University of Rochester - Medical Scientist Training Program

Recent Graduates

2008

Alumnus Graduate Program Thesis Title Current Position

Tara L. Arndt

Eyeblink Conditioning in Children with Autism

Pediatrics Intern, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

2007

Alumnus Graduate Program Thesis Title Current Position

Matthew J. Bellizzi

From Synaptic Transmission to Excitotoxic Injury: Pathways to Neuronal Damage and Strategies for Protection in a Model of HIV-Associated Dementia

Neurology Residency, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester

Kuei Cheng Lim

Activity-dependent secretion, localization and proteolytic processing of nerve growth factor in hippocampal neurons

Preliminary Medicine Internship, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center

2006

Alumnus Graduate Program Thesis Title Current Position

Antonia Eyssallenne

The Influence of p190 bcr-abl on B-lymphopoiesis

Pediatric residency, Jackson Memorial Hospital

Anthony R. Flores

B-Lactam Antibiotic Resistance in Mycobacterium smegmatis and mycobacterium tuberculosis

Pediatric residency, Baylor College Medical Center

Jason Homsy

Investigations in Characterizing the Role and Regulation of the JNK Cascade in Morphogenetic Events of Drosophila Melanogaster

Internal medicine residency, Boston University Medical Center

2005

Alumnus Graduate Program Thesis Title Current Position

Ryan J. Hoefen

Functional analysis of G protein-coupled receptor kinase interacting protein 1 (GIT1)

Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital

Willis Huang

T-cell control of bone turnover: Cytokines and cellular mechanisms

Residency in Diagnostic Radiology, UCLA Medical Center

Jason Mendler

Investigating the role of alpha 6 integrin in malignant cell transformation

Resident in Pediatrics, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital

Ricardo Roda

The mechanism of recombination in HIV-1

Residency in Neurology, Johns Hopkins University

Mikhail Roshal

Activation of the DNA-damage responsive signaling by HIV-1 VPR, roles of ATR and CHK1 and implications for HIV-1 replication and pathogenesis

Resident in Clinical Pathology, Univ. of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, WA

2004

Alumnus Graduate Program Thesis Title Current Position

Marc Dubin

The effects of behavioral tasks on optic flow responses of MST neurons

Residency in Psychiatry, NY Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

Michael Thomas Froehler

Spatial and temporal integration of cognitive mapping in area MST

Residency in Neurology, Johns Hopkins University

Julie L. Richards

Identification & functional characterization of novel receptor ligands of CD-40 & alpha(v) beta(3) integrin: implications for gene delivery

Resident in Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR