Current Students
2020 Incoming Students
The MSTP's greatest asset is its talented and dedicated students. Our students are devoted to biomedical science and medicine, participating in the MD Double Helix Curriculum, a wide variety of graduate programs, and co-curricular events of the MSTP. In addition, our students volunteer in a range of medical and scientific outreach activities and take an active role in program administration.
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Scott Friedland, Ph.D. - University of Rochester
Adviser: Aram Hezel, M.D. | Hezel Lab
PhD Degree Program: Genetics - Year: Med 4
Interests: Arid1a, a subunit of the SWI/SNG chromatin remodeling complex, is a barrier to KrasG12D-driven tumorigenesis
Andrew Hong - University of California, Berkeley
Year: Med 1
Jeehyun Kim - University of California, Berkeley
Year: Med 1
Allison Li, Ph.D. - Washington University
Adviser: Laura Calvi, M.D.
PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Med 4
Interests: Regulation of hematopoiesis in the bone marrow microenvironment
Michael Meadow - University of California, Los Angeles
Year: Med 2
Interests: Understanding and exploiting mechanisms of protein degradation in the context of aging/longevity
Adwiteeya "Aditi" Misra - Dartmouth College
Adviser: Eric Small, Ph.D. | Small Lab
PhD Degree Program: BME - Year: Grad 4
Interests: Influence of Cytokines on the Regenerative Potential of the Epicardium. Extracted and incubated hearts from embryos mice in cytokines
Rohith Palli, Ph.D. - University of Pittsburgh
Adviser: Juilee Thakar, Ph.D.
PhD Degree Program: BSCB - Year: Med 3
Interests: Executable models of signaling pathways and application to HIV
Noah Salama - Washington & Jefferson College
Adviser: Deborah Fowell, Ph.D. | Calvi Lab
PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Grad 2
Interests: To characterize long-term, post resolution polarized resident macrophage cell types and ascertain their phenotypic role in maintaining the tissue polarized state
Jerry Saunders, Ph.D. - Brandeis University
Adviser: James Palis, M.D.
PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Med 3
Interests: A novel combination therapy enhances recovery following radiation exposure
Colleen Schneider - Colgate University
Adviser: Brad Mahon, Ph.D.
PhD Degree Program: BCS - Year: Med 3
Interests: Visual cortical plasticity in patients with strokes or brain tumors
Matthew Sipple - Cornell University
Adviser: John Lueck, Ph.D. | Lueck Lab
PhD Degree Program: CMPP - Year: Grad 1
Interests: Characterizing the molecular underpinnings of muscle excitability in Myotonic Dystrophy and the development of potential therapeutics
Andrew Smith, Ph.D. - University of Rochester
Adviser: Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.
PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Med 4
Interests: Role of a polymerase defect in function of the live attenuated influenza A virus
Michael Sportiello - University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Adviser: David Topham, Ph.D. | Topham Lab
PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Grad 2
Interests: Resident memory T cells, influenza immune response, influenza vaccine development, applied bioinformatic methods
Matthew Tanner, Ph.D. - University of Oregon
Adviser: Charles Thornton, M.D.
PhD Degree Program: Genetics - Year: Med 3
Interests: Expanded repeat DNA tracts and their roles in splicing-mediated disease in myotonic dystrophy.
Arun Venkataraman - University of Rochester
Adviser: Jianhui Zhong, Ph.D. | Zhong Lab
PhD Degree Program: PAS - Year: Grad 4
Interests: Utilizing MRI techniques to elucidate neuropathological alterations in neurodegenerative disorders and traumatic brain injury
Jesse Wang - University of Connecticut
Adviser: Henry Kautz, Ph.D. | Kautz Lab
PhD Degree Program: TBS - Year: Grad 4
Interests: Utilizing statistical speech analysis and natural language processing to capture and understand a physician-patient conversation, then automatically update eRecord with the appropriate information
Emily Wu, Ph.D. - University of Michigan
Adviser: Edward Schwarz, Ph.D.
PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Med 4
Interests: The Role of TNF-α in the Genesis of Inflammatory Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis