Alumni

Claire Gianakas (Graduate Student 2018-2022)

Current Position: Medical Writer, Whitsell Innovations, Dallas, TX

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Aastha Garde (Graduate Student 2016-2022)

Current Position: Postdoctoral scholar, Jonikas Lab, Princeton University, NJ

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Sara Payne (Graduate Student 2016-2022)

Current Position: Scientist I at BioAgilytix in RTP, NC
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Sandra Vergara (Scientist 2017-2021; Visiting Post-doctoral scholar 2016-2017)

Current Position: Variant Scientist,  Tempus Labs, Chicago, IL

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Eric Hastie (Post-doctoral scholar 2015-2020)

Current Position: Teaching Assistant Professor, Co-Director of the CBER Lab, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC

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Dan Keeley (Graduate Student 2013-2019)

Current Position: Advanced Tissue Imaging Scientist, United Therapeutics Research. RTP, NC

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Kacy Gordon (Post-doctoral scholar  2014-2019)

 

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina

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Lara Linden-High (Graduate Student 2011-2017) 

 

Current Position: Instructor of Biology, Duke University, NC

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Jonathan Jeger (Technician 2016-2017) 

Current Position: Medical Resident, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 

 

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Kaleb Naegeli (Graduate Student 2010-2017) 

Current Position: Principal Scientist, Humacyte, RTP, NC

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Shelly McClatchey (Graduate Student 2011-2016) 

Current Position: Lecturer at the University of Hawaii Leeward Community College,  Pearl City, Oahu, HI

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Adam Schindler (Post-doctoral Scholar 2009-2016) 

Current Position: Senior Regulatory Writer at Aroga Biosciences.  San Diego, CA

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Matt Clay (Post-doctoral Scholar 2014-2015)

Current Position:  ‎Senior Research Scientist, Gregor Diagnostics, Madison, WI
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Lauren Lilley Lohmer (Graduate Student 2009-2015)  

Current Position: Director, Clin Pharm and Pmx, Nuventra, Research Triangle Park, NC
 
 

 

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Meghan Morrissey (Graduate Student 2009-2015)

Current Position:  Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, UC Santa Barbara, CA
 
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Dave Matus (Postdoctoral Fellow 2007-2013)

Current Position:  Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, NY & Scientist and Interim Director of Laboratory Operations, Arcadia Science, Berkley, CA
 
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Zheng Wang (Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Fellow 2007-2013)

Current Position: M.D./Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Medical Research Center, Tongji Medical College, Huzahong University of Science and Technology
Attending, Dept. of Surgery, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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Wei Zou (Postdoctoral Fellow 2012-2013)

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Institute of Translational Medicine, School of medicine at Zhejiang University, China
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Ruth Zheng (Undergraduate Researcher 2011-2013)

Current Position: Resident in Pathology at UCSF

 

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Emily Chang (Undergraduate Researcher 2011-2013)

Current Position: PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, UF Health, Jacksonville, FL
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Elliott Hagedorn (Graduate Student 2006-2012)

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Hematology & Medical Oncology, Boston University, MA
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Josh Ziel (Graduate Student 2005-2011) 

Current Position: VP, Program Development, Aerami Therapeutics, New York, NY
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Shinji Ihara  (Postdoctoral Fellow 2008-2010)    

Current Position: Full Professor, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Japan
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Mary (Yang) Hagedorn  (Undergraduate Researcher 2008-2010)

 Current Position: Associate Attorney at DLA Piper, Boston, MA
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Swathi Appachi  (Undergraduate Researcher 2007-2009)

Current Position: Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital and the Head & Neck Institute. Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

 

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Daniel Agarwal (Undergraduate Researcher 2007-2009)

Current Position: Opthomologist, San Luis Obispo Eye Associates, CA
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Ginger Miley (Postdoctoral Fellow 2005-2009)

Current Position: Talent Manager, Performentor, RTP, NC
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Sarah (Durbin) Wicker (Research Associate 2005-2008)

Current Position: Registered Nurse, UNC REX Healthcare, Raleigh, NC

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Hanako Yashiro (Undergraduate Researcher 2005-2007)

Current Position: Post-doctoral scholar, California Institute of Technology
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