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Name
Woudasie Admasu

Year Entered
2022

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

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1: R. Lynch • 2: S. Maggirwar  • 3: J. Jaiswal

Thesis Advisor
Jaiswal/Nino

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Penn State University

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Name
Amara Ayoub

Year Entered
2021

Program
Neuroscience

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Haydar

Candidacy Date
5/10/22

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Illinois-Chicago

Graduate: Boston University

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Name
Veronica Balick

Year Entered
2021

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

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LinkedIn

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1: K. Chiappinelli • 2:R. Fernandes • 3: B. Shook

Thesis Advisor
B. Shook/R. Li

Candidacy Date
5/2/23 

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: Mount St Mary's University 

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Name
Gabriel Batzli

Year Entered
2023

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email 

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1: X. Zheng • 2: TBA • 3: TBA

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Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: Rutgers University 

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Name
Sarah Betts

Year Entered
2023

Program
Neuroscience

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LinkedIn

Rotations
1: J. Triplett • 2: TBA • 3: TBA

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Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame 

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Name
Natalie Boyle

Year Entered
2021

Program
Neuroscience

Email 

LinkedIn

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1: Y. Zhu • 2: David Mendelowitz • 3: H. Lu

Thesis Advisor
H. Lu / M. Colonnese

Candidacy Date
9/6/23

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Davis Brock

Name
K. Davis Brock

Year Entered
2021

Program
Cancer Biology

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LinkedIn

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1: A. Tzatsos • 2: J. Lee • 3: K. Chiappinelli

Thesis Advisor
J. Lee

Candidacy Date
6/9/23

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Wake Forest University
Graduate: Georgetown University

Pamela Chansky

Name
Pamela Chansky

Year Entered
2021

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: W. Li • 2: C. Bollard • 3: CR Cruz

Thesis Advisor
W. Li / Bollard

Candidacy Date
4/7/23

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University

Claire Charpentier

Name
Claire Charpentier

Year Entered
2019

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Zohn

Candidacy Date
4/15/21

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Franklin & Marshall

Samantha Chin

Name
Samantha Chin

Year Entered
2020

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
R. Fernades / C. Bollard

Candidacy Date
7/28/22

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of California-Berkeley

Jenna Clements

Name
Jenna Clements

Year Entered
2020

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

LinkedIn

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1: E. Seto • 2: X. Zheng • 3: N. Lee

Thesis Advisor
E. Seto

Candidacy Date
8/18/22

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Lindenwood College

Blake Cooper

Name
Blake Cooper

Year Entered
2019

Program
Pharmacology & Physiology

Email

LinkedIn

 

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

Thesis Advisor
Posnack / Mendelowitz

Candidacy Date
7/27/21

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Hendrix College

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Name
Jared Cunanan

Year Entered
2023

Program
Cancer Biology

Email 

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: J. Lee • 2: TBA • 3: TBA

Thesis Advisor

Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: University of Maryland-College Park

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Name
Tommy DeStefanis

Year Entered
2023

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email 

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: R. Lynch • 2: TBA • 3: TBA

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Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: Villanova University 

Samantha Dow

Name
Samantha Dow

Year Entered
2018

Program
Neuroscience

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Young

Candidacy Date
8/25/20

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Rochester

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Name
Amber Douglass

Year Entered
2023

Program
Pharmacology & Physiology

Email 

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: Fabbri • 2: TBA • 3: TBA

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Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: St Mary’s College Maryland

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Name
Sabrina Edgeworth

Year Entered
2023

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email 

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: Maggirwar • 2: TBA • 3: TBA

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Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: Montclair State University

Alex Edwards

Name
Alex Edwards

Year Entered
2021

Program
Neuroscience

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: H. Lu • 2: K. Hashimoto-Torii • 3: M. Torii

Thesis Advisor
M. Torii

Candidacy Date
4/14/23

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Oberlin College University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Name
Sally Feng

Year Entered
2022

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

LinkedIn

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1: R. Fernandes • 2: I. Chung  • 3: M. Shibata

Thesis Advisor
M. Shibata

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Maryland - College Park

Sara Felsen

Name
Sara Felsen

Year Entered
2021

Program
Neuroscience

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: M. Colonnese • 2: J. Corbin • 3: A. Polter

Thesis Advisor
Corbin

Candidacy Date
9/14/23

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Brandeis University
Graduate: Brandeis University

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Name
Gabriel Galeotos

Year Entered
2022

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: N. Ishibashi • 2: R. Lynch  • 3: K. Hsaio

Thesis Advisor
Lynch

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of New Haven

Joshua Ghofrani

Name
Joshua Ghofrani

Year Entered
2019

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Fernandes

Candidacy Date
11/2/21

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Boston College

Erin Grundy

Name
Erin Grundy

Year Entered
2019

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

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

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Name
Abigail Haffey

Year Entered
2023

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: R. Li • 2: TBA • 3: TBA

Thesis Advisor

Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: Ohio State University

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Name
Clarissa Halpern

Year Entered
2023

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: Watkins • 2: TBA • 3: TBA

Thesis Advisor

Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: University of Maryland-College Park

J. Natalie Howard

Name
J. Natalie Howard

Year Entered
2018

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

 

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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

Karim Ismat

Name
Karim Hussain Ismat

Year Entered
2021

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: J. Jaiswal • 2: Gustavo Nino • 3: E. Vilain

Thesis Advisor
Jaiswal

Candidacy Date
12/20/22

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

Lana Jagannathan

Name
S. Lana Jagannathan

Year Entered
2021

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: C. Heier • 2: E. Seto • 3: D. Rastogi • 4: R. Fernandes

Thesis Advisor
R. Fernandes

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: College of William & Mary

Tony James

Name
Tony James

Year Entered
2017

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

 

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

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Name
Erin Jones

Year Entered
2023

Program
Neuroscience

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor

Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: University of San Diego

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Name
Timothy Keoprasert

Year Entered
2022

Program
Neuroscience

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: M. Colonnese • 2: J. Triplett  • 3: Y. Zhu

Thesis Advisor
J. Triplett

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Virginia Commonwealth University

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Name
Sarah Kleb

Year Entered
2022

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: B. Shook • 2: M. Shibata  • 3: K. Chiappinelli

Thesis Advisor
Shook / K. Chiappinelli

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Elizabethtown College

Kylie Krohmaly

Name
Kylie Krohmaly

Year Entered
2017

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
R. Freishtat

Candidacy Date
10/1/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Christopher Newport University

Anthony Laucevicius

Name
Anthony Laucevicius

Year Entered
2020

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
E. Seto

Candidacy Date
9/7/22

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Gallaudet University

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Name
Abigail Lee

Year Entered
2022

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: K. Chiappinelli • 2: D. Haydar  • 3: R. Fernandes

Thesis Advisor
K. Chiappinelli

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Kenyon College

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Name
Jonathan Lochner

Year Entered
2023

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: Bukrinsky • 2: TBA • 3: TBA

Thesis Advisor

Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: University of Tennessee

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Name
Grace Lui

Year Entered
2023

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: Seto • 2: TBA • 3: TBA

Thesis Advisor

Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: University of Maryland-College Park

Brendan Mann

Name
Brendan Mann

Year Entered
2019

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Maggirwar

Candidacy Date
9/13/21

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Virginia Tech

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Name
Vera Mariani

Year Entered
2022

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

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1: E. Seto • 2: G. Hovel-Miner  • 3: N. Lee

Thesis Advisor
N. Lee

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Miami

Graduate: University of Miami

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Name
Daniall Masood

Year Entered
2022

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: X. Zheng • 2: R. Mazumder  • 3: W. Li

Thesis Advisor
Mazumder

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Maryland - College Park

Graduate: Georgetown University

Jacob Medina

Name
Jacob Medina

Year Entered
2019

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Fernandes

Candidacy Date
11/17/21

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: St. Marys University

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Name
Claudia Melo

Year Entered
2021

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
A. Bosque 

Candidacy Date
7/11/23

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Brooklyn College

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Name
Aravind Meyyappan

Year Entered
2023

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: H. Lu • 2: TBA • 3: TBA

Thesis Advisor

Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: University of Miami

Teresa Murphy

Name
Teresa Murphy

Year Entered
2020

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Lynch

Candidacy Date
9/14/22

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Pennsylvania State University

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Name
Kevin Nestler

Year Entered
2022

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: M. Fabbri • 2: K. Chiappinelli  • 3: E. Seto

Thesis Advisor
K. Chiappinelli

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Penn State University

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Name
Valerie Olberding

Year Entered
2023

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: Shook • 2: TBA • 3: TBA

Thesis Advisor

Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: Arizona State University

Brita Ostermeier

Name
Brita Ostermeier

Year Entered
2020

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Maggirwar

Candidacy Date
8/26/22

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Joselyn Padilla

Name
Joselyn Padilla

Year Entered
2021

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: J. Lee • 2: R. Li • 3: M. Shibata

Thesis Advisor
J. Lee

Candidacy Date
7/27/23

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Maryland - College Park

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Name
Kailyn Price

Year Entered
2020

Program
Neuroscience

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Polter

Candidacy Date
8/31/22

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: North Carolina A&T State University

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Name
Shatha Salameh

Year Entered
2021

Program
Pharmacology & Physiology

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: N. Ishibashi • 2: B. Shook • 3: N. Posnack

Thesis Advisor
Posnack

Candidacy Date
7/28/23

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: George Mason University
Graduate: Georgetown University

Jessica Schenck

Name
Jessica Schenck

Year Entered
2017

Program
Neuroscience

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Bukrinsky

Candidacy Date
9/10/19

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Loyola University

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Name
Tyler Seckar

Year Entered
2020

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Sepulveda

Candidacy Date
8/8/22

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Trinity College

Hannah Smith

Name
Hannah Smith

Year Entered
2019

Program
Neuroscience

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Marvar

Candidacy Date
9/8/21

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Bates College

Carissa Stover

Name
Carissa Stover

Year Entered
2019

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Bosque

Candidacy Date
8/5/21

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Wichita State University

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Name
Josh Terao

Year Entered
2023

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: Bosque • 2: TBA • 3: TBA

Thesis Advisor

Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: American University

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Name
Sarah Tiufekchiev

Year Entered
2022

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: J. Novak • 2: J. Jaiswal  • 3: I. Zohn

Thesis Advisor
Novak / Jaiswal

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Catholic University of America

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Name
Elton VanNoy

Year Entered
2023

Program
Pharmacology & Physiology

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: Haydar • 2: TBA • 3: TBA

Thesis Advisor

Candidacy Date

Previous Degree

Undergraduate: Susquehanna University

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Name
Thomas Voigt

Year Entered
2022

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: R. Mazumder • 2: D. Watkins  • 3: R. Li

Thesis Advisor
Watkins

Candidacy Date
N/A

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Skidmore College

Trace Walker

Name
Reddick (Trace) Walker

Year Entered
2021

Program
Cancer Biology

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Chiappinelli

Candidacy Date
3/27/23

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of South Florida

Susan Weiner

Name
Susan Weiner

Year Entered
2021

Program
Pharmacology & Physiology

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: D. Mendelowitz • 2: C. Heier • 3:C. Limperopolous

Thesis Advisor
Limperopolous

Candidacy Date
5/18/23

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Drew University
Graduate: Duquesne University

Emily Williams

Name
Emily Williams

Year Entered
2021

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Email

LinkedIn

 

Rotations
1: M. Shibata • 2: X. Zheng • 3: A. Sepulveda

Thesis Advisor
Shibata / Seto

Candidacy Date
7/12/23

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Georgia

 

Sydney Woods

Name
Sydney Woods

Year Entered
2021

Program
Neuroscience

Email

LinkedIn

Rotations
1: P. Jose • 2: A. Polter • 3: J. Corbin

Thesis Advisor
Polter

Candidacy Date
8/31/23

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