Past Trainees
Predoctoral Trainees
| Trainee | Years | Topic of Research Project | Mentors |
| Asbjornsdottir, Kristjana | 09/2012-08/2014 | Infant HIV-specific immune responses and their effect on ART treatment response |
John-Stewart, Grace DeRosa, Stephen |
| Barrow, Bethany | 07/2007-06/2008 | Characterization of Preclinical Ovarian Carcinoma of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers |
Swisher, Elizabeth Porter, Peggy |
| Baas, Tracey | 01/1999-12/1999 | The Design, Systhesis, and Screening of GSH-porphyrin-GSH Bifuctiona Inhibitor | Atkins, William Sasaki, Tomikazu |
| Beer, Karlyn | 09/2008-08/2009 | Phenotypic and genomic stability in a halophilic model organism | Lampe, Johanna Baliga, Nitin |
| Bell, Sidney | 09/2015-09/2016 | Reconstructing and identifying determinants of primate lentivirus cross-species transmission events | Bedford, Trevor Emerman, Michael |
| Cabbage, Sarah | 09/2000-08/2001 | Diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's diesease in the ACT cohort | Goverman, Joan Jackson, Lisa |
| Carpentier, Kathryn | 09/2012-09/2014 | Evolution of PKR antagonism in primate cytomegalovirsuses | Geballe, Adam Malik, Harmit |
| Chevalier, Brett | 01/1999-12/2001 | Engineering Homing Endonucleases as Gene-Specific Reagents for Cancer Therapy | Monnat, Ray Stoddard, Barry |
| Cortez, Valerie | 09/2009-09/2010 | The effect of HIV-1 superinfection on the neutralizing antibody response in female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya |
McClelland, R. Scott Overbaugh, Julie |
| Crump, Casey4 | 06/1998-08/1999 | The Glutathione S-transferase Theta 1 Gene Deletion And Risk Of Acute Myelocytic Leukemia | Weiss, Noel Appelbaum, Fred Chen, Chu |
| Dingens, Adam | 09/2014-09/2015 | HIV-1 Neutralizing Antibodies Pre- and Post- Superinfection: Informing Vaccine Design |
Overbaugh, Julie Bloom, Jesse |
| Dunn, Clarence | 04/1999-03/2001 | Genetic Risk Factors for Endometrial Cancer | Weiss, Noel Chen, Chu |
| Ferreccio, Amy | 03/2015-02/2017 | Generation of novel, high affinity Tie2 antagonists through protein design to block aggressive cancer cell resistance to radiation and chemotherapy |
Ruohola-Baker, Hannele Baker, David |
| Goo, Leslie1 | 09/2011-08/2012 | The Role of Neutralizing Antibodies in HIV-1 Transmission and Pathogenesis | Overbaugh, Julie Richardson, Barbra |
| Goode, Ellen7 | 10/1998-08/2000 | Epidemiology of Hereditary Prostate Cancer: Genetic Analysis of Susceptibility Loci Incorporating Clinical Characteristics | Ostrander, Elaine Stanford, Janet |
| Grunblatt, Eli | 12/2016-07/2018 | Interrogating KDM5C as a Tumor Suppressor in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma | MacPherson, David |
| Guenthoer, Jamie | 06/2005-06/2008 | Assessment of palindromes as platforms for DNA amplification in breast cancer | Porter, Peggy Tapscott, Stephen |
| Herbig, Eric | 11/2004-11/2006 | Mechanisms of transcriptional regulation by Gcn4 | Stoddard, Barry Hahn, Steven |
| Hoellerbauer, Pia2 | 12/2014-11/2017 | Noncoding RNA function, networks and targeting in glioblastomas | Paddison, Patrick Holland, Eric |
| Holt, Sarah K | 06/2004-05/2006 | Ovarian Cancer Risk Associated with Polymorphisms Involved in the Synthesis of Estrogen Intermediates |
Ulrich, Cornelia Chen, Chu |
| Hubert, Christopher | 11/2009-10/2012 | Identification of genes specifically essential for Glioblastoma Stem Cell growth and survival |
Olson, James Paddison, Patrick |
| Jardine, Joseph | 11/2009-08/2011 | Germine targeted immunogens | Schief, William Strong, Roland |
| Kovarik, Dina | 09/2002-09/2003 | The Emergence and Persistence of Antiretroviral Resistant HIV-1 Variants |
Critchlow, Cathy |
| Lancaster, Sam1 | 09/2010-09/2011 | Human gut microbial community differences in relation to diet: Effects on metabolizing phenotypes | Lampe, Johanna Matsen, Erick |
| Larimore, Elizabeth | 08/2008-07/2009 | Dimerization of Fbw7 | Clurman, Bruce Zheng, Ning |
| Lauper, Julia | 09/2010-08/2012 | The Role of the WRN Helicase in DNA Metabolism and Tumorigenesis |
Vaughan, Thomas Monnat, Ray |
| Lehman, Dara4 | 09/2004-08/2006 | The Emergence and Persistance of Antiretroviral Resistant HIV-1 Variants | Overbaugh, Julie Richardson, Barbra |
| Lester, Elizabeth | 06/2004-05/2007 | Structural Genomics of Helicobactor pylori Essential Genes |
Salama, Nina Stoddard, Barry |
| Lim, Efrem1 | 11/2009-06/2011 | Evolution and antagonism of Viperin | Emerman, Michael Malik, Harmit |
| London, Nitobe2 | 12/2010-08/2013 | Mechanisms of spindle checkpoint signaling |
Biggins, Sue Ranish, Jeffrey |
| Malfavon-Borja, Raymond | 09/2011-09/2012 | Evolution of CyclophilinA retrogeneses as novel antiviral factors |
Malik, Harmit Emerman, Michael |
| Mecham, Brigham | 09/2006-09/2008 | Supervised Normalization of Microarrays | Nelson, Peter Gentleman, Robert |
| Meiering, Christopher5 | 09/1998-11/2000 | Persistent Foamy Virus Infection | Greenberg, Philip Linial, Maxine |
| Metzger, Michael4 | 09/2005-08/2006 | Targeted gene therapy using nicks to induce homologous recombination | Miller, Dusty |
| Miller, Aaron | 12/2014-11/2015 | Multiplexed mutation rate analysis for prediction of Lynch syndrome risk |
Dunham, Maitreya Newcomb, Polly |
| Mintzer, Esther | 09/2010-09/2012 | Design and evolution of homing endonucleases targeting essential HIV genes |
Jerome, Keith Baker, David |
| Mirus, Justin2 | 09/2008-10/2010 | Identifying biomarkers of pancreas cancer: from mice to humans and back again | Lampe, Paul Hingorani, Sunil |
| Mitchell, Breeana | 09/2000-08/2001 2003 05/2004-05/2005 |
Development and Implementation of an Antibody Array for Colon Cancer Screening |
Ulrich, Cornelia Lampe, Paul Roth, Mark Yasui, Yutaka |
| Mitchell, Patrick | 09/2013-09/2014 | Evolution of antiviral specificity and function of the primate Mx GTPases | Malik, Harmit Emerman, Michael |
| Munson, Paul | 09/2012-09/2013 | Immunogenicity and efficacy of therapeutic SIV vaccines in nonhuman primates | Fuller, Deborah Mullins, James |
| Nealy, Eric | 12/2016-09/2017 | A Novel Treatment for Pediatric Brain Tumors | Olson, James DeForest, Cole |
| O’Hear, Carol | 04/2002-09/2004 | Antibody Buffering: A Novel Mechanism for Drug Delivery | Foote, Jeff Slattery, John |
| Orton, Molly4 | 09/2004-09/2005 | Host vs. Virus: Genetic Conflict Between Evolving Antiviral Host Genes and their Antagonistic Viral Counterpoints | Emerman, Michael Malik, Harmit |
| Paulson, Kelly | 07/2008-07/2009 | Immune responses to the virus-linked Merkel-cell carcinoma; implications for pathogenesis, prognosis, and therapy | Nghiem, Paul Galloway, Denise |
| Peterson, Sabrina | 12/2000-12/2002 | Phytochemicals & CYP1A2: implications in AFB metabolism | Lampe, Johanna Eaton, David |
| Piening, Brian1,3 | 03/2008-09/2009 | The role of genetic modifiers in DNA repair and breast cancer | Paulovich, Amanda Wang, Pei |
| Poulton, Emma-Jane | 12/2006-11/2008 | Sulforaphane is a novel antagonist of the human PXR | Eaton, David Shen, Daniel |
| Reed, Jonathan | 09/2005-09/2006 | Understanding how HIV-1 Gag assembles via a pathway of intermediates containing the cellular ATPase ABCE1 and RNA granuale proteins | Hawes, Stephen |
| Robien, Kimberly | 10/2001-09/2003 | Folate Status and Risk of Relapse Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Chromic Myelogenous Leukemia | Ulrich, Cornelia Radich, Jerald |
| Salter, Alexander1 | 12/2016-11/2018 | Dissecting chimeric antigen receptor signaling in human T cells | Riddell, Stan |
| Smith, Erin | 09/2001-09/2002 | Redundancy, a complex model of multifactorial disease and its implications for case-control studies | Ostrander, Elaine Potter, John |
| Sychev, Zoi | 09/2012-08/2014 | Changes in glucose and glutamine utilization during KSHV invection | Lagunoff, Michael Wolf-Yadlin, Alejandro |
| Sycuro, Laura | 09/2004-09/2005 | Persistence of Specific HPV strains and variants in women over a 10 year period | Salama, Nina |
| Turnham, Rigney | 12/2014-11/2016 | Characterization of a chimeric transcript of PKA and DNAJB1 in FL-HCC | Scott, John Yeung, Ray |
| Ulge, Umut Y. | 06/2006-05/2008 | Computational Protein Design of Homing Endonuclease Proteins | Monnat, Ray Baker, David |
| Ulrich, Angela | 12/2012-12/2014 | The impact of concurrent sexual partnerships on propagating the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men in Lima, Peru | Duerr, Ann Goodreau, Steven |
| Vigdorovich, Vladimir | 04/2001-03/2004 | Characterization of the Receptor-Binding Site of JSRV Envelope Glycoprotein | Miller, Dusty Strong, Roland |
| White, Tom | 09/2008-09/2010 | Genetic polymorphisms and risk of prostate cancer development and progression | Stanford, Janet Nelson, Peter |
| Yong, Melissa1,3 | 10/2006-09/2008 | UGT Polymorphisms and Hormonally-mediated Biomarkers in Premenopausal Women | Lampe, Johanna Leisenring, Wendy |
| Zhang, Zheng8 | 06/2000-12/2000 | Statistical analysis of DNA microarray data | Zarbl, Helmut Zhao, Lue Ping |
Postdoctoral Trainees
| Trainee | Years | Topic of Research Project | Mentors |
| Albershardt, Ting-Lan | 09/2011-10/2012 | The Role of B Cells in Tumor- Induced Lymph Node Lymphangiogene sis and Lymphatic Metastasis | Ruddell, Alanna Iritani, Brian |
| Bahrami, Bahram | 06/2005-05/2007 | Design of a drug delivery device for prioritization of cancer therapeutics | Olson, James Stayton, Patrick Shaw, Dennis |
| Bailey, Megan | 12/2015-08/2017 | Capturing Tubulin’s Conformational Wave | Asbury, Charles Biggins, Sue |
| Barnes, Penelope3 | 09/2005-02/2007 | Role of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator in A. fumigatus Epithelial Cell Interactions | Marr, Kieren Clark, Joan |
| Bender Ignacio, Rachel | 12/2014-11/2016 | Unmet demand for HIV treatment and survival after concurrent versus sequential initiation of antiretrovirals with cancerdirected therapy at the Uganda Cancer Institute | Casper, Corey Duerr, Ann |
| Campregher, Paulo1 | 09/2008-08/2009 | Diversity of Regulatory T Cells in Chronic GVHD after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant | Warren, Edus Robins, Harlan |
| Cao, Yi6 | 07/2003-08/2004 | Statistical Analysis of Patterned Gene Expression | Tapscott, Steven Kooperberg, Charles |
| Carey, Charles | 09/2004-09/2005 | Correspondence between Genotype, Phenotype, and Gene Expression | Rutherford, Susanne Kooperberg, Charles |
| Chao, Dennis | 10/2004-09/2006 | Computer Modelling in Barrett’s Esophagus | Reid, Brian Luebeck, Georg |
| Chen, Ru | 09/2002-08/2003 | Identification of Pancreatic Cancer Biomarkers Using Proteomics | Brentnall, Teri Aebersold, Ruedi |
| Chen, Yu3 | 10/2006-01/2008 | Genome-wide DNA Copy Number Abnormalities and Prognosis of Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Chen, Chu Wang, Pei |
| Chi, Yong5 | 03/2003-05/2006 | Identification of Human CDK2 Substrates in Cell Lysates | Aebersold, Ruedi Clurman, Bruce |
| Chmelar, Renee | 10/2007-09/2010 | Prostate Cancer Stem Cells | Rohrschneider, Larry Greenberg, Norm |
| Conerly, Melissa | 01/2011-12/2011 | Epithelial-to- Mesenchymal Transitions: Twist and Snail as Modulators of Global Chromatin Structure in Normal Development and Disease | Tapscott, Stephen Groudine, Mark |
| Cook Sangar, Michelle2 | 09/2013-11/2015 | Development of a novel peptide: drug conjugate for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer | Olson, James Strong, Roland |
| Davis, Michael | 05/2012-04/2013 | Cdk8 complexes in telomere maintenance and cancer | Grady, William Bedalov, Antonio |
| Etienne, Lucie1 | 09/2012-12/2012 | The origin of the precursor of HIV-1, SIVcpz | Emerman, Michael Matsen, Frederick |
| Fagerlie, Sara | 09/2005-03/2008 | Generation of Fanconi Anemia Group B Canine Embryonic Stem Cells | Torok-Storb, Beverly Paulovich, Amanda |
| Frangou, Costas | 06/2005-05/2008 | Deciphering the Epigenetic Code: Molecular Profiling of Histone Post-translational Modifications Using FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry | Groudine, Mark Hanash, Sam |
| Furman, Itay3,6 | 10/2002-09/2004 | Sequence-based Linkage Analysis | Kruglyak, Leonid Ostrander, Elaine |
| Ganti, Sheila | 07/2013-06/2015 | Lymph node alterations in melanoma | Ruddell, Alanna Iritani, Brian |
| Garg, Kavita | 08/2007-08/2010 | Computational analysis of microRNA regulation in ovarian cancer | Tewari, Muneesh Ruzzo, Walter |
| Guerrero, Abraham2 | 04/2009-01/2011 | CMV-specific immunity after cord blood stransplantation and studies on the persistence of T cell memory | Boeckh, Michael Riddell, Stan |
| Gupta, Amitabha | 07/2013-03/2015 | Elucidating the multiple functions of CLASP in kinetochore biorientation | Biggins, Sue Asbury, Charles |
| Hallahan, Andrew6 | 07/2001-06/2003 | Retinoid-Induced Neuronal Differentiation and Apoptosis of Medulloblastoma | Olson, James Tapscott, Steven Zhao, Lue Ping |
| Hwang, Harry | 03/1999-02/2002 | Cell cycle analysis in multi-step tumorigenesis | Clurman, Bruce Porter, Peggy |
| Jordan-Williams, Kimberly | 12/2014-06/2015 | mCLCA1 regulation of lymph node lymphangiogenesis | Ruddell, Alanna Farr, Andrew |
| Karyadi (Friedrichsen), Danielle2 | 09/2001-10/2001 03/2002-01/2004 |
Cloning Genes for Susceptibility to Breast and Prostate Cancer | Ostrander, Elaine Stanford, Janet |
| Kimmel, Robert | 03/1999-02/2002 | Repression by CTCF in the Context of Chromatin and its Role in myc Dysregulation and Thyriod Carcinoma | Neiman, Paul Davis, Scott |
| Kohlmaier, Alexander1 | 09/2007-04/2008 | Control of the Cell Cycle by Mechanical Force | Edgar, Bruce Folch, Albert |
| Kuehl, Gwndolyn | 06/2004-04/2005 | Effects of UGT1A6 and CYP2C9 Polymorphisms in the Metabolism of Aspirin | Lampe, Johanna Shen, Daniel |
| Lamharzi, Najib | 04/2000-03/2001 | Sex hormoes, genetic polymorphism and prostate cancer | Chen, Chu Weiss, Noel Scott |
| Lindsay, Ken1 | 01/2016-11/2016 | Metabolic targeting of glioblastoma therapeutics | Hockenbery, David Paddison, Patrick |
| Lovelace, Erica | 07/2008-03/2009 | Exploring the Interactions between Neutralizing Antibodies and HIV-1 Sensitive and Resistant Envelopes | Overbaugh, Julie Strong, Roland |
| Manion, Michael2 | 06/2000-05/2003 | Functional analyses of small molecule Bcl-xl inhibitor | Hockenbery, David Ruzicka, Jaromir Zhang, Kam |
| Margineantu, Daciana3,4 | 02/2006-10/2007 | Defining the Cytoplasmic Degradation Pathway for Mitochondrial Proteins | Hockenbery, David Gottschling, Daniel |
| Matreyek, Kenneth | 12/2014-11/2015 | Comprehensive Interpretation of Tumor Suppressor Variation in Cancer | Fowler, Douglas Shirts, Brian |
| Mendoza, Ramon | 10/2010-09/2011 | Detection and Rescue of Replicating XMRV virus in Cohort of Prostate Cancer Patients | Miller, Dusty Stanford, Janet |
| Morris, Shelli1 | 09/2011-08/2012 | A Forward Genetic Screen to Identify Functionally Important Colon Cancer Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes | Grady, William McIntosh, Martin |
| Nandakumar, Vivek1 | 09/2014-04/2015 | Dissecting the impact of three-dimensional nuclear architecture in hypermethylated colon cancers | Grady, William Groudine, Mark |
| Nieh, Yeu-Perng4 | 02/1998-01/1999 | Statistical Methods For Protein Structure Prediction | Zhang, Kam Zhao, Lue Ping |
| Norris, Rachael | 05/2011-04/2013 | Lactation associated effects on cell junction proteins and basal cell markers in breast cancer | Lampe, Paul Li, Christopher |
| Peters, Anne-Mette | 03/1999-02/2001 | Analysis of Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Genes | Ostrander, Elaine Stanford, Janet |
| Poudel, Kumud (Raj) | 01/2016-12/2016 | Investigating molecular interactions in cancer cell metastisis | Bai, Jihong Eisenman, Bob |
| Pramila, Tata4 | 03/2000-01/2001 | Transcriptional Signaling on a Genomic Scale | Breeden, Linda Zhao, Lue Ping |
| Rajapakse, Indika | 10/2006-06/2009 | Gene-gene interactions: Methods and Applications for Transplant Research | Kooperberg, Charles Hansen, John |
| Rajaram, Kamya1 | 08/2016-11/2016 | A cutaneous oncogenic HRAS dependent mouse model to study progression of field cancerization | Beronja, Slobodan Ghajar, Cyrus |
| Richards, Hannah | 12/2016-11/2017 | Exploiting Cdk2- driven replication stress to repurpose cancer chemotherapy | Clurman, Bruce Gadi, Vijayakrishna |
| Ronen, Keshet1 | 09/2013-08/2014 | Consequences of HIV-1 Superinfection: Disease Progression and Neutralizing Antibody Response | Overbaugh, Julie Richardson, Barbra |
| Rosenbaum, Joel | 10/2012-09/2014 | HSPB1 and HSPB5 as Targets for Treating Chemoresistance in Cancers | Klevit, Rachel Hockenbery, David |
| Rytlewski, Julie1 | 09/2014-08/2015 | Understanding vascular niche modulation of squamous cell carcinoma to uncover new anti-tumor targets | Beronja, Slobodan Mendez, Eduardo |
| Schiffer, Joshua | 03/2008-03/2009 | Use of Bioinformatics to Develop New Concepts in Viral Pathogenesis: A Mathematical Model of Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Pathogenesis | Abu-Raddad, Laith Corey, Lawrence |
| Schlador, Michael2 | 08/2001-02/2004 | The Role of Natural Genetic Variation in Odorant Recognition | Task, Barbara Storm, Daniel |
| Schwartz, Pamela | 06/2004-05/2007 | BCL-XL Function | Hockenbery, David Sweet, Ian |
| Shiio, Yuzuru1 | 08/2002-07/2003 | Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Myc Oncoprotein Function | Eisenman, Robert Aebersold, Ruedi |
| Siahpush, Seyed | 04/2003-07/2004 | Insulin-like Growth Factors and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma | Vaughan, Thomas Chen, Chu Reid, Brian |
| Sippel, Trisha | 01/2018-12/2018 | Targeting tumor-specific macrophages in metastatic melanoma |
Rongvaux, Anthony |
| Spratt, Karen | 03/2001-02/2003 | Analysis of Ras Induced Pathways During Lung Tumor Progression In Vivo | Kemp, Christopher Cooper, Jon |
| Stewart, Mikaela | 12/2014-07/2017 | Aiming BRCA1 to Find the Targets | Klevit, Rachel King, Mary-Clair |
| Stirewalt, Derek | 04/1999-06/1999 | Molecular Pathogenesis of AML | Radich, Jerry Clurman, Bruce |
| Sussman, Django | 04/2001-12/2002 | Development of enzyme deregulators as antiproliferative agents | Simon, Julian Stoddard, Barry |
| Talarico, Sarah | 07/2010-08/2011 | Molecular and Epidemiologic Methods for Study of Helicobacter pylori Transmission | Salama, Nina Lampe, Johanna |
| Tanaka, Hisashi1,8 | 04/1999-06/2002 | Chromosome Breakage and Large DNA Palindrome Formation in Mammalian Cells | Yao, Meng-Chao Tapscott, Steven |
| Vojtech, Lucia2 | 02/2013-08/2015 | Effect of exosomes and exosomal miRNA in semen on mucosal immunity to HIV | Hladik, Florian Tewari, Muneesh |
| Walter, Ronald3 | 01/2004-12/2004 | Internalization of Anti-CD33 Antibodies | Bernstein, Irwin Cooper, Jonathan |
| Wang, Li-Jie1 | 09/2015-11/2016 | Chromatin remodeling and translation control dynamics in bladder epithelium | Hsieh, Andrew Henikoff, Steven |
| Weber, Nicholas | 06/2012-05/2013 | Development and Characterization of DNA-targeting enzymes against HBV | Jerome, Keith Stoddard, Barry |
| Winkler, David8 | 03/1998-01/1999 | The Role of Ras Activated Signal Transduction In Environmental And Genetic Carcinogenesis | Cooper, Jonathan Kemp, Chris |
| Yager, Jessica | 10/2011-08/2012 | Measuring the impact of mobile phone short message service on Kaposi sarcoma outcomes in Uganda | Casper, Corey Thompson, Beti |
| Yang, Zhihong (Jane)3 | 09/2005-08/2006 | Constructing MyoD Interactome Networks | Tapscott, Steven Gentleman, Robert |
| Yao, Zizhen | 07/2010-12/2011 | Molecular mechanisms for inactivation of Myo-D-mediated muscle differentiation in rhabdomyosarcomas | Tapscott, Stephen Bradley, Phillip |
