POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS

Gabriel Balmus- 2007-2008 & 2012-2013, D.V.M.; Dr. Balmus trained for one year as a Post-doctoral Fellow, completed a PhD in the Graduate Field of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and then stayed in the lab for additional postdoctoral training; currently Group Leader at University of Cambridge.

Kelly Hume- 2008-2010, D.V.M. (College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Fellow); currently Associate Professor, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University.

Erin Daugherity- 2010-2012, D.V.M. (College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Fellow); currently Clinical Veterinarian, Cornell Center for Animal Resources and Education.

Nedra Holmes- 2012-2013, D.V.M. (College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Fellow); currently Veterinary Radiologist at Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital.

Amy Lyndaker- 2009-2015, Ph.D.; currently Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Elmira College.

April Blong- 2014-2016, D.V.M. (College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Fellow); currently Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Iowa State University.

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Min Zhu- 2003-2007, (Field of Comparative Biomedical Sciences), awarded Ph.D. in January 2007 “Essential roles for the mouse checkpoint protein Hus1 in the maintenance of genomic integrity and DNA damage responses”. Currently Medical Research Scientist in the Virology and Emerging Infections Department at the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit.

Xia Xu- 2004-2009, (Field of Environmental Toxicology), awarded Ph.D. in March 2009 “Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis and Lung Tumorigenesis Caused By Ribonucleotide Reductase Deregulation”. Currently Senior Scientist at Merck.

Jennifer Page- 2005-2011, (Field of Genetics and Development), awarded Ph.D. in December 2010 “Effects of Deregulation of Ribonucleotide Reductase in Mice”. Currently Manager of the UCSF ES Cell Targeting Core.

Stephanie Yazinski- 2006-2010 (Field of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology), Awarded Ph.D. in June 2010 “Roles For the DNA Damage Checkpoint Protein HUS1 in Tissue Homeostasis and Tumor Suppression”. Currently Senior Scientist at Intellia Therapeutics.

Gabriel Balmus- 2008-2012, D.V.M. (Field of Molecular and Integrative Physiology), awarded Ph.D. in August 2012. Currently Group Leader UK Dementia Research Institute at University of Cambridge.

Minxing Li- 2008-2013, (Field of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology), awarded Ph.D. in March 2013. Currently Associate Consultant at IQVIA.

Pei Xin Lim- 2010-2015, (Field of Genetics and Development), awarded Ph.D. in January 2015; currently Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Maria Jasin at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Joanna Mleczko- 2012-2016, D.V.M. (Field of Comparative Biomedical Sciences), awarded Ph.D. in August 2016.

Tim Pierpont- 2012-2016, (Field of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology), awarded Ph.D. in November 2016. Currently Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Avery August at Cornell University.

Yashira Negron- 2013-2018, (Chemistry and Chemical Biology), awarded Ph.D. in May 2018. Currently Associate Scientist at Agios Pharmaceuticals.

Darshil Patel- 2014-2018, (Field of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology), awarded Ph.D. in July 2018. Currently Senior Scientist at Cabaletta Bio.

Elizabeth Moore- 2015-2019, D.V.M. (Field of Comparative Biomedical Sciences), awarded Ph.D. in May 2019. Currently Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Claudia Fischbach at Cornell University.

Catalina Pereira- 2015-2021, (Field of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology), awarded Ph.D. in December 2021; currently Postdoctoral Fellow with Drs. Charles Danko and John Schimenti at Cornell University.

VETERINARY STUDENTS

Amy Cassano, Cornell University (Cornell University Veterinary Investigator Program)

Cheri Grigg, Cornell University (Cornell University Veterinary Investigator Program)

Emily Jeanes, University of Liverpool (Cornell Leadership Program)

Sanne Hugen, Utrecht University (Cornell Leadership Program)

Elizabeth Moore, Cornell University

Catherine Diggins, Cornell University (Cornell Leadership Program)

Hilary Hu, University of Sydney (Cornell Leadership Program)

Aria Hill, Cornell University (Cornell University Veterinary Investigator Program)

Nandita Kataria, University of Sydney (Cornell Leadership Program)

Lorenso Escobar, Cornell University

Alicia Braxton, North Carolina State University (Cornell Leadership Program; recipient of 2014 Leadership Program Integrative Biology Prize)

Kevin Mu, Cornell University (Cornell Leadership Program)

Louisa Hell, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany (Cornell Leadership Program)

Stéphie‐Anne Dulièpre, Cornell University (Cornell University Veterinary Investigator Program)

Luca Fortuna, Royal Veterinary College  (Cornell Leadership Program)

James Cockey, Cornell University (Cornell University Veterinary Investigator Program)

Natrine Cheok, Purdue University  (Cornell Leadership Program)

Viviana Maymi, Cornell University

Yvonne Wei, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh (Cornell Virtual Summer Research Program)

Clarey Hung, Cornell University (Cornell University Veterinary Investigator Program)

MASTERS OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Qiming Jin

Xijia Wang

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS

Joshua Levy (Cornell Presidential Scholar)- Class of 2004

Huizi Chen– Class of 2005

Peter Levitt (Cornell Hughes Summer Scholar)- Class of 2005, with highest honors

Alain Douchinsky (Cornell Hughes Summer Scholar)- Class of 2006

Scott Millman (Cornell Presidential Scholar)- Class of 2007

Kelly Ong– exchange student, University of West England third year placement program

Elmer Cheng Hung Lin (Cornell Presidential Scholar) – Class of 2008

Peter Westcott (Cornell Hughes Summer Scholar) – Class of 2008, graduated with high honors

Rinti Mukherjee (Cornell Presidential Scholar) – Class of 2009, graduated with honors

Young Lu (Cornell Presidential Scholar) – Class of 2009

Ja Ryung Cho – Class of 2010

Craig Wang – Class of 2010

Sarah Lagedrost (Cornell Hughes Summer Scholar; American Heart Association Undergraduate Fellowship recipient)– Class of 2009

Tiffany Shand (Cornell Leadership Alliance Program)

Amr El Haraki (Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar Exchange Program)

Lee Gerwitz (Cornell Hughes Summer Scholar) –Class of 2010, with high honors

Josette Pierre– Class of 2011

Angie Torres (Cornell Leadership Alliance Program)

Alina Ali– Class of 2011 (Cornell Undergraduate Stem Cell Trainee)- Class of 2011, graduated with Distinction

Jamie Roden Class of 2012 (Cornell Undergraduate Stem Cell Trainee)

Shellese Cannonier (Cornell Leadership Alliance Program)

Ahmed Al Saei (Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar Exchange Program)

Aaron Cohen– Class of 2012, Graduated with honors

Ayman Al Jurdi (Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar Exchange Program)

Aaron Oswald (Cornell Undergraduate Stem Cell Trainee)- Class of 2014, graduated magna cum laude

David Karimbizi (Biology Research Fellowship Program Trainee)- Class of 2014, graduated cum laude

Kelsey Poisson (Cornell Undergraduate Stem Cell Spring 2013 Trainee)- Class of 2013, graduated magna cum laude

Sharon Guzman (Biology Research Fellowship Summer 2013 Program Trainee)- Class of 2013, graduated cum laude

Christina Jeon– Class of 2013, graduated magna cum laude

Manpreet Basuita– visiting student from McMaster University

Jodecy Colon– visiting student from Brandeis University (Cornell University Summer REU Program in the Life Sciences)

Cindy Luan– Class of 2015 

Zanah Francis– Class of 2016

Ellen Hong– Class of 2017

Charlton Tsai– Class of 2016, graduated summa cum laude

Gabriel Mpilla– visiting student from Delaware State University (Molecular Biology and Genetics Summer REU Program)

Hilary Bright– visiting student from University of Maryland Baltimore County (Molecular Biology and Genetics Summer REU Program; co-mentored by Patrick Stover)

Yassmine Zerrad– visiting student from Delaware State University (Molecular Biology and Genetics Summer REU Program)

Kathleen Miao– Class of 2017

Harris Liou– Class of 2018

Eric Zhang– Class of 2019

Brenna Remick– Class of 2019

Matthew Guo– Class of 2020

Pedro Cruz Rosa– visiting student from University of Puerto Rico, Ponce.

Michael Downey– Class of 2020

Ravi Dhawan– Class of 2021

Carla Patricia Reyes Flores– visiting student from University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Anabella Galang– Class of 2023

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Josh Darfler (Lansing High School, Authentic Scientific Research Program)

Anand Ramanathan (Research Apprenticeship in Biological Sciences Program)

Lucy Duan (Ithaca High School)

Yousuf Kharal (Research Apprenticeship in Biological Sciences Program)

Giselle Vitcov (Research Apprenticeship in Biological Sciences Program)

Alexandra Stevens (Rondout Valley High School)

Carlan Gray (Biology Instructor, Ithaca High School; NYSTEM Research Experience for Teachers Program)

Naomi Ali (Biology Instructor, Syracuse NY; NYSTEM Research Experience for Teachers Program)