URMC / Microbiology & Immunology / People / Trainees Trainees ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZPost-Doctoral Associates/Fellows and Graduate StudentsAlaa AhmedEmail AlaaAhmedGraduate StudentDewhurst LabResearch Interest: Improving LAIV Efficacy and Understanding Methods Underlying HIV Silencing in AstrocytesShahad AhmedEmail ShahadAhmedGraduate StudentSerra-Moreno LabHaley AullEmail HaleyAullGraduate StudentSerra-Moreno LabZachary BoodooEmail ZacharyBoodooGraduate StudentFirst YearSebastian BoschEmail SebastianBoschGraduate StudentDewhurst LabResearch Interest: Understanding the Interaction of HIV With Human Microglial Cells, and its Relevance to HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND)Justin BrennanEmail JustinBrennanGraduate StudentSun LabResearch Interest: Generation mechanisms and functions of respiratory syncytial virus copy-back defective viral genomesEmily BrittEmail EmilyBrittGraduate StudentGill LabResearch Interest: Investigating the influence of gut microbiome-derived polyamines on host-pathogen interactions and immune responses in the context of Staphylococcus aureus bone infectionBinghong CaiEmail BinghongCaiGraduate StudentSant LabDarline Castro-MelendezEmail DarlineCastro-MelendezGraduate StudentSheible LabKiana ChenEmail KianaChenGraduate StudentSchwarz LabRahimi LabResearch Interest: The mechanism behind sexual dimorphism in TNF-induced erosive inflammatory arthritisYuexuan ChenEmail YuexuanChenGraduate StudentSerra-Moreno LabYongjun Choi, PhDEmail YongjunChoiPostdoctoral FellowMinsoo Kim LabJessica Ciesla, PhDEmail JessicaCieslaPostdoctoral Research AssociateMunger LabResearch Interest: Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNFα) Induces Metabolic Reprogramming to Promote an Anti-viral Cell StateAmelia Clark, M.S.Email AmeliaClarkGraduate StudentAltman LabResearch Interest: Modulation of the cell-autonomous molecular clock by metabolic stress, and its role in the anti-tumor immune response. Maggie Connolly, MDEmail MaggieConnollyPostdoctoral FellowGeoras LabHeather CurtsingerEmail HeatherCurtsingerGraduate StudentLopatkin LabAnkit Dahal, BSEmail AnkitDahalGraduate StudentMinsoo Kim LabResearch Interest: The biology of MDSC formation and migration into the site of pancreatic cancerPatrick Donohue, MDEmail PatrickDonohuePostdoctoral FellowGeoras LabSarah EcklEmail SarahEcklGraduate StudentFirst YearSophia EliseevaEmail SophiaEliseevaGraduate StudentYarovinsky LabResearch Interest: T. gondii-induced peripheral tissue reprogrammingKatherine Escalera-RiveraEmail KatherineEscalera-RiveraGraduate StudentAnolik LabJonason LabResearch Interest: Inflammatory processes involved in the onset and development of OsteoarthritisKristina Fenner, MSEmail KristinaFennerGraduate StudentLawrence LabResearch Interest: Studying the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells during viral infection Adam Geber, BSEmail AdamGeberGraduate StudentTopham LabProgram for Advanced Immune Bioimaging Erin GibbonsEmail ErinGibbonsGraduate StudentHammes LabResearch Interest: Investigating how Glycoprotein-NMB promotes Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) tumor growth and can be used as a biomarker.Vijay Gondil, PhDEmail VijayGondilPostdoctoral AssociateDunman LabResearch Interest: mRNA degradosomes, tRNA processing and penicillin binding proteins-4 as targets to develop novel classes of antibacterial drugs.Gary Hannon, PhDEmail GaryHannonPostdoctoral AssociateGerber LabKala HardyEmail KalaHardyGraduate StudentTakimoto LabResearch Interest: Shutoff activity of coronavirusWenqin (Abby) HeEmail Wenqin (Abby)HeGraduate StudentFirst YearAlicia HealeyEmail AliciaHealeyGraduate StudentLawrence LabResearch Interest: Investigating how AHR activation modulates neutrophil recruitment to the lung during viral infectionThomas HensonEmail ThomasHensonGraduate StudentHammes LabTaylor JonesEmail TaylorJonesGraduate StudentTopham LabZareef KamalEmail ZareefKamalGraduate StudentPavelka LabAmal KhanEmail AmalKhanGraduate StudentFrisch LabJustin LeachEmail JustinLeachGraduate StudentDewhurst LabResearch Interest: Elucidating the Molecular Basis of the Temperature Sensitivity of the Live-Attenuated Influenza Virus (LAIV) and Using that Knowledge to Create a Safer and More Effective Influenza VaccineMaggie LeschEmail MaggieLeschGraduate StudentGerber LabChen Li, M.S.Email ChenLiGraduate StudentMorrell LabResearch Interest: The role of platelets in immune systemZhewen (Kevin) LiEmail Zhewen (Kevin)LiGraduate StudentFirst YearYuchang LiuEmail YuchangLiuGraduate StudentFirst YearAlison LivadaEmail AlisonLivadaGraduate StudentMorrell LabResearch Interest: Megakaryocytes and platelets roles' in immunity and Origin of lung megakaryocytes and their roles in shaping immune responsesAdina LongyearEmail AdinaLongyearGraduate StudentSant LabVania Lopez-RuizEmail VaniaLopez-RuizGraduate StudentRobert LabResearch Interest: Investigating ligand presentation by XNC4, a non-polymorphic MHC class I-like molecule that confers resistance to infections by non-TB mycobacteria in XenopusMichael LutzEmail MichaelLutzGraduate StudentVarble LabResearch Interest: Host adaptation of influenza virusZahra MahamedEmail ZahraMahamedGraduate StudentMinsoo Kim LabFalsetta LabMichael MalloyEmail MichaelMalloyGraduate StudentMorrell LabDexin Mao, Ph.D.Email DexinMaoPostdoctoral FellowYiping Zhu LabResearch Interest: The interactions between viruses and hostsLyvia MarkleEmail LyviaMarkleGraduate StudentGill LabResearch Interest: Investigating the impact of gut microbiome-derived metabolites on obese/type-2 diabetic gut barrier integrity and immune modulation in response to systemic Staphylococcus aureus infectionElysia MastersEmail ElysiaMastersGraduate StudentAwad LabSchwarz LabZoe MatacchieraEmail ZoeMatacchieraGraduate StudentFirst YearKatya McDonaldEmail KatyaMcDonaldGraduate StudentMuthukrishnan LabHimanshu Meghwani, Ph.D.Email HimanshuMeghwaniPostdoctoral AssociateMuthukrishnan LabNancy Mehra, PhDEmail NancyMehraPostdoctoral AssociateDunman LabResearch Interest: Targeting A. baumannii efflux pumps via small molecule inhibitors to improve existing antibiotic treatments' effectiveness and combat adaptive efflux-mediated drug resistance.John MillerEmail JohnMillerGraduate StudentTurner LabResearch Interest: Determining the mechanism of HE4-mediated immunosuppression in ovarian cancerNicholas MillerEmail NicholasMillerGraduate StudentRobert LabSana MirEmail SanaMirGraduate StudentMinsoo Kim LabYugo Morita, M.D., Ph.D.Email YugoMoritaPostdoctoral FellowSchwarz LabReagan MyersEmail ReaganMyersGraduate StudentFirst YearJaniret Narvaez Miranda Email Janiret Narvaez Miranda Graduate StudentMonaco LabResearch Interest: Contribution of enteric virome to the development of allergies in urban Rochester communities and rural Old Order Mennonites.Jennifer NicholsonEmail JenniferNicholsonGraduate StudentAnolik LabMolly NiskaEmail MollyNiskaGraduate StudentZand LabRaven OsbornEmail RavenOsbornPostdoctoral FellowDewhurst LabResearch Interest: Using Applications of Network Theory to Understand How SARS-CoV-2 Evades the Innate Immune SystemLauren PaddockEmail LaurenPaddockGraduate StudentGill LabCharkira PatrickEmail CharkiraPatrickGraduate StudentWoeller LabYue PengEmail YuePengGraduate StudentSchwarz LabResearch Interest: Investigating Lymphatics in Inflammatory-Erosive ArthritisMelanie Perkins, MSEmail MelaniePerkinsGraduate StudentAnolik LabResearch Interest: Investigating the role of B cells in autoimmune diseaseAn (Andy) PhanEmail An (Andy)PhanGraduate StudentYiping Zhu LabResearch Interest: Investigating the mechanisms by which human host factors restrict HIV-1 gene expression in order to provide insight into the regulation of viral DNA and latencyChristina Post, Ph.D.Email ChristinaPostPostdoctoral FellowLawrence LabResearch Interest: Effects of exposure to perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) on antiviral immunityTraci Pressley, MSEmail TraciPressleyGraduate StudentGeoras LabSaloni RamaniEmail SaloniRamaniGraduate StudentMosmann LabStephanie RennerEmail StephanieRennerGraduate StudentFirst YearResearch Interest: Investigating the roles of host factors involved in the silencing of integrated HIV DNA in the heterochromatin regionCarlos Reyes-SepulvedaEmail CarlosReyes-SepulvedaGraduate StudentHammond LabAllison RyanEmail AllisonRyanGraduate StudentMinsoo Kim LabResearch Interest: Development of effective CAR T cell therapy for solid tumorsAlexandra Safronova, Ph.D.Email AlexandraSafronovaPostdoctoral AssociateYarovinsky LabResearch Interest: Gut microbiota, host defense and immunity: analysis with integrative omics approachMotoo Saito, M.D., Ph.D.Email MotooSaitoPostdoctoral AssociateMuthukrishnan LabNoah Salama, BSEmail NoahSalamaGraduate StudentCalvi LabResearch Interest: To characterize long-term, post resolution polarized resident macrophage cell types and ascertain their phenotypic role in maintaining the tissue polarized stateTyler Scherzi, M.S.Email TylerScherziGraduate StudentJarvinen-Seppo LabJordana SchmiererEmail JordanaSchmiererGraduate StudentTakimoto LabResearch Interest: Role of influenza PA on host adaptationCatherine SeyingEmail CatherineSeyingGraduate StudentMunger LabThandolwethu (Thando) ShabanguEmail Thandolwethu (Thando)ShabanguGraduate StudentFirst YearYuhang ShiEmail YuhangShiPostdoctoral FellowSerra-Moreno LabLucas SimpsonEmail LucasSimpsonGraduate StudentMunger LabResearch Interest: High throughput screening identifies EGLN family prolyl hydroxylases as important determinants of HCMV infectionIan StoneEmail IanStoneGraduate StudentSamuelson LabKarli SuttonEmail KarliSuttonGraduate StudentFirst YearSophie Troyer, BSEmail SophieTroyerGraduate StudentJarvinen-Seppo LabAdam Tyrlik, BSEmail AdamTyrlikGraduate StudentCalvi LabMegan UlbrichEmail MeganUlbrichGraduate StudentDziejman LabResearch Interest: Using multidisciplinary approaches to uncover novel effector protein (VopX) functions. Natalie VanceEmail NatalieVanceGraduate StudentThakar LabTara VroomanEmail TaraVroomanGraduate StudentGerber LabNicole WaildEmail NicoleWaildGraduate StudentMunger LabResearch Interest: Novel CRISPR Screening Pipeline identifies JUNB as an Inflammatory Anti-viral FactorChenghao WangEmail ChenghaoWangGraduate StudentYarovinsky LabRuoqiao WangEmail RuoqiaoWangGraduate StudentThakar LabResearch Interest: Evaluation of single-cell pathway scoring methods and characterization of monocytes in HIV-positive individuals with atherosclerosis.Chantelle White Email ChantelleWhite Graduate StudentSant LabResearch Interest: Investigating the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic viral factors on the development of CD4 T cell mediated immune responses to infectionThomas WilsonEmail ThomasWilsonGraduate StudentWard LabZirui ZhaoEmail ZiruiZhaoGraduate StudentDziejman LabZhinian ZhouEmail ZhinianZhouGraduate StudentSun Lab