIIP Inflammasome |
| Camille Syrett | Senior Consultant, Clarion | Montserrat Anguera | New Mechanisms of X-Chromosome Inactivation Contribute to the Female Bias of Lupus |
| Jamie DeNizio | Associate Director, Verve Therapeutics | Rahul Kohli | Nucleobase, Nucleoside, and Neighboring Nucleotides: Intrinsic Preferences for TET Enzyme-Mediated Oxidation of 5-Methylcytosine |
| Kelly Dunlevy | Todd Ridkey | RAC regulators in melanoma | |
| Colleen Harrington | Research Scientist II, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard | Andre Thomas-Tikhonenko | Investigating anti-GSK3 adjuvant therapy for Myc-driven p53 mutant B-cell lymphoma |
| Frances Taschuk | Expert Scientist, Vector Biology, GSK | Sara Cherry | The TIP60 complex and the DNA damage response in alphavirus infection |
| Francesca Tuazon | Founder, Sustained Discovery Non-profit | Mary Mullins | The molecular mechanisms of BMP morphogen gradient formation in the developing zebrafish embryo |
2018 Graduates
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Name |
Current Position | Thesis Advisor |
Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erica Boetefuer | Head of Biology, Chip Diagnostics Inc. | Hua-Ying Fan | Examining targeting of Cockayne syndrome protein B (CSB) to chromatin in response to oxidative stress |
| Mara Olenick | Health Science Policy Analyst, NIH | Erika Holzbaur | Regulation of cytoplasmic dynein by Hook adaptor proteins |
| Glennis Logsdon | Assistant Professor of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania | Ben Black | Molecular Requirements for the Epigenetic Establishment of Centromeres |
2017 Graduates
|
Name |
Current Position |
Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stellar Hur | Scientific Lead, Loxo Oncology Inc. | Marisa Bartolomei | Developing Models to Investigate Mechanisms of Genomic Imprinting |
| Sima Patel | Associate Scientific Director, Abbvie | Dimitry Gabrilovich | A Unique Pattern of PMN-MDSC Migration in Cancer |
| Lee Vandiver | Scientist II, Computational Biology, Arrakis Therapeutics Inc. | Brian Gregory | Killing the Messenger: Exploring Novel Triggers for Messenger RNA Decay in Eukaryotes |
| Ruby O'Lexy Cortes | Director of Research, Coriell Institute for Medical Research | Kim Gallagher | The Regulation of Intercellular Signaling in Plant Roots in Response to Heavy Metal Stress |
| Kelsey Speer | Assistant Teaching Professor, University of New England | Peter Klein | Investigating the In Vivo Role of WNT Acylation |
2016 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haig Aghajanian | Co-Founder and VP of Research, Capstan Therapeutics | Jonathan Epstein | Semaphorin 3D Signaling in Cardiovascular Development |
| Mary Jane Drake | Veterinarian, Muddy Creek Veterinary Service | Paul Bates | Uncovering Bunyavirus - Host Interactions |
| Rianne Esquivel | Associate Director, Clinical Biomarker Lead, GSK | Mechthild Pohlschroder | Haloferax VolcanII Strategies to regulate Type IV Dependent Adhesion and Microcolony Formation |
| Brian Johnson | Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford School of Medicine | Zhaolan Zhou | Contextual Insights Into the Rett Syndrome Transcriptome |
| Charlie Mo | Assistant Professor of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Rahul Kohli | Make Antibiotics Great Again: Combating Drug Resistance by Targeting LexA, A Regulator of Bacterial Evolution |
| Christopher Yarosh | Senior Manager, Research Strategy, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Kristen Lynch | The Regulation of PSF Activity in T Cells by TRAP 150 and GSK3 |
2015 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Copenhaver | Principal Scientist, Takeda Oncology | Sunny Shin | Complementary Immune Roles for Infected and Uninfected Cells During Legionella pneumophila Infection |
| Amy Demicco | Senior Translational Pharmacologist II, Exelixis | Craig Bassing | Context-Dependent Gene Expression Programs Promote Lymphocyte Development and Function and Supress Transformation |
| Benjamin Ediger | Associate, McDermott Will & Emery | Doris Stoffers | LDB1-Mediated Comlexes: A Transcriptional Paradigm That Establishes and Maintains Pancreatic Endocrine Cell Identities |
| Brian Lauderback | Field Application Scientist, STEMCELL Technologies | David Feldser | p53-dependent Tumor Immunosurveillence |
| Claire O'Leary | Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Paula Oliver | Ubiquitylation Regulates CD4+ T Cell Activation and Effector Differentiation to Shape the Immune Response |
| Melinda Snitow | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania | Edward Morrisey | The Roles of EZH2 in Lung Development |
2014 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria De Obaldia | Senior Scientist, Kingdom Supercultures | Avinash Bhandoola | T-Lineage Specification and Commitment Requires Constraint of Myeloid Gene Expression Programs by HES1 |
| Dawson Gerhardt | Senior Scientist, Novartis | Warren Pear/ Nancy Speck | Role of the Notch1 TAD in Embryonic Development and Hematopoiesis |
| Christopher Furcht | Associate Director, Bristol Meyers Squibb | Matthew Lazzara | Differential Activation of ERK in Lung Cancer Cells |
| Carolyn Gray-Rupp | Middle School Science Teacher, Friends Select School | Michael May | Mechanisms of Non-Canonical NF-kappaB Regulation |
| Rachel Kadzik | Staff Scientist, University of Chicago | Edward Morrisey | Epithelial Cell Shape Changes During Lung Branching Morphogenesis: The Role of Wnt/Fzd2 Signaling in Directing New Branch Formation |
| Ariel Lefkovith | Manager, Translational Biomarker Operations, Foghorn Therapeutics Inc. | Michael Marks | SLC45A2: a Melanosomal Membrane Protein Sorted to Melanosomes by a Cytoplasmic Trosine-based Sorting Motif |
| Nancy Maas | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania | Alan Diehl | A Chemical-Genetic Screen for Identifying Substrates of the ER Kinase PERK |
| Vera Mucaj | Chief Scientific Officer, Datavant | Celeste Simon | Proliferation and Survival Mechanisms in Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Glioblastoma Tumors |
| Allison Rosenberg | Business Development Coordinator, Powered Research, LLC | Michael Granato | Cellular Interactions During Motor Nerve Regeneration |
| Zhewei Shen | Senior Genomics Scientist, Auransa Inc. | Ben Stanger | A Study of the Hippo Pathway/YAP Biology and its Functions in Proliferation Control |
| Meredith Wilson | Postoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Institute for Science | Erika Holzbaur-Howland | Microtubule Motors Drive Nuclear Dynamics and Positioning in Developing Skeletal Muscles Cells |
2013 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Barnett | Associate Director, Prometheus Biosciences Inc | John Wherry/Steven Reiner | Asymmetric B Cell Division in the Germinal Center Reaction |
| Sarah Clark | Assistant Professor, University of Colorado at Denver | Jeffrey Weiser | Evasion of Host Recognition by Phase Variation in Haemophilus Influenza |
| Emily McMillan | Research Lab Manager, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Amin Ghabrial | Tip Cell Selection in the Drosophila Tracea |
| Elizabeth Morton | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington | Samuel Todd Lamitina | Regulation and Dynamic Behavior of the Heat Shock Transcription Factor HSF-1 in C Elegans |
| Allison Zajac | Scientist III, Genentech | Erika Hozbaur/Michael Ostap | Local Cytoskeletal and Organelle Interactions Impact Molecular Motor-Driven Early Endosomal Trafficking |
2012 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Brown | Staff Scientist, Synthego Corporation | Douglas Epstein | Determining the role of Hedgehog signaling in establishing ventral otic identity and cochlear duct outgrowth |
| Jennine Dawicki McKenna | Senior Research Investigator, University of Pennsylvania | Michael Ostap | Investigating the Role of Microtubes in GLUT4 Vesicle Trafficking and the Kinetics of Membrane Attachment by the Myosin Myo1c |
| Michael O'Donnell | Assistant Professor, Yale University | Greg Bashaw | Signal Transduction Mechanisms in Commisural Axon Guidance: The Role of Intracellular Tyrosine Kinases in Netrin-DCC/Frazzled Axon Attraction |
| Jamie Weaver | Principal Writer, Ashfield MedComms | Marisa Bartolomei | Interrelated Roles of Repressive Chromatin Modifiers in Genomic Imprinting |
| Jason Wojcechowskyj | Director of Vaccines, ExcepGen | Robert Doms | HIV-Induced Cellular Reprogramming: Insights from Phosphoproteomics |
2011 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenna Brady | Practice Leader, Merative | Craig Bassing | Regulation of TCRBeta Accessibility and AlphaBeta T Cell Development in Response to V(D)J Recombination Mediated Signals |
| Kara Coleman | Project Director, Pew Charitable Trusts | Roger Greenberg | Uncovering the Role of the BRCA1-RAP80 Complex in Cancer Susceptibility and DNA Repair |
| Dustin Hancks | Assistant Professor of Immunology, UT Southwestern School of Medicine | Haig Kazazian | Hominid-Specific SVA Elements: Genomic Impact and Insights into L1-Mediated Retrotransposition |
| Hestia Mellert | Vice President of Product Development, Adela | S. McMahon | Regulation P53-Mediated Apoptosis by Modulating DNA-Binding Domain Acetylation |
| Leah Sabin | Executive Director, Regeneron | Sara Cherry | The Role of RNA Silencing in Drosophila Antiviral Immunity |
| Keri Sanborn - Sheehan | Director of Communications and Project Managemet, Olaris Inc | Jordan Orange | Role and Regulation of Myosin IIA in Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity |
| Anand Sitaram | Assistant Professor of Biology, Stonehill College | Michael Marks | Mechanisms of Sorting and Trafficking for Melanosome Biogenesis as Revealed by Studies of the Human Pigment Cell Protein OCA2 |
| Esther Naomi Twery | Senior Research Communication Partner, Research Square | Jonathan Raper | SDF1 Antagonism of Axonal Repellents Requires Multiple G Protein Components and an ADAM Metalloprotease |
| Brenda Watt | Service and Support Manager for NA, Refeyn | Michael Marks | Dissecting the PMEL Amyloid: An Example of Functional Vs. Pathological Amyloid |
2010 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Anderson | Senior Director, Novel Modalities, Grünenthal Group | Drew Weissman | Nucleoside Modifications Supress RNA Activation of Cytoplasmic RNA Sensors |
| Beth Burke | Vice President, Scientific Services, PPM Advisory Group | Martin Peter Carroll | Effects of the BCR-ABL Oncogene on DNA Damage and Repair |
| Gina DeNicola | Interim Chair, Department of Metabolism and Physiology, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute | David Tuveson | K-Ras Oncogene-Induced Ros Detoxification Promotes Tumorigenesis |
| Joseph Francica | Associate Director, AstraZeneca | Paul Bates | A Study of the Ebola Virus Glycoprotein: Disruption of Host Surface Protein Function and Evasion of Immune Responses |
| Natasha Girgis | Associate Director, Cue Biopharma | Stuart Isaacs | A Role for the Vaccinia Virus Complement Control Protein in Modulation of Innate and Adaptive Immunity During Infection |
| Lauren Hirao | Clinical R&D Lead, GSK | David Weiner | Enhancement of Immune Responses to DNA Vaccines |
| Kelly Howell | Director, SMA Foundation | Meera Sundaram | EOR-2 is an Obligate Binding Partner of the BTB-Zinc Finger Protein and Putative ERK Target EOR-1 |
| Michelle Kinder | Director Translational Sciences, Incyte Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Ellen Pure | Fatty Acid Metabolism Mediated by 12/15-Lipoxygenase in a Novel Regulator of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function and Myelopoiesis |
| Karla Leavens | Pediatric Endocrinologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Morris Birnbaum | The Role of AKT2 in Hepatic Lipid Metabolism |
| Lamorris Loftin | Director of Strategic Planning, UNC Health | Ronald Collman | Regulation of CCR5 Use on Primary CD4+ Lymphocytes by R5X4 HIV-1 |
| Soyoung Oh | Principal Scientist, Cancer Immunology, Genentech Inc. | Andrew Caton | The Effect of T Cell Receptor Specificity on CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cell Function in an Autoimmune Setting |
| Lashon Pringle | Vice President, Scientific Communications, Vaniam Group | Margaret Chou | Molecular Functions of the TRE17/Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 6 (USP6) Oncogene: A Novel Activator of NF-Kappa B |
| Keshet Ronen | Assistant Professor, University of Washington | Frederic Bushman | Lentiviral Integration Site Targeting: Host Determinants and Consequences |
| Jennifer Skirkanich | Senior Lecturer, Bryn Mawr College | Peter Klein | The Role of preMBT Transcription in Xenopus Development |
| Jasmine Smith | Senior Expert Medical Writer, Novartis Pharmaceuticals | John Diehl | Evidence for G-Quadruplex-Based Telomere Capping and the Presence of GQuadruplex DNA Genome-wide in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae |
| Katie Stiles | Assistant Professor of Research, Cornell University Medical Campus (Weill) | Roselyn Eisenberg/Gary Cohen | Simplex Virus Glycoprotein D Induced Receptor Internalization: Implications for Virus Entry and Immune Modulation |
| Melanie Vishnu | Senior Scientific Director, SciMentum | Stephen Liebhaber | The RNA Protein alphaCP2 is a Novel Trans Factor Involved in Mediating Cytoplasmic Polyadenylation |
2009 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Blythe | Assistant Professor, Northwestern University | Peter Klein | Transcriptional Poising Prior to the Midblastula Transition Underlies Dorsal Cell Fate Specification by the WNT/Beta-Catenin |
| Michelle Castelletto | Project Scientist, UCLA | James Lok | Role of the Forkhead Transcription Factor, FKTF-1, in the Development of Strongyloides Stercoralis |
| Lisa Chang-Warner | VP Business Strategy, Whole Woman's Health LLC | Daniel Kessler | Transcriptional and Translational Control of Zebrafish Mesodermal Development |
| Kathryn Claiborn | Senior Scientific Editor, Gladstone Institutes | Doris Stoffers | The Role of Ubiquitin Ligase Adaptor Protein in Glucose Homeostasis and Beta Cell Mass |
| Rachel Kaletsky | Research Associate, Princeton University | Paul Bates | Host Cell Factors Involved in Ebola Virus Entry and Spread |
| Ryan King | Senior Medical Strategist, PRECISIONscientia | Harvey Michael Friedman | Galectin-3, Glycoprotein C, and the Innate Immune Response to Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 |
| Helen McGraw Lazear | Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Harvey Michael Friedman | The Roles of Glycoprotein E, Glycoprotein I, and US9 in Neuronal Spread of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 |
| Gladys Varela | Associate Professor, Inter American University of Puerto Rico Aguadilla | Rexford Ahima | Regulation of Hepatic Trigliceride Metabolism by Adipose Differentiation-Related Protein |
2008 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin DiAngelo | Associate Professor, Penn State Berks | Morris Birnbaum | The Regulation of Metabolism in Drosophila Melanogaster |
| Catherine Gleason | Associate Director, Circle Pharma Inc | Morris Birnbaum | Integration of Growth Factor and Nutrient Signaling in the Regulation of Cellular and Organismal Growth |
| Brian Hannah | CEO & Founder, pH Botanicals | Gary Cohen | Cloning of a HSV-1 Glycoprotein ECtoplasmic Domain Deletion |
| Michelle Hickey Hartsough | Senior Editor, American Association for Cancer Research | Celeste Simon | Roles of the Proteins Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 and -2 (HIF-1 and HIF-2) and von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) in tumorigenesis |
| Ansel Hsiao | Assistant Professor, University of California Riverside | Jun Zhu | Regulation of Anti-Virulence Factors During Vibrio Cholerae |
| Justin Kosak | Biologist, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences | Allen Diehl | Ability of H2AX to Supress Tumors in Mammary Tumorigenesis |
| Shawn Little | Scientist III, The University of Alabama | Mary Mullins | The Emergence of Embryonic Dorsal-Ventral Pattern Through the Interactions of BMP Ligands with their Receptors and Modulators |
| Ingrid Lund | Principal, Member Insights, Health Management Academy | Amy Brooks-Kayal |
Regulation of the GAMBa Receptor a1 Subunit in an Animal Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy |
| Nazzy Pakpour | Senior Scientist I, Novozymes | Phillip Scott | Role of IL-12 in Maintaining Memory |
| Jill See | Associate Director, Medical Publications, Sage Therapeutics | Judith Grinspan | The Role of BMP Signaling in Glial Development in the CNS |
| Meredith Shaffer | Assistant Director for Policy and Communication, NIH/NIAID | Janis Burkhardt | Cell Biology, Transport, and Cytoskeleton |
| Diana Shineman | Director for Scientific Affairs, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | Virginia Man-Yee Lee | Oxidative Stress in Alzheimer's Disease |
| James Soper | Senior Principal Research Scientist, Abbvie Inc. | Virginia Man-Yee Lee | Characterization of Alpha-Synuclein-induced Vesicular Accumulation in a Yeast Model of Parkinson's Disease |
| Craig Stone | Senior Medical Writer, Medtronic Inc. | Meera Sundaram | Regulation of Ras Signaling via the KSR Scaffolding Protein in C. elegans |
2007 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Bezman | Senior Director, Oncology Project team Leadership, Pfizer | Gary Koretzky | Signaling Pathways in Platelets and Their Roles in vivo models of Thrombosis |
| Carolyn Clark | Senior Scientist, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations | Robert Vonderheide | The Dynamics of Immunosurveillance in Pancreatic Cancer from Inception to Invasion and Metastasis |
| Vida Markovitz-Landau | Adjunct Professor, Touro College | Michael Pack | Developmental Biology |
| Anastasia Wyce | Scientific Director, GlaxoSmithKline Fellow | Shelley Berger | Histone H2B Deubiquitylation and Transcriptional Control in the Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae |
2006 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Covello | Head of Medical, Mirati Therapeutics | Celeste Simon | Identification of unique HIF-alpha Function in Tumorigenesis and Development |
2005 Graduates
| Name | Current Position | Thesis Advisor | Thesis Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wojciech Jankowski | Assistant Public Defender, Luzerne County Office of the Public Defender | ||
| Erika Pearce | Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University | Hao Shen | Development of CD8 T Cell Responses |