Former Group Members

Where are the students now?

Student nameCareer Path
Abdullah Ali `25Research Assistant, University of Pennsylvania
Gwendolyn Lam `24NIH postback, Research Scientist I, Rapafusyn Pharmaceuticals
Harrison Kim `24Research Assistant at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Erin Chen`23Engineering Physicist I at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Paul Seth `23Research Assistant, University of Washington Fred Hutch Cancer Center in the laboratory of Cyrus Ghajar
Tamanaa Atrafi `23Medical student at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson College
David (Ming) Ye `23PhD program, MIT Biology, started 2022
Zahara Martinez `23Graduated 2023
Sara Yun `23Associate Scientist, Estée Lauder Companies,
Kevin Li `22PhD program, MIT Biology, started 2021
Charlotte Pohl `22PhD program in Bioscience, University of Utah. Former research Assistant at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Elizabeth Gallagher `23Senior Research Assistant, Dean’s Special Projects at Brown University School of Public Health
Joanne Miao`22Medical Assistant Student
Dana Beseiso`21PhD program, University of Michigan
Hyun Kyung Lee `21PhD Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Yale. Previously, postbac at NIH, Frederic
Ariana Yett `21Food and Beverage Analyst at Chipotle (2021-current)
Jack Rubien `20PhD program, MIT, (2021-current). Research assistant, Jim Shorter’s lab, University of Pennsylvania (2020-22)
Yanti Manurung `20Graduate School, Northwestern. Research assistant, Awatramani’s lab at Northwestern University
Linda (Yingqi) Lin `20MDPhD program at Yale. Former research assistant, Daniel Bauer’s lab at Boston Children’s Hospital
Allan Gao `19

MD program, University of Minnesota (2021-2025)

Research assistant, Jim Shorter’s lab, University of Pennsylvania

Letitia (Ying) Ho `19Research Assistant, Daniel Bauer, Boston Children’s Hospital.
Deondre Jordan `19

Data Analyst at the American Association for Cancer Research (2022-2023)

Middle school science teacher 21/22 academic year

Research Assistant, Jay Schneekloth lab, NIH 2019-21

Sayed Malawi `18Data Scientist at Consumer Edge Insight
Amber Sheth `18MD program, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Barrett Powel `18PhD program, MIT (2018-current)
Alice Liu `18

MD program, University of Michigan (2020-present)

Public health research at Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute in the lab of Dr. Megan Collins

Irene Xiang `18Investment Banking Analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods bank
Delfin G. Buyco `17

PhD program, Northwestern (Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences program 2021-current)

Research Assistant, University of Pennsylvania

Joo Hyun Lee `17Dentistry program, NYU (2018-current); (Past) Research Assistant at UCSF School of Dentistry
Jessica Chen `17Dentistry program at Pennsylvania Dental Medicine (2018-current); (Past) Research Specialist in Prof. Maday lab in Perelman school of medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Kara Bledsoe `16Masters in Library and Information Science with a special certificate in digital archives at the Pratt Institute, New York
Mary Kuchenbrod `16Consultant at Arcadia Healthcare Solutions with plans to pursue MBA
Thomas L. Ruan `16

PhD program Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology (PBSB) program at Weill Cornell (start Fall 2019).

(past): Technician in the laboratory of R. Sampogna at Columbia University Department of Medicine, Nephrology

Joshua Turek-Herman `16PhD program,  Princeton University; (past) Postbac Cancer Research Training Award at the NCI-Frederick in Dr. Mikhail Kashlev’s lab
Katherine Bredder `15At Morningstar – an index fund ratings company in Chicago; tech development program
Cole Harbeck `15Works for software company, Metarhythm
Supriya Davis `15MD program, Duke University; Fulbright scholarship 2015-16, New Delhi, India
Navin C. Sabharwal `14MD program, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Michelle N. Ferreira `14MD program, Yale School of Medicine (ASC-SURF); Residency – Duke University; Oncology fellowship – Hopkins
Steven Barrett `13PhD program, Stanford University, Biochemistry (NSF Graduate Fellowship)
Vienna Tran `13MD program, University of Rochester
Karan Ahluwalia `13MD program, UNC Chapel Hill
Rowen Jin `12MD program, UCSF
Jack Nicoludis `12PhD program, Harvard University, Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Goldwater scholarship, NSF and NDSE Graduate Fellowships); completed
Erica Evans `11Science of Nursing program, Salisbury University
Amlan Bhattacharjee `11MD program, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
David Kornfilt `09PhD program, Chemistry, University of Illinois (ASC-SURF); currently, post doctoral fellow at Princeton in Prof. McMillin lab
Scott Taylor `09
Analyst at Amazon Fulfilment
David Marquardt `08
Analytical Developer at Biogen Idec

David Ye '23

Erin Chen '23

Paul Seth '23

Kevin Li '22

 

Charlotte Pohl '21

Charlotte Pohl, former research student, class of 2021

Charlotte joined the lab in Spring '21 and completed summer research.

Shawn Pfiel

Shawn Pfiel, Professor of Physics at West Chester University of PA

Shawn, a visiting Professor from West Chester, completed sabbatical work fall '21.

Elizabeth Gallagher '23

Sara Yun '23

Tamanaa Atrafi

Tamanaa joined the lab Spring '21 and also completed research over the summer.

Zahara Martinez

Zahara joined the lab Spring '21 and completed summer research with our group.

Dana Bessio

Dana majored in biochemistry.

Bryce Stanhope

Bryce Stanhope in Yatsunyk Lab photo.

Bryce is was our Research Assistant, beginning in October 2020.

Sawyer McCarthy

Sawyer McCarthy photo.

Sawyer was our Research Assistant from August 2019-September 2020. 

Linda (Yingqi) Lin '20

Linda Lin Photo.

Linda graduated with a Biochemistry and Computer Science double major. She now works as a research assistant at the Boston Children's Hospital.

Ariana Yett '21

Adriana Yett photo.

Ariana is a Course Major in Chemistry, Honors Major in Sociology / Anthropology 

Joanne Miao '22

Hyun Kyung Lee '21

Hyun Kyung Lee photo.

Hyun Kyung is Chemistry major and Physics minor.

Deondre Jordan '19

Deondre Jordan '19 photo.

Deondre graduated with a Chemistry major and Music minor. Currently he is in the post baccalaureate rogram at National Institutes of Health.

Samantha T. Nyovanie  

Samantha T. Nyovanie photo.

Sam was our Research Assistant. She came to us from Amherst College with a BA in Chemistry and an Honors Thesis in Inorganic Chemistry.  She is currently a graduate student at NYU in Biomedical Science. 

Barrett Powell '18

Barrett Powell photo.

Barrett was a Chemistry major and Engineering minor. Currently he is a graduate student at MIT.

Yanti Manurung '20  

Allan Gao '19

Allan Gao photo.

Allan is a research assistant at UPenn.

Irene Xiang '18

Irene Xiang photo

Letitia Ho '19

Letita Ho photo.

Sayed Malawi '18

Amber Sheth '18

Alice Liu '18

Delfin Gerard G. Buyco '17

Joo Hyun Lee '17

Jessica Chen  '17

Jessica Chen photo.

Jessica started in 2018 Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry program at Pennsylvania Dental Medicine.

Kara Bledsoe '16

Kara Bledsoe photo.

Masters in Library and Information Science with a special certificate in digital archives at the Pratt Institute, New York.

Mary Kuchenbrod '16

Thomas Ruan '16

Josh Turek-Herman '16

Josh Turek-Herman, Class of 2016, Swarthmore College

Postbac Cancer Research Training Award at the NCI-Frederick in Dr. Mikhail Kashlev's lab

Supriya Davis '15

Supriya Davis, Class of 2015, Swarthmore College

Med student at Duke University

2015-16 Fulbright Scholar—New Delhi, India

Cole Harbeck '15

Cole Harbeck, Class of 2015, Swarthmore College

Metarhythm​

Navin Sabharwal '14

Navin Sabharwal, Class of 2014, Swarthmore College

Med student, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Michelle Ferreira '14

Michelle Ferreira in lab

Med student, Yale School of Medicine (ASC-SURF)

Steven P. Barrett '13

Steven P. Barrett, Class of 2013, Swarthmore College

PhD at Stanford University, Biochemistry (NSF Graduate Fellowship)

Vienna Tran '13

Vienna Tran, Class of 2013, Swarthmore College

Med student, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry​

Karan Ahluwalia '13

Karan Ahluwalia, Class of 2013, Swarthmore College

Med student at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Jack M. Nicoludis '12

Jack M. Nicoludis '12, PhD at Harvard University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

PhD at Harvard University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CCB), started Fall 2012

Rowen Jin '12

Rowen Jin '12

Med student at University of California, San Francisco

Amlan Bhattacharjee '11

Amlan Bhattacharjee '11, Med student at SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Med student at SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Erica Evans '11

Erica Evans '11, Salisbury University's accelerated nursing program

Salisbury University's accelerated nursing program.

David Kornfilt '09

Graduate Student, University of Illinois.

Scott Taylor '09

McMaster-Carr, analyst.

David Marquardt '08

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, technician.