Student Directory | The Institute for Biomedical Sciences

Approximately 75 students are enrolled in the IBS graduate programs. The Student Directory shares their name, research lab and year entering the program.

Name
Julie Ahn

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Miller

Candidacy Date
10/24/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Cornell University

Name
Jaclyn Andricovich

Year Entered
2019

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
1: R. Li • 2: C. Bollard • 3: R. Fernandes

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Boston University

Name
Amara Ayoub

Year Entered
2021

Program
Neuroscience

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Haydar

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Illinois-Chicago

Graduate: Boston University

Name
Sonali Bahl

Year Entered
2015

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Seto / Lee

Candidacy Date
7/3/17

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Stonybrook University

Name
Christopher Bailey

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Wang / Lee

Candidacy Date
10/22/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Central Florida
Graduate: Johns Hopkins University

Name
Veronica Balick

Year Entered
2021

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Mount St. Mary's University

Graduate: University of Nottingham

Name
G. Nicole Rivero Ballon

Year Entered
2020

Program
Neuroscience

Email

Rotations
1: K. Hashimoto-Torii • 2: N. Ishibashi • 3: M. Sidorov

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Virginia Tech

Name
Annika Balraj

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Miller

Candidacy Date
2/5/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: George Washington University

Name
Aparna Baxi

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Moody

Candidacy Date
10/23/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Birla Institute of Technology
Graduate: University of Maryland-Baltimore

Name
James Bernot

Year Entered
2015

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Crandall

Candidacy Date
11/28/17

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Connecticut
Graduate: University of Connecticut

Name
Katherine Blackmore (McGeever)

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Young

Candidacy Date
10/18/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of New Hampshire-Durham
Graduate: University of Illinois-Urbana

Name
Natalie Boyle

Year Entered
2021

Program
Neuroscience

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Name
Nathaniel Boley

Year Entered
2019

Program
Neuroscience

Email

Rotations
1: P. Marvar • 2: M. Colonnese • 3: A. Polter

Thesis Advisor
Colonesse

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Muhlenberg College

Name
Nicole Bonan

Year Entered
2018

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
1: A. Bosque • 2: K. Chiappinelli • 3: R. Fernandes

Thesis Advisor
Fernandes

Candidacy Date
6/5/20

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: American University
Graduate: American University

Name
Erin Bonner

Year Entered
2017

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
1: A. LaMantia • 2: J. Nazarian • 3: J. Nazarian

Thesis Advisor
Nazarian / Vilain

Candidacy Date
9/9/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Bryn Mawr College

Name
K. Davis Brock

Year Entered
2021

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Wake Forest University
Graduate: Georgetown University

Name
Pamela Chansky

Year Entered
2021

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University

Name
Claire Charpentier

Year Entered
2019

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

Rotations
1: M. Torii • 2: J. Corbin • 3: I. Zohn

Thesis Advisor
Zohn

Candidacy Date
4/15/21

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Franklin & Marshall

Name
Samantha Chin

Year Entered
2020

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
1: D. Watkins • 2: R. Fernandes • 3: CR Cruz

Thesis Advisor
R. Fernades / C. Bollard

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of California-Berkeley

Name
Jenna Clements

Year Entered
2020

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
1: E. Seto • 2: X. Zheng • 3: N. Lee

Thesis Advisor
E. Seto

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Lindenwood College

Name
Blake Cooper

Year Entered
2019

Program
Pharmacology & Physiology

Email

Rotations
1: C. Young • 2: N. Posnack • 3: D. Mendelowitz

Thesis Advisor
Posnack / Mendelowitz

Candidacy Date
7/27/21

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Hendrix College

Name
Madeline Dahut

Year Entered
2018

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
1: T. Armstrong • 2: M. Gilbert • 3: C. Palena

Thesis Advisor
Palena / Leitenberg

Candidacy Date
7/20/20

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Georgetown University

Name
Tyson Dawson

Year Entered
2019

Program
Pharmacology & Physiology

Email

Rotations
1: K. Crandall • 2: R. Mazumder • 3: W. Li

Thesis Advisor
Crandall

Candidacy Date
7/8/21

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Brigham Young

Name
Hayley Dingerdissen

Year Entered
2014

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Mazumder

Candidacy Date
10/24/16

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of DC
Graduate: George Washington University

Name
Samantha Dow

Year Entered
2018

Program
Neuroscience

Email

Rotations
1: A. LaMantia • 2: C. Young • 3: H. Lu

Thesis Advisor
Young

Candidacy Date
8/25/20

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Rochester

Name
Brett Eaton

Year Entered
2014

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Panchal / Leitenberg

Candidacy Date
10/22/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Bucknell University
Graduate: Johns Hopkins University

Name
Alex Edwards

Year Entered
2021

Program
Neuroscience

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Oberlin College University of Wisconsin - Madison

Name
Sara Felsen

Year Entered
2021

Program
Neuroscience

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Brandeis University
Graduate: Brandeis University

Name
Kaitlin Garofano

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Lee

Candidacy Date
9/22/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Skidmore College

Name
Joshua Ghofrani

Year Entered
2019

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
1: M. Bukrinsky • 2: R. Cruz • 3: E. Seto • 4: R. Fernandes

Thesis Advisor
Fernandes

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Boston College

Name
Stephanie Gomez

Year Entered
2017

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
1: I. Khan • 2: K. Chiappinelli • 3: R. Fernandes

Thesis Advisor
Chiappinelli K.

Candidacy Date
9/26/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: George Washington University

Name
Erin Grundy

Year Entered
2019

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
1: R. Cruz • 2: A. Bosque • 3: K. Chiappinelli

Thesis Advisor
K. Chiappinelli / Bollard

Candidacy Date
7/26/21

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Bucknell University

Name
Maria Hernandez

Year Entered
2017

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
1: A. Vilagra • 2: E. Sotomayor • 3: A. Villagra

Thesis Advisor
Villagra / Sotomayor

Candidacy Date
9/24/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Texas Tech University

Name
Jes’Terieuz Howard

Year Entered
2019

Program
Pharmacology & Physiology

Email

Rotations
1: P. Jose • 2: C. Limperopoulos • 3: Sen.

Thesis Advisor
Limperopoulos

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Auburn University
Graduate: University of Texas-Houston

Name
J. Natalie Howard

Year Entered
2018

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
1: G. Hovel-Miner • 2: A. Bosque • 3: T. Efimova

Thesis Advisor
Bosque

Candidacy Date
8/5/20

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Georgia Institute of Technology

Name
Hye (Amy) Hwang

Year Entered
2017

Program
Neuroscience

Email

Rotations
1: Hashmoto-Torii • 2: Hashimoto-Torii • 3: Hashimoto-Torii

Thesis Advisor
Hashimoto-Torii

Candidacy Date
9/5/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: North Carolina State University
Graduate: Georgetown University

Name
Karim Hussain Ismat

Year Entered
2021

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Illinois - Chicago
Graduate: Boston University

Name
S. Lana Jagannathan

Year Entered
2021

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: College of William & Mary

Name
Tony James

Year Entered
2017

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
1: B. Jones • 2: R. Cruz • 3: M. Bukrinsky

Thesis Advisor
Nath / Leitenberg

Candidacy Date
12/11/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Arkansas State University
Graduate: Drexel University

Name
Kristy Johnson (Ortega)

Year Entered
2015

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Triplett / Colonnese

Candidacy Date
7/3/17

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: California State University
Graduate: University of Missouri

Name
Tomas Kanholm

Year Entered
2018

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

Rotations
1: A. Villagra • 2: R. Fernandes • 3: K. Chiappinelli

Thesis Advisor
Chiappinelli K.

Candidacy Date
8/17/20

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of California-Los Angeles
Graduate: University of Southern California

Name
Tessa Knox

Year Entered
2017

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
1: N. Lee • 2: N. Lee • 3: N. Lee

Thesis Advisor
Lee

Candidacy Date
9/4/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Illinois-Urbana
Graduate: University of Florida

Name
Kristen Kocher

Year Entered
2017

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

Rotations
1: J. Nazarian • 2: E. Vilain • 3: R. Cruz

Thesis Advisor
Vilain

Candidacy Date
9/16/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Dickinson College
Graduate: George Washington University

Name
Anthony Laucevicius

Year Entered
2020

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
1: J. Lee • 2: E. Seto • 3: H. Pei

Thesis Advisor
E. Seto

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Gallaudet University

Name
Debbie Ledezma

Year Entered
2017

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
1: A. Villagra • 2: R. Fernandes • 3: R. Fernandes

Thesis Advisor
Fernandes

Candidacy Date
8/15/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Virginia

Name
Dana Lewis (Cobb)

Year Entered
2017

Program
Neuroscience

Email

Rotations
1: Histed • 2: Khaliq • 3: Khaliq

Thesis Advisor
Khaliq / Colonnese

Candidacy Date
8/1/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Appalachian State University

Name
Jonathan LoTempio

Year Entered
2017

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

Rotations
1: R. Mazumder • 2: J. Nazarian • 3: E. Vilain

Thesis Advisor
Vilain

Candidacy Date
9/12/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Rochester

Name
Brendan Mann

Year Entered
2019

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
1: R. Lynch • 2: S. Maggirwar • 3: R. Cruz

Thesis Advisor
Maggirwar

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Virginia Tech

Name
Jacob Medina

Year Entered
2019

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
1: M. Shibata • 2: R. Fernandes • 3: R. Li

Thesis Advisor
Fernandes

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: St. Marys University

Name
Claudia Melo

Year Entered
2021

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: CUNY Brooklyn College

Name
Kelly Murphy

Year Entered
2014

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Chen / Chiappinelli

Candidacy Date
10/24/16

Previous Degree
Undergraduate:Gettysburg College

Name
Teresa Murphy

Year Entered
2020

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
1: J. Bethony • 2: R. Lynch • 3: B. Shook

Thesis Advisor
Lynch

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Pennsylvania State University

Name
Brita Ostermeier

Year Entered
2020

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
1: M. Hsieh • 2: CR. Cruz • 3: S. Maggirwar

Thesis Advisor
Maggirwar

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Name
Joselyn Padilla

Year Entered
2021

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Maryland - College Park

Name
Emily Phung

Year Entered
2016

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Graham / Lynch

Candidacy Date
8/23/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Virginia Tech

Name
Allison Powell

Year Entered
2017

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
1: R. Cruz • 2: R. Cruz • 3: R. Cruz

Thesis Advisor
Cruz / Leitenberg

Candidacy Date
8/8/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Virginia Tech
Graduate: George Washington University

Name
Kailyn Price

Year Entered
2020

Program
Neuroscience

Email

Rotations
1: R. Lynch • 2: Marvar • 3: A. Polter

Thesis Advisor
Polter

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: North Carolina A&T State University

Name
Shatha Salameh

Year Entered
2021

Program
Pharmacology & Physiology

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: George Mason University
Graduate: Georgetown University

Name
Jakob Samsel

Year Entered
2016

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Koup / Lynch

Candidacy Date
9/20/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Tennessee

Name
Indra Sarabia

Year Entered
2016

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Bosque

Candidacy Date
10/31/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of California-Santa Cruz

Name
Jessica Schenck

Year Entered
2017

Program
Neuroscience

Email

Rotations
1: R. Miller • 2: A. Polter • 3: M. Bukrinsky

Thesis Advisor
Bukrinsky

Candidacy Date
9/10/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Loyola University

Name
Tyler Seckar

Year Entered
2020

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
1: A. Sepulveda • 2: M. Shibata • 3: A. Villagra

Thesis Advisor
Sepulveda

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Trinity College

Name
Jonathan Smisson

Year Entered
2020

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
1: M. Shibata • 2: R. Li • 3: I. Chung • 4: M. Hsieh

Thesis Advisor
Hsieh

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: George Washington University

Name
Hannah Smith

Year Entered
2019

Program
Neuroscience

Email

Rotations
1: H. Lu • 2: P. Marvar • 3: C. Young

Thesis Advisor
Marvar

Candidacy Date
9/8/21

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Bates College

Name
Danielle Sohai

Year Entered
2018

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
1: RC Wu • 2: A. Villagra • 3: M. Shibata • 4: R. Cruz

Thesis Advisor
Cruz / Bollard

Candidacy Date
10/13/20

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Delaware

Name
Nathaniel Stearrett

Year Entered
2017

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

Rotations
1: K. Crandall • 2: E. Vilain • 3: K. Crandall

Thesis Advisor
Crandall

Candidacy Date
9/25/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Virginia Commonwealth University

Name
Carissa Stover

Year Entered
2019

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
1: A. Bosque • 2: R. Lynch • 3: S. Maggirwar

Thesis Advisor
Bosque

Candidacy Date
8/5/21

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Wichita State University

Name
Neerja Vashist

Year Entered
2019

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

Rotations
1: E. Vilain • 2: W. Li • 3: G. Nino

Thesis Advisor
Vilain

Candidacy Date
7/23/21

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of California-Los Angeles

Name
Reddick (Trace) Walker

Year Entered
2021

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of South Florida

Name
Susan Weiner

Year Entered
2021

Program
Pharmacology & Physiology

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Drew University
Graduate: Duquesne University

Name
Emily Williams

Year Entered
2021

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Georgia

Name
Andrew Wilson

Year Entered
2016

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Lynch

Candidacy Date
9/26/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: College of William & Mary

Name
Sydney Woods

Year Entered
2021

Program
Neuroscience

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: North Carolina State University Graduate: East Carolina University

Name
Bogang Wu

Year Entered
2016

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
R. Li

Candidacy Date
8/31/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Jinan University