Lab Alumni

Former Postdoctoral Fellows:

Evan Lister-Shimauchi (PhD, University of California, Irvine) – 2017 to 2023 – currently Microbiologist at TechDigital, NC

Maya Spichal (PhD, Pasteur Institute) – 2015 to 2019 – currently a postdoctoral fellow with Craig Mello, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Bree Heestand (PhD, Baylor College of Medicine) – 2013 to 2019 – currently Director of Fit Lab Studies, Raleigh, NC

Stephen Frenk (PhD, Cambridge University) – 2015 to 2018 – currently Team Leader, Achilles Therapeutics, London UK

Kathryn Kretovich Billmyre (PhD, Duke University) – 2015 to 2017 – currently Assistant Professor at Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens,

Matt Simon (PhD, University of North Carolina) – 2014 to 2015 – currently Project Director at Rare Disease Translational Center, the Jackson Laboratory

Stacy Alvares (PhD, University of Washington, Seattle) – 2008 to 2012 – currently Adjunct Professor, Bellevue College, WA

Aisa Nakashima (PhD, Nagoya University, Japan) – 2007 to 2010 – currently Assistant Professor, Center for Education in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Osaka University, Japan

Theresa Zucchero (PhD, University of Iowa) – 2005 to 2007 – currently Senior Research Scientist, Rho

Bettina Meier (PhD, University of Munich) – 2001 to 2005 – currently Bioinformatician, Fios Genomics, Edinburgh, UK

Iuval Clejan (PhD, Boston University) – 2001 to 2005 – currently Tech Engineer, Open Space Community, GA

 

Former Graduate Students:

Felix Peng – 2013 to 2016 (joint student with Paul Maddox) – currently Foreign Service Officer and Diplomat, US Department of State

Denis Titov – 2015 to 2016

Jacinth Mitchell – 2009 to 2015

Matt Simon – 2009 to 2014 – currently Project Director at Rare Disease Translational Center, the Jackson Laboratory

Morgan Brady – 2011 to 2014 – currently Associate Research Scientist at The Jackson Labs

Luciana Leopold – 2008 to 2014 – currently Senior Medical Writer at OPEN Health Communications, NC

Ludmilla Shtessel – 2006 to 2012 – currently Clinical Scientist at GlaxoSmithKline, NC

Mia Lowden – 2003 to 2008 – currently Chief Diversity Office, National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH

Julie Hall (Boerckel) – 2002 to 2007 – currently Professor at Biology Department, Lincoln Memorial University, TN

Former Rotation Students:

Clayton Harry (Fall, 2022)

Fred Koitz (Spring, 2022)

Patrick Havlick (Fall, 2015)

Chris Uyehara (Spring, 2015)

Denis Titov (Spring, 2015)

Philip Coryell (Fall, 2013)

Jordan Kardos (Summer, 2013)

Mike Conlin (Summer, 2013)

Garret Berry (Fall 2012)

Mariah Hanson (Fall 2011)

Morgan Brady (Fall 2011)

Brian Bower (Spring 2010)

Jacinth Mitchell (Spring 2009)

Matt Simon (Spring 2009)

Christian Burr (Spring 2007)

Curtiss Hewitt (Fall 2005)

Nevzat Kazgan (Spring 2004)

Andrea Chaput (Fall 2004)

Kui Kwon Kim (Fall 2004)

Keith Woods (Spring 2003)

Patrick Reynolds (Fall 2003)

Jan LaRoque (Fall 2003)

Nathan Montgomery (Spring 2002)

 

Former Research Technicians:

Michael Lippencott – 2019 to 2021 – currently a Graduate Student at University of Colorado Anschutz

Braxton Harris – 2016 – 2018 – currently Research Associate at UNC Neuroscience Center

Charlie Longtine – 2015 to 2017 – currently Graduate Student at Harvard University

Yan Liu – 2001 to 2005 – currently Research Associate at the NIH

Former Undergraduates:

Deborah Agorua – 2022 to 2023

Emily Mathew – 2019 to 2021

Pagnanaeth Tin – 2021

Xiao Wen Chen – 2021

Olivia Mwangi – 2021

Dat Tran – 2019 to 2021

Margaret Wu – 2019 to 2020

Lanna Jin – 2019 to 2020

Minh Nguyen – 2017 to 2019

Seeun Jung – 2017 to 2019

James Horng – 2017 to 2018

Ruwaydah Sideek – 2017 to 2018

Aylin Memili – 2016 to 2018 – currently Medical Student, UNC Chapel Hill

Michael Dinh – 2016 to 2018 – currently Medical Student, UNC Chapel Hill

Wilfred Wong – 2015 to 2018

Zijin (Annie) Lin – 2016 to 2017

Katharine Coomer – 2016 to 2017

Zamira Figuereo – 2016 to 2017

Ayush Kaushish – 2016 to 2017

Tina Xiang – 2014 to 2016

Priyanka Srinivas – 2015 to 2016

Isabel Kenny – 2013 to 2015 – currently Graduate Student at Duke University

Ricky Ho – 2014 to 2015

Shengmei Yin – 2013 to 2014

Kathryn Yiwen Wu – 2012 to 2014

Soobin Seong – 2011 to 2014 – currently consultant at The Chartis Group, VA

Jaslina Paintal – 2013

Florence Tang – 2013 – UNC undergraduate exchange student from Singapore

Anna-Lisa Doebley – 2011 to 2013 – currently MSTP student at University of Washington, Seattle

Ah Jung Jeon – 2012 – UNC summer exchange student from Singapore

Zhi Wen Eyo – 2012 – UNC summer exchange student from Singapore

Shivani Garg – 2012

Hannah Chacon – 2010 to 2012

Chen Cheng – 2008 to 2012 – currently Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford

Michael Ropero – 2011

Tiffany Lee – 2010 to 2011

Gaea McCaig – 2009 to 2011

Elizabeth Cotton – 2009 to 2011

Ashley Hedges – 2007 to 2010

Kristy Cho – 2008 to 2009

Vahini Chundi – 2008 to 2009

Lauren Garwood – 2007 to 2008

Robert Patrick Summers – 2007 to 2008

Teresa Lee – 2005 to 2007 – currently Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Carolyn Hollands – 2005 to 2006

Matt Eckler – 2004 to 2006 – currently Investment Analyst, Arrowmark Partners

Qi Peng – 2003 to 2006

Chris Smelick – 2003 to 2005

Aidan Spring – 2004 (Summer exchange student from Kings College, Dublin)

Sarah Mense – 2002 to 2004

Yan Zhao – 2002 to 2004

Joshua Eudailey – 2002 to 2004

Jasper Harris – 2001 to 2003