Current Students
2024-25 MSTP Incoming Students at White Coat Ceremony
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Katy Alden, B.S. - University of Puget Sound
Year: Med 2
Research: Pain Signaling Pathways in Endometriosis Using Patient Tissue Samples
Adib Behrouzi, B.S. - Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
Year: Med 2
John Bennett, Ph.D. - University of Rochester
Adviser: Rudi Fasan, Ph.D.
PhD Degree Program: Chem - Year: Med 4
Research: Chemoenzymatic Scaffold Diversification of Natural Products via Cytochrome P450-Catalyzed C-H Oxyfunctionalization
Shinelle Black, B.A. - University of Chicago
Year: First Year / Med 1
Research: Return on investment from co‐locating tax assistance for low‐income persons at clinical sites
Heather Breidenbach, B.S. - University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Year: First Year / Med 1
Research: Analysis and modelling of local field potentials
Shu Yi Chen, B.A. - Swarthmore College
Year: First Year / Med 1
Thomas Delgado, M.S. - University of Florida
Adviser: Gail Johnson, Ph.D | Gail Johnson Lab
PhD Degree Program: NSC - Year: Grad 4
Research: The role of transglutaminase 2 in mediating the response of astrocytes to injury and their ability to support neuron survival and neurite outgrowth
Nora Gilliam, B.S. - Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
PhD Degree Program: TBS - Year: Med 2 / Grad 2
Research: Generation and Functional Analysis of Defective Viral Genomes during SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Daniel Han, B.A. - University of California, Berkeley
Adviser: Eric Small, Ph.D. | Small Lab
PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Grad 1
Research: The role of desmosomal protein PKP2 on the alteration of nuclear envelope integrity and genomic organization in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
George Kassis, B.S. - University of Rochester
Year: Med 2
Research: Discrete-state models identify pathway specific B cell states across diseases and infections at single-cell resolution
Marlene Lawston, B.S. - Colgate University
Year: Grad 3
Research: Neural development and developmental/neuropsychiatric disorders using human iPSC models in 2-D and 3-D culture
Herman Li, B.S. - University of Rochester
Year: Med 2
Research:
The Microglial Response to Inhibition of Colony-Stimulating-Factor-1 Receptor Differs by Sex in Adult Mice
Alison Livada, Ph.D. - University of Rochester
Adviser: Craig Morrell, D.V.M., Ph.D. | Morrell Lab
PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Med 3
Research: Lung megakaryocytes are long-lived, arise from Flt3-negative bone marrow cells and contribute to platelet recovery in thrombocytopenia
Caleb Mahlen, B.S. - Regis University
PhD Degree Program: NGP - Year: Grad 1
Research: Using psychophysics and fMRI to explore how the brain encodes pain
Madalayne "Mattie" Martin-Olenski, B.A. - University of Rochester
Year: First Year / Med 1
Research: The Lasting Consequences of the Transsexual Conception of Transgender Identity: A Historical Approach to Healthcare Inequity
Jordan McMurry, B.S. - Trinity University
Year: Med 2
Research: MAdCAM-1 costimulation in the presence of retinoic acid and TGF-β promotes HIV infection and differentiation of CD4+ T cells into CCR5+ TRM-like cells
Briaunna Minor, Ph.D. - University of Rochester
Adviser: Stephen Hammes, M.D., Ph.D.
PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Med 4
Research: Implications for Targeting Tumor Associated Neutrophils to Attenuate Estrogen Mediated Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Progression
Yueqi "Edward" Niu, B.S. - University of Maryland - College Park
Year: First Year / Med 1
Research: HIF-1α accumulation in response to transient hypoglycemia may worsen diabetic eye disease
Gavin Piester, B.S. - University of Rochester
Adviser: Ania Majewska, Ph.D. | Majewska Lab
PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Grad 4
Research: The effects of modulating Sigma-1 receptor signaling on pathogenic activities of astrocytes in Parkinson's Disease
Corey Schultz, B.S. - University of Pittsburgh
Year: Med 2
Research: The History of Government Benefits Programs in the Late 20th Century U.S.
Lucas Sears, B.S. - University of Wisconsin - Madison
Year: First Year / Med 1
Research: Essential neural anatomy for creating a clinically translatable osseointegrated neural interface for prosthetic control in sheep
Levy Sominsky, B.A. - Vanderbilt University
PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Grad 1
Research: Optimization of an in vitro model of Staphylococcal abscess communities to study bactericidal mechanisms
Michael Sportiello, Ph.D. - University of Rochester
Adviser: David Topham, Ph.D.
PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Med 4
Research: Investigating CD8 T cell tissue resident memory phenotype, function, metabolic activity, and differentiation
Emma Strawderman, B.S. - University of Rochester
PhD Degree Program: NGP - Year: Grad 1
Research: The effect of gliomas and their treatments (e.g., neurosurgery, radiation) on neural connectivity and associated cognitive deficits.
Mohammed "Usman" Syed, B.S. - Tufts University
PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Grad 1
Research: Role of the cGAS-STING Pathway in Cytoplasmic Trafficking of Plasmids”
Karolina Szenkiel, B.A. - Barnard College
Year: First Year / Med 1
Research: Sub-inhibitory antibiotic treatment selects for enhanced metabolic efficiency
Anika Varma, B.S. - University of California, Davis
Year: Med 2
Research:
Immobilization of transgenic plant cells towards bioprinting for production of a recombinant biodefense agent
Michael Vera, B.S. - Sacred Heart University
PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Grad 1
Research: Elevated Lipemia Index in Dark-Brown Plasma from a Bronze Baby