Alumni - Current Positions
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(updated 06/2026)
| Name | Year of Graduation | Advisor's Name | Thesis Project | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy Escorcia | 2010 | Scheinberg, David |
Anti-vascular Alpha-particle Radioimmunotherapy Selectively Kills Tumor Vasculature and Results in Vascular Remodeling that Enhances Chemotherapeutic Drug Penetration and Efficacy |
Executive Director at RayzeBio |
| Clare LeFave | 2010 | Cartegni, Luca | HnRNP H Drives an Oncogenic Splicing Switch in Gliomus. | Project Manager, Biomarkers, Greater Philadelphia Area |
| Judith Mesicek (Escorcia) | 2010 | Kolesnick, Richard | Elucidating the Roles of Human Ceramide Synthase Isoforms in Ionizing Radiation-induced Apoptosis. | Medical Strategy Director at Area23, New York, NY |
| Jeremy Paige | 2010 | Jaffrey, Samie | RNA Analogs of Green Fluorescent Protein for Live Cell RNA Imaging and Development of Small Molecule Sensors | Resident Physician at University of Washington Radiology, Seattle, WA |
| Eric Salazar, MD,PhD | 2010 | Levin, Lonny/ Jochen Buck | Novel Inhibitors of the Essential Plasmodium falciparum Adenylyl Cyclase-ÌÙ as Potential Antimalarials. | Assistant Professor of Pathology and Genomic Medicine at Houston Methodist, Houston, TX |
| Jonathan Seideman | 2010 | Scheinberg, David | Mechanisms of Apoptosis, Cellular Resistance, and Pharmacologic Protection in Alpha Particle Radioimmunotherapy. | Managing Partner at Arcus Medica, Philadelphia, PA |
| Carlos Villa | 2010 | Scheinberg, David | Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in Cancer Immunotherapy | Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Pennsylvania |
| Marybeth Garceau | 2009 | Gross, Steven | S-Nitrosylation of PDE5 Contributes to Desensitization of the NO/cGMP Signaling Pathway | Research Analyst, CNA, Arlington, VA |
| Ensar Halilovic | 2009 | Rosen, Neal | The Role of Mutational Activation of RAS and PI3K Signaling Pathways in Human Tumors: Biologic and Therapeutic Implications. | Research Investigator, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc., Oncology Translational Medicine, Cambridge, MA |
| Cynthia Ann Kou | 2009 | Malcolm, Moore | Therapeutic Strategies for Targeting the Leukemic Stem Cell | Medical writer |
| Lisa Placanica | 2009 | Li, Yueming | Endogenous Gamma Secretase: Activity, Substrate Selectivity and Molecular Composition | Business Development Director, Mount Sinai Innovation Partners, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
| Kymora Scotland | 2009 | Gudas, Lorraine | Analysis of Rex1 (ZFP42) Expression and Function in Murine Embryonic Stem Cells and Prostate Epithelial Cells | Urology fellow at Jefferson Medical Center, PA |
| Chad Shelton | 2009 | Li, Yueming | Gamma Secretase Regulation and Function in Alzheimer Disease and Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma. | Research Analyst, CNA, Arlington, VA |
| Branka Stancevic | 2009 | Kolesnick, Richard | Ceramide-Rich Platforms Regulate Ionizing Radiation Sensitivity in Endothelium | Assistant Medical Director, Lumenon Medica, New York |
| Amanda Weyerbacher | 2009 | Inturrisi, Charles | Distinct Temporal and Cellular Signaling Mechanisms Mediate the Initiation and Maintenance of Inflammatory Pain. | Senior Scientist, Safety Evaluation, Research and Development L'Oreal USA, Clark , NJ |