Recent Graduates/Past Members

Devin Hott

Devin Hott is currently a sophomore at the University of Rochester. She is majoring in Bioethics, with a double minor in Genetics and Clinical Psychology. On campus, she is the secretary of the D'Lions; an organization devoted to community service and helping freshman adjust to college life. In her free time, she is a founding member of an improv comedy troupe on campus. In the lab, she works under Dr. Janelsins and spends most of her time working with Bryan Thompson in investigating the effects of chemotherapy drugs on the brain tissue of mice.

Lianlian Lei

Lianlian Lei is a Research Assistant for CCPL.  She obtained her M.A. in economics and is now a doctoral candidate in the Health Service Research and Policy program in the department of Public Health Sciences.  Her project investigates the associations between biomarkers, cognition, and frailty among breast cancer patients.

In her spare time she likes playing tennis, badminton, table tennis, hiking, and travel.

Zach Werner

Zach Werner is from Rochester and graduated from SUNY Geneseo with a biochemistry degree this past May.  He is currently applying to medical school with plans to attend next summer.  In the lab he is assisting with Dr. Kern’s radiotoxicity research as well as Dr. Janelsins’ CRCI project.

In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with friends and family as well as playing rugby. ​

Annalynn Williams

Dr. Williams recently defended her Ph.D. in Epidemiology under the mentorship of Dr. Janelsins and Dr. van van Winjgaarden. She received at prestigious F99/K00 award from NCI. She is now pursuing a post-doctoral fellowship at St. Jude under the mentorship of Dr. Kevin Krull and Dr. Les Robison.
 

Rachel Yang

Rachel Yang is currently a senior at the University of Rochester.  She is a microbiology major, and she will be staying for a fifth year at UR through the Take 5 Program.  As a T5 Scholar, she will be studying mainly philosophy and art during her fifth year.  Rachel recently was named a Fulbrigth Scholar and will be traveling to South Korea to teach English next year.      

On campus, she is an EMT-B and is an active member of the River Campus Medical Emergency Response Team.  Rachel is also a Teaching Assistant for organic chemistry and genetics.  In her free time, she works as a patient care technician at Unity Hospital on the neurosurgical unit.  In the lab, she works under Dr. Janelsins and closely with Bryan Thompson in investigating the effects of chemotherapy drugs on cells in the brain tissue.