Student Directory

Name
Julie Ahn

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email
jahn724@gwu.edu

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
jandricovich@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Boston University

Name
Sonali Bahl

Year Entered
2015

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email
sonali_bahl@gwu.edu

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
baileyc@gwu.edu

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Wang / Lee

Candidacy Date
10/22/18

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

Name
G. Nicole Rivero Ballon

Year Entered
2020

Program
Neuroscience

Email
nicolerb@gwu.edu

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Virginia Tech

Name
Annika Balraj

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email
abalraj@gwu.edu

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
abaxi1@gwu.edu

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
jbernot@gwu.edu

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
kblackmore@gwu.edu

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
Nathaniel Boley

Year Entered
2019

Program
Neuroscience

Email
nboley54@gwu.edu

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
nbonan@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
Fernandes

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: American University
Graduate: American University

Name
Erin Bonner

Year Entered
2017

Program
Cancer Biology

Email
ebonner@gwu.edu

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
Claire Charpentier

Year Entered
2019

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email
ccharpen@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
Zohn

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Franklin & Marshall

Name
Samantha Chin

Year Entered
2020

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email
samanthachin@gwu.edu

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of California-Berkeley

Name
Jenna Clements

Year Entered
2020

Program
Cancer Biology

Email
jclements@gwu.edu

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Lindenwood College

Name
Blake Cooper

Year Entered
2019

Program
Pharmacology & Physiology

Email
cooperbl@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
Posnack / Mendelowitz

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Hendrix College

Name
Madeline Dahut

Year Entered
2018

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email
mdahut@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
Palena / Leitenberg

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Georgetown University

Name
Tyson Dawson

Year Entered
2019

Program
Pharmacology & Physiology

Email
tyden46@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
Crandall

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Brigham Young

Name
Hayley Dingerdissen

Year Entered
2014

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email
hmhamilt@gwu.edu

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
sdow3@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
Young

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Rochester

Name
Brett Eaton

Year Entered
2014

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email
bpeaton@gwu.edu

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Panchal / Leitenberg

Candidacy Date
10/22/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Bucknell University
Graduate: Johns Hopkins University

Name
Kaitlin Garofano

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email
kgarofano@gwu.edu

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Lee

Candidacy Date
9/22/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Skidmore College

Name
Joshua Ghofrani

Year Entered
2019

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email
jghofrani@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Boston College

Name
Stephanie Gomez

Year Entered
2017

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email
mariaghernandez@gwu.edu

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
egrundy8@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
K. Chiappinelli / Bollard

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Bucknell University

Name
Maria Hernandez

Year Entered
2017

Program
Cancer Biology

Email
mariaghernandez@gwu.edu

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
jthoward@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
Limperopoulos

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Auburn University

Name
J. Natalie Howard

Year Entered
2018

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email
jnhoward@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
Bosque

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Georgia Institute of Technology

Name
Hye (Amy) Hwang

Year Entered
2017

Program
Neuroscience

Email
hye_hwang@gwu.edu

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
Tony James

Year Entered
2017

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email
tjames12@gwu.edu

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
kristyortega91@gwu.edu

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
tkanholm@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
Chiappinelli K.

Candidacy Date
N/A

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

Name
Tessa Knox

Year Entered
2017

Program
Cancer Biology

Email
tjknox@gwu.edu

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
kocherk@gwu.edu

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
tjlaucevicius@gwu.edu

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Gallaudet University

Name
Debbie Ledezma

Year Entered
2017

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email
dkledezma@gwu.edu

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
dana_lewis715@gwu.edu

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
jlotempio@gwu.edu

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
bmann@gwu.edu

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
jmedina53@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
Fernandes

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: St. Marys University

Name
Kelly Murphy

Year Entered
2014

Program
Molecular Medicine

Email
murpke_02@gwu.edu

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
tmurphy14@gwu.edu

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Pennsylvania State University

Name
Brita Ostermeier

Year Entered
2020

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email
bostermeier@gwu.edu

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Name
Emily Phung

Year Entered
2016

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email
emiphung@gwu.edu

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
abpowell@gwu.edu

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
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email
kmprice@gwu.edu

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: North Carolina A&T State University

Name
Jakob Samsel

Year Entered
2016

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email
jsamsel@gwu.edu

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
sarabia@gwu.edu

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
jkschenck@gwu.edu

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
tyseckar@gwu.edu

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Trinity College

Name
Jonathan Smisson

Year Entered
2020

Program
Cancer Biology

Email
jsmisson18@gwu.edu

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
N/A

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: George Washington University

Name
Hannah Smith

Year Entered
2019

Program
Neuroscience

Email
hsmith3@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
Marvar

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Bates College

Name
Danielle Sohai

Year Entered
2018

Program
Cancer Biology

Email
dsohai@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
Cruz / Bollard

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Delaware

Name
Nathaniel Stearrett

Year Entered
2017

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email
stearrettnt@gwu.edu

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
cjstover@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
Bosque

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Wichita State University

Name
Neerja Vashist

Year Entered
2019

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email
neerjavashist@gwu.edu

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

Thesis Advisor
Vilain

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of California-Los Angeles

Name
Andrew Wilson

Year Entered
2016

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email
abwilson@gwu.edu

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Lynch

Candidacy Date
9/26/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: College of William & Mary

Name
Bogang Wu

Year Entered
2016

Program
Cancer Biology

Email
wub@gwu.edu

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
R. Li

Candidacy Date
8/31/18

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Jinan University