IBS Alumni

Julie Ahn

Name
Julie Ahn

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Thesis Advisor
Miller

Candidacy Date
10/24/18

Email

Rotations
N/A

Graduation Date
2022, Fall

Current Position (2023)
Postdoctoral Associate, The George Washington University

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Cornell University

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Sonali Bahl

Name
Sonali Bahl

Year Entered
2015

Program
Molecular Medicine

Thesis Advisor
Seto / Lee

Candidacy Date
7/3/17

Rotations
E. Seto, A. Horvath, X. Zheng

Graduation Date
2020, Fall

Current Position (2022)
Senior Engineer I, Takeda

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Stonybrook University

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Christopher Bailey

Name
Christopher Bailey

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Thesis Advisor
Wang / Lee

Candidacy Date
10/22/18

Rotations
Y. Wang

Graduation Date
2021, Spring

Current Position (2022)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Immunotherapy, University of Maryland, Baltimore

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

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Annika Balraj

Name
Annika Balraj

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Thesis Advisor
Miller

Candidacy Date
2/5/19

Email

 

Rotations
N/A

Graduation Date
2022, Fall

Current Position

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: George Washington University

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Aparna Baxi

Name
Aparna Baxi

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Thesis Advisor
Moody

Candidacy Date
10/23/18

Email

Rotations
N/A

Graduation Date
2022, Fall

Current Position (2022)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH)

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

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James Bernot

Name
James Bernot

Year Entered
2015

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Thesis Advisor
Crandall

Candidacy Date
11/28/17

Rotations
K. Crandall, M. Perez Losada, J. Hawdon 

Graduation Date
2020, Fall

Current Position (2022)
NSF Postdoc Research Fellow, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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

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Katherine Blackmore

Name
Katherine Blackmore (McGeever)

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Thesis Advisor
Young

Candidacy Date
10/18/18

Email

Rotations
C. Young

Graduation Date
7/13/21

Current Position (2022)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School and Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of New Hampshire-Durham (B.S.)
Graduate: University of Illinois-Urbana (M.S.)

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Nicole Bonan

Name
Nicole Bonan

Year Entered
2018

Program
Cancer Biology

Thesis Advisor
Fernandes

Candidacy Date
6/5/20

Email

 

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

Graduation Date
2022, Fall

Current Position (2023)        Research Scientist I, NK Cell Immunotherapy, Miltenyi Biotec

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: American University
Graduate: American University

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Erin Bonner

Name
Erin Bonner

Year Entered
2017

Program
Cancer Biology

Thesis AdvisorNazarian / Vilain

Candidacy Date
9/9/19

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

Graduation Date
2022, Summer

Current Position (2022)

Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Genetic Medicine at Children's National Hospital

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Bryn Mawr College

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Madeline Dahut

Name
Madeline Dahut

Year Entered
2018

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Candidacy Date
7/20/20

Email

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

Thesis Advisor
Palena / Leitenberg

Current Position (2023)
Clinical Research Scientist at Novocure

Graduation date
2023, Summer

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Georgetown University

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Tyson Dawson

Name
Tyson Dawson

Year Entered
2019

Program
Pharmacology & Physiology

Candidacy Date
7/8/21

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Crandall

Current Position (2023)
Postdoctoral Researcher, AMPEL BioSolutions   

Graduation date
2023, Spring

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Brigham Young

Hayley Dingerdissen

Name
Hayley Dingerdissen

Year Entered
2014

Program
Molecular Medicine

Thesis Advisor
Mazumder

Candidacy Date
10/24/16

Rotations
N/A

Graduation Date
2020, Fall

Current Position
TBD

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

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Brett Eaton

Name
Brett Eaton

Year Entered
2014

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Thesis Advisor
Cooper / Leitenberg

Candidacy Date
10/18/18

Rotations
Cooper

Graduation Date
2021, Summer

Current Position (2021)
Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Bucknell University
Graduate: Johns Hopkins University

Kaitlin Garofano

Name
Kaitlin Garofano

Year Entered
2016

Program
Molecular Medicine

Thesis Advisor
Lee

Candidacy Date
9/22/18

Email

Rotations
N/A

Graduation Date
2022, Summer

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Skidmore College

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Stephanie Gomez

Name
Stephanie Gomez

Year Entered
2017

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Thesis Advisor
Chiappinelli K.

Candidacy Date
9/26/19

Email

 

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

Graduation Date
2022, Fall

Current Position (2023)
Research Postdoctoral Fellow, Children's National Hospital

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: George Washington University

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Maria Hernandez

Name
Maria Hernandez

Year Entered
2017

Program
Cancer Biology

Thesis Advisor
Villagra / Sotomayor

Candidacy Date
9/24/19

Email

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

Graduation Date
2022, Fall

Current Position (2023)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Cancer Institute, NIH

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Texas Tech University

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Amy Hwang

Name
Hye (Amy) Hwang

Year Entered
2017

Program
Neuroscience

Thesis Advisor
Hashimoto-Torii

Candidacy Date
9/5/19

Email

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

Graduation Date:
2022, Spring

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: North Carolina State University (B.S.)
Graduate: Georgetown University (M.S.)

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Kristy Ortega

Name
Kristy Johnson (Ortega)

Year Entered
2015

Program
Molecular Medicine

Thesis Advisor
Triplett / Colonnese

Candidacy Date
7/3/17

Rotations
J. Triplett, R. Miller, M.A. Stepp

Graduation Date
2021, Summer

Current Position (2022)
Scientific Project Manager, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

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

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Tomas Kanholm

Name
Tomas Kanholm

Year Entered
2018

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Candidacy Date
8/17/20

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Chiappinelli K.

Graduation date
2023, Summer

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

Tessa Knox

Name
Tessa Knox

Year Entered
2017

Program
Cancer Biology

Thesis Advisor
N. Lee

Candidacy Date
9/4/19

Email

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

Graduation Date
2022, Fall

Current Position (2023)
Visiting Research Fellow, Georgetown University

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

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Kristen Kocher

Name
Kristen Kocher

Year Entered
2017

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Thesis Advisor
Vilain

Candidacy Date
9/16/19

Email

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

Graduation Date
2022, Fall

Current Position (2023)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Developing Brain Institute, Children's National Hospital

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Dickinson College
Graduate: George Washington University

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Debbie Ledezma

Name
Debbie Ledezma

Year Entered
2017

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Thesis Advisor
Fernandes

Candidacy Date
8/15/19

Email

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

Graduation Date
2022, Fall

Current Position (2023)
Postdoctoral Fellow, UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center, Cancer Therapeutics Training (CT2)

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Virginia

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Dana Lewis

Name
Dana Lewis (Cobb)

Year Entered
2017

Program
Neuroscience

Thesis Advisor
Khaliq / Colonnese

Candidacy Date
8/1/19

Email

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

Current Position (2023)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The Johns Hopkins University

Graduation date
2023, Spring

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Appalachian State University

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Jonathan LoTempio

Name
Jonathan LoTempio

Year Entered
2017

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Candidacy Date
9/12/19

Email

LinkedIn

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

Thesis Advisor
Vilain

Current Position (2023)
Postdoctoral Fellow at University of California - Irvine

Graduation date
2023, Spring

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Rochester

Kelly Murphy

Name
Kelly Murphy

Year Entered
2014

Program
Molecular Medicine

Thesis Advisor
Chen / Chiappinelli

Candidacy Date
10/24/16

Email

Rotations
N/A

Graduation Date
2022, Summer

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Gettysburg College

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Emily Phung

Name
Emily Phung

Year Entered
2016

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Thesis Advisor
Graham / Lynch

Candidacy Date
8/23/18

Rotations
B. Graham, R. Koup

Graduation Date
2020, Fall

Current Position (2022)
Expert Scientist, Cellular Immunology and In Vivo Services, GSK

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Virginia Tech (B.S.)

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Allison Powell

Name
Allison Powell

Year Entered
2017

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Thesis Advisor
Cruz / Leitenberg

Candidacy Date
8/8/19

Email

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

Graduation Date
2021, Spring

Current Position (2022)
Senior Scientist, AstraZeneca

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Virginia Tech
Graduate: George Washington University (MPH)

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Jakob Samsel

Name
Jakob Samsel

Year Entered
2016

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Candidacy Date
9/20/18

Email

LinkedIn

 

Rotations
N/A

Thesis Advisor
Koup / Lynch

Current Position (2023)
Graduate Student Researcher at National Institute of Health

Graduation date
2023, Summer

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Tennessee

Indra Sarabia

Name
Indra Sarabia

Year Entered
2016

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Thesis Advisor
Bosque

Candidacy Date
10/31/18

Rotations
N/A

Graduation Date
2021, Spring

Current Position (2022)
Scientist, Immunology Discovery, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of California-Santa Cruz

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Danielle Sohai

Name
Danielle Sohai

Year Entered
2018

Program
Cancer Biology

Candidacy Date
10/13/20

Email

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

Thesis Advisor
Cruz / Bollard

Graduation date
2023, Summer

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of Delaware

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Nathaniel Stearrett

Name
Nathaniel Stearrett

Year Entered
2017

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Candidacy Date
9/25/19

Email

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

Thesis Advisor
Crandall

Graduation date
2023, Spring

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Virginia Commonwealth University

Neerja Vashist

Name
Neerja Vashist

Year Entered
2019

Program
Genomics & Bioinformatics

Candidacy Date
7/23/21

Email

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

Thesis Advisor
Vilain

Graduation date
2023, Summer

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: University of California-Los Angeles

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Andrew Wilson

Name
Andrew Wilson

Year Entered
2016

Program
Microbiology & Immunology

Thesis Advisor
Lynch

Candidacy Date
9/26/18

Rotations
P. Brindley, R. Lynch, M. Bukrinsky

Graduation Date
2021, Fall

Current Position (2022)
Scientist II, Amador Bioscience

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: College of William & Mary (B.S.)

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Bogang Wu

Name
Bogang Wu

Year Entered
2016

Program
Cancer Biology

Thesis Advisor
R. Li

Candidacy Date
8/31/18

Rotations
N/A

Graduation Date
2020, Fall

Current Position (2021)
Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital

Previous Degree
Undergraduate: Jinan University (Bachelor of Engineering)
Graduate: Jinan University (M.S.) 

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