Current Trainees:
Makayla Braunlin
PhD Track: Biology
Mentor: Anuradha Janakiraman
Topic: Elucidating the role of an inner membrane protein in the maintenance of E. coli cell envelope integrity
Date Joined: 9/2021 (completed 2/26)
Liliana Margent Guerrero
PhD Track: Biochemistry
Mentor: Daniel Keedy
Topic: Structural flexibility, ligand binding ability, and allostery of the clinically relevant striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase
Date Joined: 11/2022 (completed 2/26)
Giovanni Crump
PhD Track: Biochemistry
Mentor: Ronald Koder
Topic: Elastin self-assembly and phase separation: biological function and biomaterial design
Date Joined: 9/2023
Meghan Halloran
PhD Track: Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Steven Nicoll
Topic: Cellulose-based hydrogels for soft tissue bulking applications: pelvic health and reconstructive surgery
Date Joined: 9/2023
Gilbert Reyes
PhD Track: Biochemistry
Mentor: Zimei Bu
Topic: Molecular biophysics of cell adhesion protein complexes
Date Joined: 09/2023
Brandon Webley
PhD Track: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Mentor: Mark Emerson
Topic: Nrl gene regulation and cone cell photoreceptors
Date Joined: 03/2024
Denice Moran Ramirez
PhD Track: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Mentor: Mark Emerson
Topic: Transcription factor binding site sequences and gene regulation of the developing retina
Date Joined: 03/2024
Leah Epstein
PhD Track: Biochemistry
Mentor: Kevin Gardner (ASRC, Chem & Biochem)
Topic: Biochemistry and structural biology of bacterial protein environmental sensors
Date Joined: 03/2024
Vishal Persaud
PhD Track: Biochemistry
Mentor: Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle
Topic: Tunable multiphase dynamics of liquid-liquid condensates
Date Joined: 05/2024
Atara Israel
PhD Track: Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Ryan Williams
Topic: Machine learning for design of singe-wall carbon
nanotube sensors of anthracycline accumulation
Date Joined: 05/2024
Zoya Shafique
PhD Track: Electrical Engineering
Mentor: Yingli Tian
Topic: Deep learning for tumor detection by medical image analysis
Date Joined: 05/2024 (transferred to another traineeship program)
Yilam Ng Cen
PhD Track: Biology
Mentor: Prabodhika Mallikaratachy
Topic: Design and function of bivalent oligonucleotide aptamer assemblies that bind B-cell markers
Date Joined: 05/2024
Not pictured:
José Ortiz-Soto, Chemistry, Mentor Marilyn Gunner (Physics)
| Damon Turney, Physics, Mentor Ronald Koder (Physics) |
Binh Nguyen, Chemical Eng, Mentor M. Lane Gilchrist (Chemical Engineering)
Surya Marjit, Biomedical Engineering, Mentor Christopher DelRe (Chem & Biochem)
Alexandra Gomezcoello, Chemistry, Mentor Mark Biscoe (Chem & Biochem)
Tanubrata Dey, Biology, Mentor, Bao Vuong (Biology)
Nicole Fana-Brito, Biochemistry, Mentor David Jeruzalmi (Chem & Biochem)
| Kyle Donnery, Biomedical Engineering, Mentor Marom Bikson (Biomedical Engineering) |
Lyna Ait Akii, Mentor Bingmei Fu (Biomedical Engineering)
Endrit Vllahiu, Biochemistry, Mentor George John (Chem & Biochem)
Last Updated: 06/21/2026 05:33