Alumni - Current Positions
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(updated 03/2025)
| Name | Year of Graduation | Advisor's Name | Thesis Project | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keifer Kurtz | 2024 | David Scheinberg |
Orthogonal approaches for enhancing immunotherapies |
Scientist I at Immunai |
| Wendy Lin | 2024 | Joao Xavier |
Fusobacterium nucleatum Reprograms ColorectalCancer Cells to Evade NK Cell Killing |
Fellow - Baret Scholars |
| Brandon Ng | 2024 | Van Den Brink |
Engineered Il-18 Secretion and Multi-Antigen Targeting Enable CAR T cells to Eliminate Multiple Myeloma with Low Antigen Expression in an Immunocompetent Mouse Model |
TBA |
| Nathaniel Tse | 2024 | Francis Lee |
Preadolescent Stress Impairs Social Interaction and Alters Social Circuit Activity in the mOFC-BLA Projection |
Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Francis Lee's Lab |
| Mildred Unti | 2024 | Samie Jaffrey |
A Method for Expressing Circular mRNA in Mammalian Cells and its Use as A Therapeutic and Research Tool |
Scientist at Stealth Startup |
| Svena Verma | 2024 | Merghoub/Wolchok |
Targeting Tumor Glycolysis Redirects Intratumoral Glucose Uptake and Improves Anti-Tumor Immunity |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Merghoub/Wolchok Lab |
| Daniel Worroll | 2024 | Yueming Li |
4-Aminoquinoline Inhibitors of the Autophagy-Lysosomal Pathway (ALP) as a Therapeutic Approach For Pancreatic Cancer |
Postdoctoral Fellow - Dr. Yueming Li Lab |
| Lia Zallar | 2024 | Kristen Pleil |
"The Reciprocal Relationship Between Estrogen, Alcohol, and the P450 Enzyme Aromatase" |
Postdoctoral Scientist at New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University |
| Melissa Boby | 2023 | Derek Tan |
Development of Adenylation Enzyme Inhibitors as Novel Antibiotics |
Drug Discovery Fellow - D. E. Shaw Research |
| Broderick Corless | 2023 | Derek Tan |
EpoxySEAKER: CAR T-Cell Model for Targeted Local Biosynthesis of Therapeutic Warheads |
Senior Scientist - Pfizer |
| Krysta Dikun | 2023 | Lorraine Gudas |
Investigating the Roles of Retinoic Acid Receptor (RAR) Alpha and Beta in Kidney Cell Types |
Postdoctoral Fellow of DNA Encoded Library Screening Technology at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine |
| Lauren Dong | 2023 | Taha Merghoub |
Intermittent MEK inhibition with GITR co-stimulation rescues T cell function for increased efficacy with CTLA-4 blockade in solid tumor models |
Scientific Lead at Loxo@Lilly |
| Lauren Jonas | 2023 | Yueming Li |
Interferon Inducible Transmembrane Protein 3 (IFITM3) in Alzheimer’s Disease and Tauopathy |
Analyst at inThought Research |
| Jonathan Khan | 2023 | Wolchok/Brentjens |
Rational Development of an Optimized CAR T Cell Platform for Therapy of Glioblastoma |
Postdoctoral Fellow - Merghoub Lab |
| Kyeara Mack | 2023 | Jason Lewis |
Antibody-Based Theranostics in Ovarian Cancer: Targeting MUC16 for Diagnosis and Radioimmunotherapy |
Postdoctoral Associate - Brookhaven National Lab |