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2024
Ankit Dahal, Ph.D.Mechanism of Cancer Induced Neutrophil Differentiation
Advisor: Minsoo Kim, Ph.D.
Erin Gibbons, PhDInvestigation of mTORC1-mediated genes Neutrophil Elastase and Glycoprotein-NMB Demonstrates Tumor Promotion and GPNMB as a Serum Biomarker for Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
Advisor: Stephen Hammes, M.D., Ph.D.
Kala Hardy, PhDHuman coronavirus NL63 nsp1 induces degradation of RNA polymerase II to shut off host protein synthesis
Advisor: Toru Takimoto, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Megan Ulbrich, PhDThe Activity of Vibrio cholerae Effector VopX Targets Host Cell Pathways that Reorganize the Actin Cytoskeleton
Advisor: Michelle Dziejman, Ph.D.
Tara Vrooman, PhDTargeted Radiation and IL-12 Immunotherapy Stimulate a Systemic Immune Response to Protect Against Pancreatic Tumor Recurrence
Advisor: Scott Gerber, Ph.D.
2023
Tina Bui-Bullock, PhDElucidating Host Factors That Modulate Staphylococcus aureus Osteomyelitis Severity in Obesity-Related Type 2 Diabetes
Advisor: Steven Gill, Ph.D.
Alicia Healey, PhDAryl hydrocarbon receptor activation modulates monocytic cell responses during respiratory viral infection
Advisor: B. Paige Lawrence, Ph.D.
Andrew Martin, PhDMechanism and Consequence of IFN--mediated Loss of Tissue Resident Macrophages on Host Immunity to Toxoplasma gondii
Advisor: Felix Yarovinsky, M.D.
Briaunna Minor, Ph.D.Implications for Targeting Tumor Associated Neutrophils to Attenuate Estrogen Mediated Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Progression
Advisor: Stephen Hammes, M.D., Ph.D.
Mary C. Moran, MPHEffects of S. aureus Virulence Factors and Keratinocyte Differentiation State on Cutaneous Viral Susceptibility
Advisor: Lisa Beck, M.D.
Yuhang Shi, PhDInteractions Between Viruses and the Innate Antiviral Factors SERINC5, BST2 and BCA2
Advisor: Ruth Serra-Moreno, Ph.D.
2022
David Barnard, M.S.Investigating the Role of Mycobacterial DD-carboxypeptidases in the Synthesis of 3-3 Crosslinks
Advisor: Martin Pavelka, Ph.D.
Cassandra Houser, M.S.Aryl hydrocarbon receptor modulation of T follicular helper cell differentiation and function during respiratory viral infection
Advisor: B. Paige Lawrence, Ph.D.
Sean Alexander Nelson, M.S.Harnessing CD4 T cell localization and functional potential to enhance protective immunity to influenza virus
2021
Priyanka Saminathan, Ph.D. 2020
Alessandra Araujo, Ph.D.IFN-γ-Mediated Death of Metabolically Altered Paneth Cells
Advisor: Felix Yarovinsky, M.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Texas at Austin
Booyeon Han, M.D., Ph.D.Characterizing and Targeting the Pancreatic Tumor Draining Lymph Node to Enhance Antitumor Responses in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Advisor: David Linehan, M.D. & Scott Gerber, Ph.D.
Jules (Kun Hyoe) Park, Ph.D.The roles of Innate-like T cells and macrophages during Mycobacterium marinum infection
in Xenopus laevis
Advisor: Jacques Robert, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Fellow at NIH/NIAID
Jonathan Joshua Pinney, Ph.D.Discovery of macrophage hypophagia as a critical regulator of antibody mediated cellular cytotoxicity
Advisor: Michael Elliott, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Virginia
Sydney Simpson, Ph.D.Characterization of Two Disparate Modes by which Viruses Exploit Host factors
to Promote their own Dissemination and Replication
Advisor: Sanjay Maggirwar, Ph.D. & Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Rochester
Janelle Veazey, Ph.D.Epithelial protein kinase D is a novel regulator of anti-viral immunity
Advisor: Steve Georas, M.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Associate at Cornell University
Emily Weber, Ph.D.Investigating the Role of Tetherin in Monocyte Derived Microparticle Regulation during HIV Infection
Advisor: Sanjay Maggirwar, Ph.D. & Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
Now: Instructor of Biological Sciences at Fort Hays State University
2019
Catherine Burke, Ph.D.Developmental Activation of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Results in Durable Changes to the Responsive Capacity and Epigenetic Landscape of CD4+ T Cells
Advisor: B. Paige Lawrence, Ph.D.
Now: Integrated Product Development Associate at Rho, Inc.
Jennifer Colquhoun, Ph.D.Characterization of Staphylococccus aureus RnpA and approaches for antibacterial discovery
Advisor: Paul Dunman, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Fellow at Emory University
Shannon Loelius, Ph.D.Human Platelet Dysregulation by Antiretroviral Drugs and Cigarette Smoke In Vitro
Advisor: Craig Morrell, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Now: ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow at Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
Irene Rodriguez-Sanchez, Ph.D.An Insight Into Human Cytomegalovirus Mediated Metabolic Reprogramming
Advisor: Joshua Munger, Ph.D.
Now: Scientist at Oncorus, Inc.
Andrew Smith, M.D., Ph.D.Rational Alterations to the Influenza A Polymerase Have Ramifications for Both Therapeutic Intervention and Pandemic Preparedness
Advisor: Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
Now: Medical School, URMC
Alissa Trzeciak, Ph.D.Early Detection and Chronic Management of Sepsis
Advisor: Minsoo Kim, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Fellow at The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Emily Wu, M.D., Ph.D.Uncovering the Role of TNF-alpha in the Genesis of Inflammatory Interstitial Lung Disease in the TNF-Transgenic Mouse Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Advisor: Edward Schwarz, Ph.D.
Now: Medical School, URMC
2018
Shringkhala Bajimaya, Ph.D.Elucidating the Role of Cholesterol in Respiratory RNA Virus Infection and Transmission
Advisor: Toru Takimoto, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Maureen Banach, Ph.D.Exploring the evolutionary relevance of MHC class 1-like molecules and innate-like Tcells in Xenopus tumor immunity
Advisor: Jacques Robert, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Colorado
Margaret Barlow, Ph.D.Effects of Total-Body vs. Localized Radiation Exposure on the Immune System
Advisor: Edith Lord, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Researcher at Moffitt Cancer Center
Peter Bryk, Ph.D.Investigation into the roles of vaccinia virus protein F13 and its molluscum contagiosum
virus homolog MC021
Advisor: Brian Ward, Ph.D.
Chutikarn Chaimayo, Ph.D.Mechanistic Analysis of Influenza A Virus Assembly and Host Gene Regulation
Advisor: Toru Takimoto, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Now: Instructor, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Maxime Jean, M.D., Ph.D.The Dichotomy of Curaxin Compounds in HIV-1 Latency
Advisor: Jian Zhu, Ph.D.
Now: Resident, Neurology at University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital
Christopher Kovacs, M.S., Ph.D.Defining Functional Roles for the Rhamnose-glucose Polysaccharides of Streptococcus mutans
Advisor: Robert Quivey, Ph.D.
Now: Research Microbiologist at Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Taylor Moon, Ph.D.Effects of P2Y2 Signaling on Regulation of Efferocytosis and CXCR4 Internalization
Advisor: Michael Elliott, Ph.D.
Now: Science Educator at Derryfield School
Aditi Murthy, M.S., Ph.D.Impact of tumor hypoxia on immune response: implication for radiotherapy and anti-tumor immunity
Advisor: Edith Lord, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral fellow at University of Pennsylvania
Dillon Schrock, Ph.D.Efficient Germinal Center Support Requires Tfh Expression of Alpha V Integrins
Advisor: Deborah Fowell, Ph.D.
Now: IRTA Postdoctoral Fellow at NIH – NHLBI
Brandon Walling, Ph.D.Chemokine Independent CD8+ T cell Migration
Advisor: Minsoo Kim, Ph.D.
Now: Scientist – Flow Cytometry at Champions Oncology, Inc.
Lauren Walling, Ph.D.Specificity determinants of homologous VapBC toxin-antitoxin systems
Advisor: Scott Butler, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoc at NIH
2017
Chris Anderson, Ph.D.The Effect of Memory B cells on Influenza Vaccination, Immune Focusing, and Implications on Vaccine Design
Advisor: David Topham, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral fellow at University of Rochester
Anna Bird, Ph.D.The Role of Neutrophils in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Advisor: Jennifer Anolik, M.D., Ph.D. & Deborah Fowell, Ph.D.
Now: Senior Scientist at AstraZeneca
Matthew Garth Brewer, Ph.D.The Effects that Antigen Density and Composition of Nanoparticles has on the Immune Response
Advisor: Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Rochester
Kelli Connolly, Ph.D.Targeting the radiotherapy-induced immune response leads to increased efficacy and survival in preclinical tumor models
Advisor: Scott Gerber, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University
Ryan Connor, Ph.D.Investigating PSGL-1 Dysregulation During HIV-1 Infection
Advisor: Sanjay Maggirwar, Ph.D.
Anthony DiPiazza, Ph.D.Insights into CD4 T Cell-Mediated Immunity to Influenza Viruses
Advisor: Andrea Sant, Ph.D.
Now: Senior Scientist at Moderna
Katherine Herman, M.D., Ph.D.Spontaneous Immune Dysregulation in the Skin in the Absence of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein
Advisor: Deborah Fowell, Ph.D.
Now: Intern/Resident, Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Nina Kim, Ph.D.Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators (SPMs) as Potential Therapeutics for Asthma by Regulating Human B-cell Antibody Production
Advisor: Richard Phipps, Ph.D.
Now: Toxicologist at Covance
Ian Perry, Ph.D.Analysis of the capacity of Salmonella Typhimurium to infect the human placenta
Advisor: Shawn Murphy, Ph.D.
Now: Medical Writer at AlphaBioCom
Sara Snell, Ph.D.Staphylococcus aureus Pathoadaptation and Development of Resistance to Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation
Advisor: Steven Gill, Ph.D.
Now: Scientist at Cytovance Biologics
Kelly Vore, Ph.D.Characterization of the LFR Genomic Islet in Staphylococcus aureus CC30
Advisor: Steven Gill, Ph.D.
Now: Director of Infection Control at Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
2016
Jonathon Baker, Ph.D.Acid and Oxidative Stress Responses in Streptococcus mutans
Advisor: Robert Quivey, Ph.D.
Now: Staff Scientist at J. Craig Venter Institute
Catlyn Blanchard, Ph.D.New Therapeutic Methods to Treat Infections Caused by The ESKAPE Pathogens
Advisor: Paul Dunman, Ph.D.
Now: Medical Student at SUNY Upstate
Tara Capece, Ph.D.LFA-1 in T cell activation and migration
Andrew Cox, M.D., Ph.D.Increasing the safety of the Live Attenuated Influenza Virus Vaccine
Advisor: Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
Now: House Officer at Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center
Alison Gaylo, M.D., Ph.D.Mechanisms of CD4+ T cell motility in the inflamed dermal interstitium
Advisor: Deborah Fowell, Ph.D.
Now: Resident Physician at UPMC
Patrick J. Murphy, Ph.D.Effects of inflammation on tissue-resident macrophage efferocytosis responses and population dynamics
Advisor: Michael Elliott, Ph.D.
Now: Research Assistant Professor at University of Pittsburgh
Madeline Sofia, Ph.D.Coordinated Regulation of Virulence, Motility, Biofilm and Stress Response Phenotypes in Type Three Secretion System Positive Vibrio cholerae
Advisor: Michelle Dziejman, Ph.D.
Now: Associate Producer at NPR
2015
Steven BakerThe Packaging Signals of Influenza A and B Viruses Contribute to Their Speciation and
Can Be Manipulated for Novel Vaccine Development
Advisor: Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoc at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lisbeth Boule, Ph.D.Characterizing the effects of developmental activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor
on CD4+ T cell responses later in life
Advisor: B. Paige Lawrence, Ph.D.
Now: Senior Medical Writer at Medtronic
Benson Cheng, Ph.D.Development of Live-Attenuated Arenavirus Vaccines
Advisor: Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Ph.D.
Now: Senior Consultant at Navigant
Letitia Jones, Ph.D.Modeling HIV-1 Induced Blood-Brain Barrier in Mice
Advisor: Sanjay Maggirwar, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Scholar Scientist at Duke University
Katie Lannan, Ph.D.Discovery of New Molecules that Regulate Platelet Function
Advisor: Richard Phipps, Ph.D.
Now: Study Director Manager at Covance
Daniel Martinelli, Ph.D.Examination of the Roles of the Endopeptidase RipA and the Penicillin Binding Protein PonA2 in Mycobacterial Cell Wall Maintenance
Advisor: Martin Pavelka, Ph.D.
Now: Technical Application Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Yuexin XuChemokine signaling to guild T cell migration via integrin activation and redistribution
2014
Andrew Buckley, Ph.D.Role of ß-Phosphoglucomutase in Carbon Metabolism and Stress Responsiveness of Streptococcus mutans
Advisor: Robert Quivey, Ph.D.
Now: Cancer Research Scientist at UNC School of Pharmacy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Meghan Bushway, Ph.D.Analysis of Cellular Signaling Within the Human Placenta: Implications for Vascular Development and Trophoblast Cell Function
Advisor: Shawn Murphy, Ph.D.
Now: Senior Scientist, Team Leader at BioNTech SE
Mudit Chaand, Ph.D.Coordinated Regulation of Pathogenic Phenotypes and Host Response by the Vibrio cholerae Type Three Secretion System
Advisor: Michelle Dziejman, Ph.D.
Now: Senior Scientist, Cell and Molecular Biology at Syros Pharmaceuticals
Kelly Miller, Ph.D.Regulation and Function of
Vibrio cholerae Type Three Secretion System Island Encoded Gene Products
Advisor: Michelle Dziejman, Ph.D.
Now: Scientist at Glycosyn, LLC
Isamar Rivera-Ramos, D.M.D., Ph.D.Characterization of the Spx global regulator in Streptococcus mutans
Advisor: Jose Lemos, Ph.D.
Now: Assistant Professor of Dentistry at University of Rochester
Julie Sahler, Ph.D.Platelet-derived microparticles as transcellular messengers
Advisor: Richard Phipps, Ph.D.
Now: Adjunct Lecturer at Cornell University
Sarah Saputo, Ph.D.Genetic characterization and mechanism of cross-talk between the cAMP/PKA and RAM pathways during Candida albicans hyphal morphogenesis
Advisor: Robert Quivey, Ph.D.
Now: Assistant Professor at SUNY Brockport
2013
Sarah Amie, Ph.D.Replication of HIV in macrophages: Effects of SAMHD1 on dNTP levels, viral mutagenesis, and antiviral efficacy
Advisor: Robert Bambara, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoc at Cornell University
Sheila Bello-Irizarry, Ph.D.MyD88-Dependent Signaling Pathways Contribute to both Host Defense and Immunopathogenesis during Pneumocystis Infection
Advisor: Terry Wright, Ph.D.
Now: Regulatory Affairs Leader and Strategist at UCB
Kristy Bialas, Ph.D.Identifying the Molecular Determinants of Influenza Virus Morphology and its Correlation with Efficiency of Viral Spread In Vitro
Advisor: Toru Takimoto, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Now: Scientific Reviewer at FDA
Ryan Cummings, Ph.D.Investigation, In Situ, of the Cutaneous Dendritic Cell Response Following Ionizing Radiation Exposure
Advisor: Edith Lord, Ph.D.
Now: Associate Principal Scientist at AstraZeneca
Waaqo Daddacha, Ph.D.SAMHD1-mediated dNTP Pool Regulation in Macrophage: Effect on HIV-1 Reverse Transcription Kinetics and Fidelity
Advisor: Baek Kim, Ph.D.
Now: Assistant Professor Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Donna Davidson, Ph.D.Elucidating the role of Soluble CD40 Ligand in the
Pathogenesis of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive
Disorders (HAND)
Advisor: Sanjay Maggirwar, Ph.D.
Now: Senior Medical Writer at Medtronic
Nan Deng, Ph.D.Diversity of cytokine expression patterns in the Th1-dominated human anti-influenza CD4 T cell response is due to both stochastic expression of Th1 cytokines, and a minor population of uncommitted Thpp cells
Advisor: Tim Mosmann, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoc at University of Rochester Medical Center (Biostatistics)
William Domm, Ph.D.Optimizing Antigen Delivery Approaches for HIV Immunization
Advisor: Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
Now: Senior Research Scientist at Bausch and Lomb
David Easterhoff, Ph.D.Characterization of Amyloid Fibrils in Seminal Fluid and Their Interaction with Pathogens
Advisor: Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
Now: Associate Scientific Director at Moderna
Anthony Gaca, Ph.D.The Physiological Significance of (p)ppGpp in Enterococcus faeccalis
Advisor: Jose Lemos, Ph.D.
Now: Research Scientist at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Joanne Lim, Ph.D.Role of Interferons and Immunotherapy in Enhancing Radiation Treatment of Cancer
Advisor: Edith Lord, Ph.D.
Now: Senor Scientist at Codiak BioSciences
John Muchiri, Ph.D.HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase: Dissociation During Strand Transfer and Effects of Efavirenz on RNase H Activity
Advisor: Robert Bambara, Ph.D.
Now: Ag. Dean at Faculty of Science and Technology, Kenya Methodist University, Meru, Kenya
Erin Noble Schaefer, Ph.D.Influenza A Virus Replication: Biochemical Characterization of Conserved RNA Promoter Structure and PA Subunit Endonuclease Activity
Advisor: Baek Kim, Ph.D.
Now: Subject Matter Expert at Freedom Learning Corp
Nelissa Pérez-Nazario, Ph.D.Alveolar Epithelial Cell Activation of IKK2 during Pneumocystis Infection Regulates Immunity and Organism Clearance
Advisor: Terry Wright, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoc at University of Rochester Medical Center (Dermatology)
Sesquile Ramon, Ph.D.The Effects of Specialized Proresolving Lipid Mediators on B Lymphocyte Functions: Implications for B Cell Differentiation and Antibody Production
Advisor: Richard Phipps, Ph.D.
Now: Director, External Engagement, Strategy and Portfolio Global Immuno-Oncology Franchise at AstraZeneca
Abigail Sedlacek, Ph.D.Enhancing T Cell and NK Cell Mediated anti-Tumor Immune Responses Through the use of Immunotherapy
Advisor: Edith Lord, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoc at University of Pittsburgh
Jharon Silva, M.D., Ph.D.Modeling the Effect of HIV-1 Induced Neuroinflammation on the Cerebral Vasculature: Acute Intracranial Exposure to HIV-1 Tat Leads to Dysregulation of Cerebrovascular Reactivity, While Chronic Tat Exposure Results in Reduced Vascular Density
Advisor: Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
Now: Physician at The Hospital of Central Connecticut
Jackie Tung, Ph.D.The regulation of CD4 T cells during adaptive immune responses in determining immunodominance
Advisor: Andrea Sant, Ph.D.
Now: Senior Scientist at PureTech Health
Sarah Van Cor-Hosmer, Ph.D.The Impact of dNTP Concentrations on the Early Stages of HIV-1 Transduction
Advisor: Baek Kim, Ph.D.
Now: Data Scientist at Digital First Media
2012
Adam Derr, Ph.D.NADH oxidase and stress responses in Streptococcus mutans: a phenotypical and regulatory characterization
Advisor: Robert Quivey, Ph.D.
Now: Microbiologist at the FDA
Emily Desmet, Ph.D.Insight into Influenza Manipulation of its Target Cell and the countermeasures Taken by the Host to Limit Infection
Advisor: Toru Takimoto, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Now: Associate Professor at Le Moyne College
Vincent Fong, M.D., Ph.D.Novel Targeting Strategies for Adenovirus Vectors: Investigating the Rad51 Promoter and Inducible Elements
Advisor: Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
Now: Assistant Professor of Clinical Endocrinologist at UC Health
Kaisha Gonzalez, Ph.D.DNA Base Excision Repair: a Network of Defense, Mutagenesis, and Tolerance in Streptococcus mutans
Advisor: Robert Quivey, Ph.D.
Now: Senior Scientist, Scientific Affairs at DiaSorin Molecular LLC
Matthew Kennedy, Ph.D.Macrophage Nucleotide Pools Uniquely Promote rNMP and dUMP Incorporation into HIV-1 DNA during Reverse Transcription: Affecting Viral Mutagenesis, Viability, and Potential Therapeutic Regimes
Advisor: Baek Kim, Ph.D.
Now: Director, Molecular Virology at Oncorus
Jie Li, Ph.D.The Non-Antibody Producing Role of B Cells in Inflammatory-Erosive Arthritis
Advisor: Edward Schwarz, Ph.D.
Now: Scientist, Translational Medicine at AnaptysBio
Safiehkhatoon Moshkani, Ph.D.B cells in inflamed lymph nodes: a link between inflammation and autoimmunity
Advisor: Andrea Bottaro, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoc at Albany Medical College
Hristina Nedelkovska, Ph.D.Nonclassical MHC class Ib molecules: Critical players in tumor immune surveillance and potential immunotherapy targets
Advisor: Jacques Robert, Ph.D.
Now: Lecturer at SUNY Geneseo
Emilio Riaño, Ph.D.Dissecting the Multifunctional Arenavirus Nucleoprotein
Advisor: Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Ph.D.
Now: Medical Science Liaison Cardiopulmonary at Bayer
Brendaliz Santiago, Ph.D.Role of Aminotransferases in branched-chain amino acid metabolism: acid tolerance and fatty acid synthesis in Streptococcus mutans
Advisor: Robert Quivey, Ph.D.
Now: Assistant Professor at Rollins College
2011
Maria Arevalo, Ph.D.Syndecans Mediate Dengue Viral Infection of Endothelial Cells In Vitro
Advisor: Xia Jin, B.Med., Ph.D.
Now: Postdoc at Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute (VGTI) – Florida
Kendra Bussey, Ph.D.Identification and Characterization of Polymerase Mutations that Contribute to Influenza Adaptation to Mammalian Hosts
Advisor: Toru Takimoto, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Now: Consultant at Deloitte
Cristina Capella-González, Ph.D.Alterations that influence dNTP substrate utilization by the adenovirus type 5 DNA polymerase result in selective modification of adenovirus replication
Advisor: Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
Now: Research Scientist at Battelle
Winnie Chan, Ph.D.Investigating the Function of Vaccinia Virus Protein A33 during Morphogenesis, Egress, and Infectivity
Advisor: Brian Ward, Ph.D.
Now: Director, Virus Research at DNAtrix, Inc.
Joanna Olsen, M.D., Ph.D.SEVI, A Natural Enhancer of HIV Infection, as a Novel Target to Prevent HIV Transmission
Advisor: Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
Now: Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Keith Olsen, M.D., Ph.D.The Role of Transglutaminase 2 in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Advisor: Patricia Sime, M.D.
Now: Dermatologist at Private Practice
John Puskas, Ph.D.Development and Characterization of Attenuated IL-2 Fusion Proteins that can be Activated by Tumor-Expressed Proteases
Advisor: John Frelinger, Ph.D.
Now: Scientist at Moffitt Cancer Center
Matthew Quinn, Ph.D.Investigation of the Intrinsic Antibody Dependent Enhancement Hypothesis
Advisor: Xia Jin, B.Med., Ph.D.
Now: Director, Research and Development Automation at Oxford Immunotec
Félix Santiago, Ph.D.The use of recombinant hemagglutinin proteins in the study of vaccination against emergent influenza viruses
Advisor: Andrea Sant, Ph.D. & David Topham, Ph.D.
Now: Research and Development Scientist at Radix BioSolutions
Michael Valentino, Ph.D.Development of a High Throughput Approach for the Identification of T Cell Epitopes in the Genomic Era: Application to Francisella tularensis
Advisor: John Frelinger, Ph.D.
Now: Scientific Director, Companion Diagnostics at Exosome Diagnostics
2010
Mohammad Alam, Ph.D.Vibrio cholerae Type Three Secretion System Regulators and Effectors: Identification and Role in Pathogenesis
Advisor: Michelle Dziejman, Ph.D.
Now: Assistant Professor at Emory University
Olivia Tono Block, Ph.D.Evaluation of Dengue Envelope Glycoprotein Domain III as a Subunit Vaccine Candidate for Prophylaxis of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever/Shock Syndrome
Advisor: Robert Rose, Ph.D.
Now: Patent Agent at Troutman Pepper
Kevin Cook, Ph.D.The Regulation of GATA-3 Expression and Function During Th2 Differentiation
Advisor: Jim Miller, Ph.D.
Now: Senior Scientist at Amgen
Amalia Earley, Ph.D.Investigating the Role of Vaccinia Virus Protein A34 in Viral Morphogenesis and its Interaction with B5 and A33
Advisor: Brian Ward, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoc at University of Rochester Medical Center (Pathology)
Ana Goyos, Ph.D.Evolution and Immune Functions of Nonclassical MHC Class lb Genes in the Clawed Frogs Xenopus laevis
and Silurana tropicalis
Advisor: Jacques Robert, Ph.D.
Now: Director of Immunology and Hematotoxicology at Janssen
Vinnie Isabella, Ph.D.Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of NsrR, a Nitric Oxide-Responsive Repressor in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Advisor: Virgina Clark, Ph.D.
Now: Director, Head of Microbial Physiology at Synlogic, Inc.
Michelle Kiebala, Ph.D.The Regulation of GATA-3 Expression and Function During Th2 Differentiation
Advisor: Sanjay Maggirwar, Ph.D.
Now: Research Assistant Professor at University of Rochester Medical Center (Microbiology & Immunology)
Eric LoVullo, Ph.D.Genetic Manipulation of the Biological Threat Agent Francisella tularensis
Advisor: Martin Pavelka, Ph.D.
Now: Research Associate at US Department of Agriculture
Tam Quach, Ph.D.Characterization of human anergic naïve B cells with decreased expression of surface IgM
Advisor: Ignacio Sanz, M.D.
Now: Instructor at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Chris Richardson, M.D., Ph.D.A Study of the Molecular Characteristics of 9G4+ Autoantibodies and of B cell Tolerance in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Advisor: Ignacio Sanz, M.D.
Now: Assistant Professor at University of Rochester
Bess Sorensen, Ph.D.Mechanisms of Intratumoral Vascular and Immune Alteration via Local Cytokine Treatment of Melanoma
Advisor: Edith Lord, Ph.D.
Now: Senior Scientist at Epizyme