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
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
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
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:
Erica Milia, Biology, Mentor David Jeruzalmi (Chem & Biochem)
Jos茅 Ortiz-Soto, Chemistry, Mentor Marilyn Gunner (Physics)
Nicholas Ferraro, Biochemistry, Mentor Reza Khayat (Chem & Biochem)
Benjamin Lesea-Pringle, Biochemistry, Mentor Christopher DelRe (ASRC, Chem & Biochem)
Damon Turney, Physics, Mentor Ronald Koder (Physics)
Binh Nguyen, Chemical Eng, Mentor M. Lane Gilchrist (ChemE)
Last Updated: 09/29/2025 21:21