Recent CMB Student Publications
Jubilee Ajiboye
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Huston
Research Area Investigating the role of cyclic GMP-phosphodiesterases in Cryptosporidium for drug development. Contact Information Email: Jubilee.Ajiboye@med.uvm.edu Lab: Huston lab, Room 202 Stafford Bldg |
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Jayita Barua
Mentor: Dr. Dan Weiss Research Area hMSC therapeutics in lung diseases Contact Information Email: jayita.barua@uvm.edu Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |

John Ball Mentor: Research Area: First Year Student Contact Information Email: john.t.ball@uvm.edu Lab: |
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Anna BelongiaMentor: Dr. Jason Stumpff Research Area:
Contact Information Email: anna.belongia@uvm.edu Lab: HSRF 105
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Cameron Cordora
Mentor: undecided Research Area: First Year Student Contact Information Email: cameron.cordora@uvm.edu Lab: |
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Juliana B. Dau
Mentor:Dr. Yvonne Janssen-Heininger Research Area:Epithelial cell plasticity in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Contact Information Email: Juliana.Barbosa-Torreao-Dau@uvm.edu Lab:Janssen Lab (Redox Biology and Pathology department) |
Jake Dearborn
Mentor: Dr. Dev Majumdar Research Area Lipid-nanoparticle based mRNA therapeutic development Contact Information Email: jacob.dearborn@uvm.edu Lab: Given C312 |
Hannah Despres
Mentor: Dr. Emily Bruce Research Area Influenza morphology and filament production Contact Information Email: hannah.despres@uvm.edu Lab: Stafford 322 |
Pauline DiGianivittorio
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Wargo Research Area Bacterial Metabolism and Virulence Contact Information Email: pauline.digianivittorio@uvm.edu Lab: Stafford 308 |
Will Dowell
Mentor: Dr. Dev Majumdar Research Area Immunology Contact Information Email: William.Dowell@uvm.edu Lab: Majumdar Lab |
Lea Drogalis
Mentor: Dr. Sylvie Doublié Research Area X-ray Crystallography and DNA repair Contact Information Email: lea.drogalis@uvm.edu Lab: Given E314 |
Sebastian Duno-Miranda
Mentor: Dr. David Warshaw Research Area Molecular muscle physiology Contact Information Email: sebastian.duno-miranda@uvm.edu Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
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Vivia "Amanda" Fastiggi
Mentor: Dr. Matt Poynter Research Area Bronchial Smooth Muscle as a target for therapeutic ketosis Contact Information Email: vivia.fastiggi@uvm.edu Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
 Andrea FooteMentor: Dr. Robert Kelm Research Area gMechanism and cardiovascular impact of sequence-specific single-stranded DNA binding Contact Information Email: atfoote@uvm.edu Lab: 169 CRF |
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Cong Gao
Mentor: Dr. Seth Frietze Research Area Histone Modification and Bromodomain Proteins in Breast Cancer Contact Information Email: Cgao1@uvm.edu Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
Erin Gaston
Mentor: Dr. Kalev Freeman Research Area The role acute Inflammation on endothelial cell signaling pathways and functional responses Contact Information Email: Erin.Gaston@uvm.edu Lab: Freeman Lab |
Victoria Gibson
Mentor: Dr. Brian Cunniff Research Area Redox/cancer biology Contact Information Email: Victoria.M.Gibson@uvm.edu Lab: Cunniff lab |

Jon Girard Mentor: undecided Research Area: First year student Contact Information Email: jon.girard@uvm.edu Lab: |
Amber Goerner
Mentor: Dr. Bruno Martorelli Di Genova Research Area Host pathogen interactions of Toxoplasma gondii Contact Information Email: Amber.Goerner@uvm.edu Lab: Stafford 320 |
Randi Gravelle
Mentor: Dr. Brian Cunniff Research Area The role of mitochondrial dynamics and metabolic function in the metastasis and tumorigenesis of breast cancer Contact Information Email: randi.gravelle@uvm.edu Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
Soyeon Gullickson
Mentor: Dr. Eyal Amiel Research Area Immunometabolism of dendritic cells Contact Information Email: soyeon.gullickson@med.uvm.edu Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
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Emmaleigh Hancock Mentor: undecided Research Area First year student Contact Information Email: Emmaleigh.Hancock@uvm.edu Lab: |
Brianna Hilton
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Boyson Research Area γδ T cells Contact Information Email: Brianna.Hilton@uvm.edu Lab: Given E305 |

Tyler Hogan Mentor: undecided Research Area First year student Contact Information Email: Tyler.Hogan@uvm.edu Lab: |
Emily Holt
Mentor: Dr. Dimitry Krementsov Research Area Genetic heterogeneity and environmental risk factors of Multiple Sclerosis Contact Information Email: eaholt@uvm.edu Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
Katherine Horrigan
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Boyson Research Area The role of γδ T cells in cancer Contact Information Email: Katherine.Horrigan@uvm.edu Lab: Given E305 |
Alyssa Hurley
Mentor: Nimrat Chatterjee Research Area DNA Repair Contact Information Email: Alyssa.Hurley@uvm.edu Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
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Kanayo Ikeh
Mentor: Dr. Nimrat Chatterjee Research Area Translesion synthesis inhibition and cancer radiotherapy Contact Information Email: kanayo.ikeh@uvm.edu Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
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Emily Joyce
Mentor: Dr. Rob Hondal Research Area The role of selenium in biologically-relevant macromolecules Contact Information Email: emily.joyce.1@uvm.edu Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
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 Mingu KangMentor: Dr. Alan Howe Research Area The role and regulation of PKA in focal adhesionsContact Information Email: mingu.kang@med.uvm.edu Lab: HSRF 331 |

Tylar Kirch Mentor: Research Area: First year student Contact Information: Email: tylar.kirch@uvm.edu Lab:
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Sylvester Languon
Mentor: Dr. Dev Majumdar Research Area Host proteins involved in double-membrane vesicle formation Contact Information Email: Sylvester.Languon@uvm.edu Lab: Given C312 |
Sean Lenahan
Mentor: Dr. David Seward Research Area STK11 biology in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Contact Information Email: Sean.lenahan@uvm.edu Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
James Lignos
Mentor: Karen Glass Research Area: Chromatin reader domain interactions with histone post-translational modifications Contact Information: Email: james.lignos@med.uvm.edu Lab: Karen Glass Lab |

Vanessa Lopez Mentor: undecided Research Area First year student Contact Information Email: Vanessa.Lopez@uvm.edu Lab: |
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Jacob Mackinder
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Wargo Research Area Bacterial virulence and sphingolipid metabolism |

Ana Madrigal Mentor: undecided Research Area First year student Contact Information Email: Ana.Madrigal@uvm.edu Lab: |

Frances MaleMentor: Dr. Gary Ward Research Area Toxoplasma gondii invasion and Cryptosporidium motility Contact Information Email: frances.male@uvm.edu Lab: Courtyard at Given, Level 3 South |
Kiera Malone
Mentor: Dr. Karen Glass Research Area Chromatin reader domain interactions with histone post-translational modifications Contact Information Email: kiera.malone@uvm.edu Lab: Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences |
Ethan Mattice
Mentor: Dr. Chris Huston Research Area Drug target identification and understanding the molecular switches governing sexual differentiation of cryptosporidium Contact Information Email: emattice@uvm.edu Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |

Madeline McTigue Mentor: undecided Research Area First year student Contact Information Email: Madeline.Mctigue@uvm.edu Lab: |
Bethany Mihavics
Mentor: Dr. Chris Huston Research Area Organoid based models of Cryptosporidium infection Contact Information Email: Bethany.korwin@uvm.edu Lab: Stafford 202 |
Zachary Miller
Mentor: Dr. Dev Majumdar Research Area Post Transcriptional Regulation of Immunoglobulin RNA Contact Information Email: Zachary.D.Miller@uvm.edu Lab: HSRF 305/307 |
Allison Morrissey
Mentor: Dr. John Salogiannis Research Area Molecular mechanisms of microtubule-based transport Contact Information Email: Allison.Morrissey@uvm.edu Lab: Health Science Research Facility 123 |
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Gopika Nandagopal
Mentor: Dr. Paula Deming & Dr. David Seward Research Area STK11 biology in non-small cell lung cancer Contact Information Email: gopika.nandagopal@uvm.edu Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |

Akshay Neeli Mentor: undecided Research Area First year student Contact Information Email: Madeline.Mctigue@uvm.edu Lab: |
Maurice Newton
Mentor: Dr. Yvonne Janssen-Heininger Research Area Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Contact Information Email: Maurice.Newton@uvm.edu Lab: Janssen Lab (Redox Biology and Pathology department) |
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