Recent Graduates
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2023
![Ranran "Annette" French](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/uploads/1/6d46e05d-8b8f-4656-87dc-b1aa85fa4162.jpg)
Ranran "Annette" French, M.D., Ph.D
Adviser: Greg DeAngelis, Ph.D.
Thesis: Perceptual Processes Underlying Depth Judgement of Moving Object During Self-Motion
![Adwiteeya "Aditi" Misra](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/AditiMisra.jpg)
Adwiteeya "Aditi" Misra, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Eric Small, Ph.D.
Thesis: Transcriptomic Analysis of Neonatal Cardiac Regeneration and Scar Resolution
![Jerry Saunders](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/JerrySaunders.jpg)
Jerry Saunders, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: James Palis, M.D.
Thesis: A novel combination therapy enhances recovery following radiation exposure
![Arun Venkataraman](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/ArunVenkataraman.jpg)
Arun Venkataraman, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Jianhui Zhong, Ph.D.
Thesis: How fast can we go? Optimizing Diffusion MRI (dMRI) Acquisition
![Jesse Wang](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/JesseWang.jpg)
Jesse Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Henry Kautz, Ph.D.
Thesis: A Patient-Centered Digital Scribe
![Brendan Whitelaw](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/BrendanWhitelaw.jpg)
Brendan Whitelaw, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Ania Majewska, Ph.D.
Thesis: Mechanisms of ATP-dependent microglial process motility
2022
![Jonathan Bartko](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/JonathanBartko.jpg)
Jonathan Bartko, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Marc Halterman, M.D., Ph.D.
Thesis: Characterizing Context-Specific Roles for CHOP in ER Stress Signaling and
Neurodevelopment
![Michael-John Beltejar](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/Michael-JohnBeltejar.jpg)
Michael-John Beltejar, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Cheryl Ackert-Bicknell, Ph.D.
Thesis: Understanding the Genetic Basis for Bone-Matrix Quality
![Booyeon Han](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/BooyeonHan.jpg)
Booyeon Han, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: David Linehan, M.D. & Scott Gerber, Ph.D.
Thesis: Characterizing and Targeting the Pancreatic Tumor Draining Lymph Node to Enhance Antitumor Responses in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
![Rohith Palli](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/RohithPalli.jpg)
Rohith Palli, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Juilee Thakar, Ph.D.
Thesis: Executable models of signaling pathways and application to HIV
Resident: Internal Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center
![Elizabeth Saionz](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/ElizabethSaionz.jpg)
Elizabeth Saionz, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Krystel Huxlin, Ph.D.
Thesis: Time is Vision: Properties of Vision Early after Occipital Stroke and Capacity for Recovery
![Colleen Schneider](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/ColleenSchneider.jpg)
Colleen Schneider, M.D., Ph.D.
Thesis: The post-stroke brain: A comprehensive, longitudinal assessment of vascular, neural, and perceptual changes
![Matthew Tanner](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/MatthewTanner.jpg)
Matthew Tanner, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Charles Thornton, M.D.
Thesis: mRNA splicing is a marker of molecular pathology and response to therapeutics in myotonic muscular dystrophy
2021
![Scott Friedland](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/ScottFriedland.jpg)
Scott Friedland, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Aram Hezel, M.D.
Thesis: Arid1a, a subunit of the SWI/SNG chromatin remodeling complex, is a barrier to KrasG12D-driven tumorigenesis
![Allison Li](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/AllisonLi.jpg)
Allison Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Laura Calvi, M.D.
Thesis: Regulation of hematopoiesis in the bone marrow microenvironment
![Hayley Martin](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/HayleyMartin.jpg)
Hayley Martin, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Ann Dozier, RN, Ph.D., FAAN
Thesis: Assessing the impact of Group Prenatal Care on Breastfeeding Behavior and Motivation
![Andrew Smith](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/AndrewSmith.jpg)
Andrew Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
Thesis: Role of a polymerase defect in function of the live attenuated influenza A virus
![Emily Wu](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/EmilyWu.jpg)
Emily Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Edward Schwarz, Ph.D.
Thesis: The Role of TNF-α in the Genesis of Inflammatory Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
2020
![Andrew Allbee](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/AndrewAllbee.jpg)
Andrew Allbee, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Benoit Biteau, Ph.D.
Thesis: Lmx1a is required for Drosophila ovary stem cell niche formation and organogenesis
Resident, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
![Nicolas Goldstein](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/NicolasGoldstein.jpg)
Nicolas Goldstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Peter Veazie, Ph.D.
Thesis: Disproportionate Premature Birth in Women of Low Socioeconomic Status: A Psychological and Physiological Stress Explanation of Financial Risk Removal
Resident, Pediatrics: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
![Maxime Jean](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/MaxJean.jpg)
Maxime Jean, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Jian Zhu, Ph.D.
Thesis: The Dichotomy of Curaxin Compounds in HIV-1 Latency
Resident, Neurology: University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital
![Irina Lerman](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/IrinaLerman.jpg)
Irina Lerman, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Stephen Hammes, M.D., Ph.D.
Thesis: Neutrophil Elastase and SERPINB1 are Critical Regulators of Prostate Cancer Progression
Resident Physician: Univ. Rochester, Rochester, NY
![Aimee Morris](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/AimeeMorris.jpg)
Aimee Morris, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Jonathan Mink, M.D., Ph.D.
Thesis: Functional Brain Network Structure in Focal Embouchure Dystonia and Related Disorders
Resident, Child Neurology: St. Louis Children’s Hospital
![Daniel Savage](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/uploads/1/6baa817b-d4c7-48d6-87f0-0b094947a45f.jpg)
Daniel Savage, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Krystel Huxlin, Ph.D. & Wayne Knox, Ph.D.
Thesis: A Novel Non-Ablative Technique for Femtosecond Laser-Based Refractive Correction
Intern/Resident, Internal Medicine/Ophthalmology: University of Rochester Flaum Eye Institute
![Stephanie Syc-Mazurek](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/StephanieSyc.jpg)
Stephanie Syc-Mazurek, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Richard Libby, Ph.D.
Thesis: The Molecular Signaling Pathways Controlling Apoptotic Retinal Ganglion Cell Death after Axonal Injury
Resident, Neurology: Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
![Jomy Varghese](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/postDocs/JomyVarghese.jpg)
Jomy Varghese, Ph.D.
Adviser: Danielle Benoit, Ph.D.
Thesis: Salivary Gland Radiation Protection
Resident, Anesthesiology: University of Michigan Hospital – Ann Arbor
![Jimmy Zhang](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience/_shared/img/students/JimmyZhang.jpg)
Jimmy Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Adviser: Paul Brookes, Ph.D.
Thesis: Mitochondrial Metabolism in Cardiac Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Resident, Internal Medicine: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY