Current Students
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Robert Lee
Rotations:
- Robert Lee
- Trevor Penning
- James Shorter
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Optical Control of Nuclear Hormone Receptors and Chemically Induced Dimerization
Advisor(s):
- Dirk Trauner
Rotations:
- Patrick Grohar
- Dirk Trauner
- Vera Moiseenkova-Bell
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Mark Sellmyer
Rotations:
- Mark Sellmyer
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Identifying the role of hub β-cells in coordinating insulin release in a mouse model of minority β-cell overactivation of glucokinase
Advisor(s):
- Klaus Kaestner
Rotations:
- Donita Brady
- Joshua Duniaef
- Klaus Kaestner
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Jacob Brenner
- Hamideh Parhiz
Rotations:
- David Cormode
- Jacob Brenner
- Hamideh Parhiz
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Fraietta
Rotations:
- Daniel Powell
- Leyuan Ma
- Joseph Fraietta
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Rebecca Simmons
Rotations:
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
- Judith Grinspan
- Rebecca Simmons
- Klaus Kaestner
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Vera Moiseenkova-Bell
Rotations:
- Jacob Brenner
- Vera Moiseenkova-Bell
- Robert Lee
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
Rotations:
- Amelia Eisch
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
- Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Comparing Fusion Proteins and Functionalized Lipid Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery System
Advisor(s):
- Vladimir Muzykantov
Rotations:
- Vladimir Muzykantov
- Patrick Grohar
- Daniel Kulp
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Krithika Lingappan
Rotations:
- Trevor Penning
- Rebecca Simmons
- Krithika Lingappan
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Donita Brady
- George Burslem
Rotations:
- Donita Brady
- Dirk Trauner
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Determining novel ligand sensitivity of TRPV2 ion channels using structural and functional approaches
Advisor(s):
- Vera Moiseenkova-Bell
Rotations:
- Vera Moiseenkova-Bell
- Roderic Eckenhoff
- Melike Lakadamyali
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Social defeat stress and opioid self-administration: Impact of resilient and susceptible phenotypes
Advisor(s):
- Julie Blendy
Rotations:
- D. Kacy Cullen
- Julie Blendy
- Heath Schmidt
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: The role of Fgr kinases in tumor macrophage polarization
Advisor(s):
- Yi Fan
Rotations:
- Yi Fan
- Patrick Grohar
- Xiaolu Yang
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Telocytes mediate the effects of GLP-2 on intestinal proliferation
Advisor(s):
- Klaus Kaestner
Rotations:
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
- Garret Fitzgerald
- Mayaan Levy
- Klaus Kaestner
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Investigating how nuclear speckle associations regulate genes.
Advisor(s):
- Shelley Berger
Rotations:
- Megan Matthews
- Shelley Berger
- Ronen Marmorstein
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Creation of immune stealth nanoparticles by synergizing pro- and anti-phagocytic surface
Advisor(s):
- Jacob Brenner
Rotations:
- Jacob Brenner
- James Shorter
- Zhaolan (Joe) Zhou
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Investigating the Effects of Microglial Depletion and Repopulation on Excitation/Inhibition (E/I) Imbalances in Hippocampal Circuitry after Acute Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries.
Advisor(s):
- Akiva Cohen
Rotations:
- Akiva Cohen
- D. Kacy Cullen
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Development of a Dual Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy Agent for the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer
Advisor(s):
- Andrew Tsourkas
Rotations:
- Jacob Brenner
- Mark Sellmyer
- Andrew Tsourkas
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Profiling circulating extracellular vesicles from gestationally obese Black women as a potential predictive tool for adverse pregnancy outcomes
Advisor(s):
- Rebecca Simmons
- Jacob Brenner
Rotations:
- Rebecca Simmons
- Jacob Brenner
- Edward Lee
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Understanding the Role of Bitter Taste Receptors in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Advisor(s):
- Robert Lee
Rotations:
- Donita Brady
- Sara Cherry
- Robert Lee
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Tumor macrophages induce γδ T-cell exhaustion in Glioblastoma
Advisor(s):
- Yi Fan
Rotations:
- Margaret Chou
- Yi Fan
- Constantinos Koumenis
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Investigating the role of the sialyltransferase ST6Gal-1 in the regulation of CAR T-cell stemness and survival
Advisor(s):
- Avery Posey
Rotations:
- D. Kacy Cullen
- Yi Fan
- Avery Posey
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Characterizing the role of activated microglia in Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
Advisor(s):
- Michael Milone
Rotations:
- Michael Milone
- Sgourakis, Nikolaus
- Wei Tong
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Understanding the Role of Bitter Taste Receptors in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Advisor(s):
- Jacob Brenner
Rotations:
- Paul Axelsen
- Jacob Brenner
- Mehran Mekvandi
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Insight into Cell-Intrinsic and Extrinsic Mechanisms Potentiating CAR T Cell Therapy Through Synthetic IL-9R Signaling
Advisor(s):
- Carl June
Rotations:
- Daniel Powell
- David Weiner
- Carl June
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Characterizing the role of activated microglia in Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
Advisor(s):
- Julie Blendy
Rotations:
- Julie Blendy
- Heath Schmidt
- Joshua Duniaef
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Investigating the Regulatory Role of Copper in Myelination
Advisor(s):
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
- Judith Grinspan
Rotations:
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
- David Lynch
- Joshua Duniaef
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Utilization of Chimeric Autoantibody Receptor T-Cells for Targeted Treatment of Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Vasculitis
Advisor(s):
- Avery Posey
- Wenchao Song
Rotations:
- Avery Posey
- Yael Mosse
- Wenchao Song
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Determining the role of sperm microRNAs in early development and epigenetic inheritance in mice
Advisor(s):
- Colin Conine
Rotations:
- Zhaolan (Joe) Zhou
- Colin Conine
- Elizabeth Heller-Mesznik
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Role of Stress Granule Sequestration of Myelin mRNAs in the Dysregulation of Oligodendrocyte Maturation
Advisor(s):
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
- Judith Grinspan
Rotations:
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
- Judith Grinspan
- Edward Delikatny
- Kathryn Bar
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Determining the genetic influence of diet on type 2 diabetes and the role of liver in insulin resistance-mediated diabetes
Advisor(s):
- Benjamin Voight
Rotations:
- A.K. Reddy
- Hao Wu
- Benjamin Voight
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Targeting for the Implementation of Next Generation of CAR-T Therapies
Advisor(s):
- Daniel Powell
Rotations:
- Marco Ruella
- Daniel Powell
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Neutrophils and chemokines in venous thrombosis
Advisor(s):
- Morty Poncz
Rotations:
- Mark Kahn
- Morty Poncz
- Rodney Camire
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Application of Targeted Recombination in Active Population to Access Neurons Activated by Social Defeat Stress
Advisor(s):
- Julie Blendy
- Gregory Corder
Rotations:
- Mariella De Biasi
- Seema Bhatnagar
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Reprogramming glioma microenvironment for immunotherapy
Advisor(s):
- Yi Fan
Rotations:
- Yi Fan
- Ellen Pure
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Discovering Regulators of Macrophage Identity in Brain
Advisor(s):
- Frederick (Christian) Bennett
Rotations:
- Frederick (Christian) Bennett
- Shelley Berger
- Elizabeth Heller-Mesznik
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Hypersomnia as a disorder of persistent juvenile sleep
Advisor(s):
- Matt Kayser
Rotations:
- Julie Blendy
- Heath Schmidt
- Matt Kayser
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Transient receptor potential mucolipin 1 (TRPML1) localization patterns and protein binding partners in Mucolipidosis type IV (ML4) mild-to-severe disease mutants
Advisor(s):
- Vera Moiseenkova-Bell
Rotations:
- Vera Moiseenkova-Bell
- Kevin Foskett
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Pro-drug design of DNA-encoded, immune cell engaging, bispecific antibodies to mitigate on-target, off-tumor toxicity in cancer immunotherapy
Advisor(s):
- David Weiner
Rotations:
- Daniel Rader
- David Weiner
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Defining the novel regulatory networks, mechanisms, and functions of IRF7 alternative splicing in coregulating innate and adaptive immune responses
Advisor(s):
- Kristen Lynch
Rotations:
- Junwei Shi
- James Shorter
- Kristen Lynch
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Development of fratricide resistant CAR-T cells for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia
Advisor(s):
- Carl June
Rotations:
- Carl June
- Avery Posey
- John Wherry
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Characterizing B7-H3 as an immunotherapeutic target in neuroblastoma
Advisor(s):
- John Maris
Rotations:
- Daniel Powell
- John Maris
- Margaret Chou
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Protecting the retina by removing ferrous iron through chemical chelation or viral gene transfer of the ferroxidase ceruloplasmin
Advisor(s):
- Joshua Duniaef
Rotations:
- Roderic Eckenhoff
- Joshua Duniaef
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: A novel gene therapy strategy for precise fusion oncogene targeting
Advisor(s):
- Saar Gill
Rotations:
- Daniel Powell
- Saar Gill
- Margaret Chou
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2016
Project Title: Elucidating the therapeutic tractability and functional role of SHP2 in ALK-driven high-risk neuroblastoma
Advisor(s):
- Yael Mosse
Rotations:
- Margaret Chou
- Yael Mosse
- Donita Brady
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Characterizing ALCAM as an oncoprotein an immunotherapeutic target in neuroblastoma
Advisor(s):
- John Maris
Rotations:
- Donita Brady
- Margaret Chou
- John Maris
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Evaluating pharmacokinetic profile and T-cell-mediated cytotoxicity of DNA-encoded bispecific antibody in a mouse GBM model
Advisor(s):
- David Weiner
Rotations:
- Margaret Chou
- Michael Farwell
- David Weiner
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: The role of the nuclear receptor co-repressor RIP140 in the control of muscle fitness
Advisor(s):
- Daniel Kelly
Rotations:
- Kirk Wangensteen
- Yael Mosse
- Daniel Kelly
- Doris Stoffers
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Elucidating the Epigenetic Mechanisms Involved in the Origins of Adult Metabolic Outcomes Following in utero DEHP Exposure
Advisor(s):
- Marisa Bartolomei
Rotations:
- Trevor Penning
- Rebecca Simmons
- Marisa Bartolomei
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: The Role of ROCK2 in Resistance of Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Sorafenib Treatment
Advisor(s):
- Kirk Wangensteen
Rotations:
- Doris Stoffers
- Peter Klein
- Kirk Wangensteen
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Investigating the Role of β-Cell Senescence in Type 2 Diabetes Pathology
Advisor(s):
- Klaus Kaestner
Rotations:
- Margaret Chou
- John Maris
- Klaus Kaestner
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Neuronal and homeostatic regulation of sleep and wake by corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
Advisor(s):
- Shinjae Chung
Rotations:
- Vera Moiseenkova-Bell
- Shinjae Chung
- Frances Jensen
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