Alumni - Current Positions
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(updated 08/2026)
| Name | Year of Graduation | Advisor's Name | Thesis Project | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Dean Harvey | 2017 | Heller, Daniel |
Developing Carbon Nanotube Optical Sensors for in vitro and in vivo Detection of Biomarkers and Drugs. |
Analyst at Deerfield Management |
| Paul Sumung Jeng | 2017 | Cheng, Emily |
Development of Small Molecule Inhibitors of MCL-1 for Cancer Therapy. |
Vice President - Biotechnology Equity Research |
| Abigail K. Masiuk (Horstmann) | 2017 | Gudas, Lorraine |
The Role of ALDH1a2 in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. |
SVP, Medical Strategy Director at 21GRAMS |
| Emily Joel Mercer | 2017 | Evans, Todd |
Discovery of a Cardioprotective Mechanism Regulated by HSPB7 |
Principal, Blue Matter |
| Christina Torturo (Bonvicino) | 2017 | Hemmings, Hugh |
Effects of Isoflurane on Synaptic Vesicle Exocytosis in Dopaminergic Neurons. |
Director Research Operations at PsychoGenics |
| Alyssa Verano | 2017 | Tan, Derek |
Synthesis and Biological Investigation of Antioxidant Pyrrolomorpholine Spiroketal Natural Products. |
Associate Principal Scientist at AstraZeneca |
| Alissa Brandes | 2016 | Li, Yueming |
Regulation of Notch Signaling by Gamma-Secretase Protein Modulators. |
Associate Director, Preclinical Safety at Umoja Biopharma |
| Chelsea Buma (Paresi) | 2016 | Li, Yueming |
The Mechanism of Action of Novel Gamma-Secretase Modulators |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Texas at Austin |
| Danica Chiu | 2016 | Li, Yueming | The Non-Transcriptional Role of Hif-1? in the Activation and Regulation of ?-Secretase. | Scientist at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc - Greater New York City Area |
| Michael Kaufmann | 2016 | Mellinghoff, Ingo |
Understanding Signal Transduction in Ras-MAP Kinase Altered Glioma. |
Director, Discovery Research Program Management at AbbVie |
| Elisabeth Wondimu | 2016 | Goldring, Mary | Defining the Contribution of the E-74 Like Factor 3 (Elf3) to Cartilage Degradation in Osteoarthritis in Mice. | Scientist - Dicerna Pharmaceuticals |
| Michael Boice | 2015 | Guido-Wendel, Hans |
The TNFRSF14/HVEM Receptor is an Extrinsic Tumor Suppressor in Follicular Lymphoma. |
VP, Scientific Engagement VP, Scientific Engagement - Translational Drug Development (TD2)
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| Tharu Fernando | 2015 | Melnick, Ari | The Role of Heat Shock Factor 1 in Germinal Center B Cells and Lymphoma. | Postdoctoral Fellow at Genentech San Francisco Bay Area |
| Rebecca Goldstein | 2015 | Melnick, Ari |
The Role of Hsp90 in B cell Receptor Signaling and Novel Combinatorial Therapies for ABC DLBCL. |
Senior Director, Large Molecules, Discovery Oncology at Merck |
| William Mills, IV | 2015 | Szeto, Hazel | Reenergizing Mitochondria in Diabetic Ocular Tissue to Combat Visual Dysfunction. | Healthcare Equity Analyst at Camber Capital Management, LLC |