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Arelis Acevedo Headshot

Arelis Acevedo-Santiago

Joined CMB:
2024
CMB Mentor:
Sunny Wong
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Puerto Rico in Ponce
Research Interests:
Integumentary biology, healing and regeneration.
Grace Aleck

Grace Aleck

Joined CMB:
2023
CMB Mentor:
Adam Courtney, Ph.D.
Ruth Azaria

Ruth Azaria

Joined CMB:
2021
CMB Mentor:
Andrew Lieberman, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
Univeristy of Michigan
Student Organizations:
Women Excelling More in Math, Engineering, and the Sciences (FEMMES), Biointerfaces Interlaboratory Committees (BIONIC)
Rachel Benedeck

Rachel Benedeck

Joined CMB:
2022
CMB Mentor:
Rachel Zemans, MD
Research Interests:
Lung regeneration, Alveolar epithelial cell biology, Role of immune cells in lung regeneration
Christopher Bidlack

Christopher Bidlack

Joined CMB:
2019
CMB Mentor:
Karl Desch, Ph.D.
Umdergraduate Institution:
Bucknell University
Honors:
Botanical Society of America Undergraduate Student Research Award Recipient (2017), Phi Sigma member (2018)
Margarita Brovkina

Margarita Brovkina

Joined CMB:
2019
CMB Mentor:
Josie Clowney, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Research Interests:
Understanding gene regulatory networks that govern neuronal circuit formation during development.
Jae Bucknor

Jae Bucknor

Joined CMB:
2023
CMB Mentor:
Chase Weidmann, Ph.D.
Michael Cadigan

Michael Cadigan

Joined CMB:
2022
CMB Mentor:
Nicole Koropatkin
Research Interests:
Structural Biology, Bacteriology, Biochemistry
Faith Carranza

Faith Carranza-Connors

Joined CMB:
2022
Mentor:
Scott Leiser, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
Millersville University
Brandon Chen

Brandon Chen

Joined CMB:
2020
CMB Mentor:
Yatrik Shah,Ph.D. co-mentor: Costas Lyssiotis, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
Emory University
Honors/ Service:
Phi Beta Kappa, HHMI EXROP fellowship/Editor for Journal of Emerging Investigators (JEI)
Caleb Cheng

Caleb Cheng

Joined CMB:
2022
CMB Mentor:
Costas Lyssiotis
Research Interests:
Pancreatic Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Cancer metabolism,
Sydney Clark

Sydney Clark

Joined CMB:
2023
CMB Mentor:
Jason Spence, Ph.D.
Sam Collie

Sam Collie

Joined CMB:
2021
CMB Mentor:
Carole Parent, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
Millsaps College
Research Interests:
Understanding the role of NETs in neutrophil-mediated immune functions as well as the intercellular signaling cascade surrounding this process.
Sarah Connolly

Sarah Connolly

Joined CMB:
2020
CMB Mentor:
Melanie Ohi, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
Truman State University
Research Interests:
I am studying the H. pylori virulence factor vacuolating cytotoxin A (VacA). Using single-particle cryo-EM, I am determining VacA's pore-form and characterizing its membrane interactions.
Adele Correia

Adele Correia

Joined CMB:
2021
CMB Mentor:
Andrew Lieberman, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
I study the mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Niemann-pick type C disease, an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder
Gillian Davidson

Gillian Davidson

Joined CMB:
2023
CMB Mentor
Costas Lyssiotis, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
The University of Texas at Austin
Kendall Dean

Kendall Dean

Joined CMB:
2021
CMB Mentor:
Paul Jenkins, Ph.D.
Former Institutions:
Rollins College: BA Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan: MS Biological Chemistry
Research Interests:
Ankyrin proteins, bipolar disorder, iPSC derived neurons

Jeffrey Dudley

Joined CMB:
2022
CMB Mentor:
Sethu Pitchiaya
Research Interests:
RNA metabolism, spatial transcriptomics, computational biology
Margaret Durdan

Margaret Durdan

Joined CMB:
2020
CMB Mentor:
Megan Weivoda, Ph.D. Co-Mentor: Evan Keller, Ph.D
Undergraduate Institution:
Loras College - Dubuque, IA
Honors:
ECTS and ASBMR Young Investigator Award, Ed Cawley Undergraduate Research Thesis Scholarship Recipient
Najia Elkahlah

Najia Elkahlah

Joined CMB:
2021
CMB Mentor:
Josie Clowney, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Understanding the genetic mechanisms regulating the development and function of neural circuits controlling innate behaviors
Carina Elvira

Carina Elvira

Joined CMB:
2021
CMB Mentor:
Paul Jenkins, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Chicago
Research Interests:
Interactions between ankyrin proteins, voltage-gated sodium channels in neuropsychiatric disorders, such as bipolar disorder and autism spectrum disorder.
Sylvia Emly

Sylvia Emly

Joined CMB:
2019
CMB Mentor:
Jordan Shavit, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
University of South Florida
Honors:
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award
Michael Endow Headshot

Michael Endow

Joined CMB:
2024
CMB Mentor:
Richard Miller, MD, PhD
Research Interests:
Aging Biology, Proteostasis, Bioinformatics, Omics data
Undergraduate Institution:
UC San Diego
Kamya Gopal

Kamya Gopal

Joined CMB:
2019
CMB Mentor:
Alice Telesnitsky, Ph.D.
Service:
AWIS
Research Interests:
Structural dynamics of HIV-1 RNA
Maha Hamed

Maha Hamed

Joined CMB:
2020
CMB Mentor:
Mara Duncan, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Missouri
Honors:
Rackham Merit Fellowship (2019), NIH IMSD EXPRESS Fellowship (2016-2019)

Evelynn Henry

Joined CMB:
2020
CMB Mentor:
Scott Pletcher, Ph.D.
Caroline Hsieh

Caroline Hsieh

Joined CMB:
2022
Mentor:
Sami Barmada, MD, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
University of California, Davis
Research Interests:
Neurodegeneration, Epigenetics, RNA Stability, Protein Trafficking
Gabriel Jimenez-Pagan Headshot

Gabriel Jimenez-Pagan

Joined CMB:
2024
CMB Mentor:
Mary O'Riordan
Research Interests:
Epigenetics, cell biology, innate immunity, mitochondria
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez Campus: BS Industrial Biotechnology
Katherine Koning

Katherine Koning

Joined CMB:
2023
CMB Mentor:
Ann Miller, Ph.D., co-mentor: Allen Liu, Ph.D.
Curtis Kuo

Curtis Kuo

MSTP Student
Joined CMB:
2022
CMB Mentor:
Andrew Lieberman, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Instutution:
University of Pennsylvania
Student Organizations:
Galens Medical Society, United Asian American Medical Student Association, Life Sciences Orchestra

Kayla Lenshoek

Joined CMB:
2022
Mentor:
Chase Weidmann
Research Interests:
Epigenetics, non-coding genome, RNA, chemistry

Karena Lin

Joined CMB:
2022
Mentor:
Mark Chiang, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Cancer biology, leukemia
Amanda Linskens

Amanda Linskens

Joined CMB:
2023
CMB Mentor:
Swathi Yadlapalli, Ph.D.
Research Interest:
Molecular biology, circadian rhythm, Drosophila

Jordan Machlin

Joined CMB:
2021
CMB Mentor:
Ariella Shikanov, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
Brandeis University
Research Interests:
Interested in human ovarian folliculogenesis and fertility preservation
Collin Marshall

Collin Marshall

Joined CMB:
2019
CMB Mentor:
Daniel Beard, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution:
California State University, Fullerton
Research Interests:
Developing a device to simultaneously measure NADH generation and oxygen consumption in mitochondria in order to investigate the role of metabolic intermediates in bioenergetics.

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