Current Students

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Alqassem Abuarqoub

Mentor: Undecided

Research Area
First Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: Alqassem.abuarqoub@uvm.edu
Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South

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JJ Bivona

Mentor: Dr. Ben Suratt

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student

Contact Information
Email: jbivona@uvm.edu
Lab: Given E407

Eric Bolf

Mentor: Dr. Fran Carr

Research Area
Thyroid Tumorigenesis

Contact Information
Email: ebolf@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 316

Sierra Bruno

Mentor: Dr. Vikas Anathy

Research Area
ER-Mitochondrial Interactions in ER Stress Environments

Contact Information
Email: srbruno@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 223

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Alisa Cario

Mentor: Dr. Chris Berger

Research Area
The structural-functional relationship of the microtubule associated protein Tau

Contact Information
Email: acario@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 123

Brittany Carroll

Mentor: Dr. Sylvie Doublie

Research Area
Structural biology and DNA repair

Contact Information
Email: blcarrol@uvm.edu
Lab: E214 Given

Nicolas Chamberlain

Mentor: Dr. Vikas Anathy

Research Area
Third Year Graduate Student

Contact Information
Email: nicolas.chamberlain@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 223

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Shibiao "Wyatt" Chia

Mentor: Dr. Yvonne Janssen-Heininger

Research Area
The role of glutaredoxin-1 in the regulation of allergic airways remodeling and epithelial cell plasticity

Contact Information
Email: schia@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 223

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Cole Davidson

Mentor: Dr. Frances Carr

Research Area
Host factors and biomarkers in thyroid tumorigenesis
Contact Information
Email: cole.d.davidson@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 340

Jamie Deutsch

Mentor: Dr. Jessica Heath

Research Area
The role of CALM-AF10 fusion protein in leukemogenesis

Contact Information
Email: jdeutsc1@uvm.edu
Lab: Given E209

Victoria DeVault

Mentor: Dr. Jon Boyson

Research Area
The role of SLAMf6 in NKT cells

Contact Information
Email: vdevault@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-8836
Lab: E305A Given

Lea Drogalis

Mentor: Undecided

Research Area
First Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: lea.drogalis@uvm.edu
Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South

Christopher Dustin

Mentor: Dr. Albert van der Vliet

Research Area
Structure/function correlation of redox modifications in Src kinase

Contact Information
Email: cdustin@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 216

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E

Evan Elko

Mentor: Dr. Yvonne Jannsen-Heininger

Research Area
ER redox stress in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Contact Information
Email: eelko@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 223

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Jonathon Ferrell

Mentor: Dr. Jianing Li

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: jonathon.ferrell@uvm.edu
Lab: Courtyard at Given, Level 3 South

Andrea Foote

Mentor: Dr. Robert Kelm

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student

Contact Information
Email: atfoote@uvm.edu
Lab: 169 CRF

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Cong Gao Mentor: Undecided Research Area First Year Graduate Student Contact Information Email: Cgao1@uvm.edu Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South
Diana Gerrard Mentor: Dr. Seth Frietze Research Area The role of TCF7L2 in Pancreatic Tumorigenesis Contact Information Email: dgerrard@uvm.edu Lab: 302A Rowell
Noelle Gillis Mentor: Dr. Frances Carr Research Area The role of thyroid hormone receptors in thyroid cancer progression Contact Information Email: negillis@uvm.edu Lab: HSRF 340
Lucy Greetham Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Spees Research Area Epicardial cells and their role in remodeling the heart Contact Information Email: lucy.greetham@uvm.edu Lab: Courtyard at Given, Level 3 South
Blas Guigni Mentor: Dr. Michael Toth Research Area Molecular mechanisms underlying skeletal muscle atrophy and metabolic dysfunction Contact Information Email: bguigni@uvm.edu Phone: 802-656-4146 Lab: HSRF 103

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H

Md Mahmudul Hasan

Mentor: Dr. Chris Huston

Research Area
Parasitology

Contact Information
Email: mhasan1@uvm.edu
Lab: 302 Stafford

Lauren Hinkel

Mentor: Dr. Matt Wargo

Research Area
Opportunistic bacterial pathogen interaction with host lung environment

Contact Information
Email: lhinkel@uvm.edu
Lab: 304 Stafford

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Mingu Kang

Mentor: Dr. Alan Howe

Research Area
Epigenetic modifications in cancer and cancer microenvironment

Contact Information
Email: mingu.kang@med.uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 331

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Sean Lenahan

Mentor: Undecided

Research Area
First Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: Sean.lenahan@uvm.edu
Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South

Dominique Lessard

Mentor: Dr. Christopher Berger

Research Area
Regulatory effects of tau on kinesin motors in axonal transport

Contact Information
Email: dvlessar@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 123

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M

Frances Male

Mentor: 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

Inessa Manuelyan

Mentor: Dr. Jason Botten

Research Area
Third Year Graduate Student

Contact Information
Email: imanuely@uvm.edu
Lab: E405 Given

Michael Mariani

Mentor: Dr. Seth Frietze

Research Area
Genomics

Contact Information
Email: mmariani@uvm.edu
Lab: 302A Rowell

Ethan Mattice

Mentor: Undecided

Research Area
First Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: emattice@uvm.edu
Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South

Bethany Mihavics

Mentor: Undecided

Research Area
First Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: Bethany.korwin@uvm.edu
Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South

Somen Mistri

Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Boyson

Research Area
The role of γδ T cells in host immune response

Contact Information
Email: smistri@uvm.edu
Lab: Given E305

Theresa Montgomery

Mentor: Dr. Dimitry Krementsov

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: theresa.montgomery@uvm.edu
Lab: Courtyard at Given, Level 3 South

Phillip Munson

Mentor: Dr. Arti Shukla

Research Area
Exosomes in Malignant Mesothelioma

Contact Information
Email: pmunson@uvm.edu
Lab: C264 Given

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Christopher Nissly

Mentor: Dr. Gary Ward

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student

Contact Information
Email: cnissly@uvm.edu
Lab: 316 Stafford

Annalis Norman

Mentor: Dr. Jason Botten

Research Area
Elucidating the immune response against Hantaviruses to develop a therapeutic option for disease

Contact Information
Email: anorman4@uvm.edu
Lab: Given E405

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Q

Katelyn Queen

Mentor: Undecided

Research Area
First Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: katelyn.pershinske@uvm.edu
Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South

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R

Abbas Raza

Mentor: Dr. Cory Teuscher

Research Area
Sex specific regulation of CNS autoimmunity by Slam locus

Contact Information
Email: araza2@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-373-4494
Lab: C319 Given

Princess Rodriguez

Mentors: Dr. Seth Frietze & Dr. Eyal Amiel

Research Area
Metabolic and transcriptional regulation in B cells

Contact Information
Email: pdrodrig@uvm.edu
Lab: 302 Rowell

Josh Rose

Mentor: Dr. Kaleem Zaidi & Dr. Gary Stein

Research Area
The epigenetic role of RUNX1 in breast cancer progression

Contact Information
Email: jtrose@uvm.edu
Lab: Given E210

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"Bristy" Sabikunnahar

Mentor: Dr. Dimitry Krementsov

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: sabikunnahar@uvm.edu
Lab: Courtyard at Given, Level 3 South

Leslie Sepaniac

Mentor: Dr. Jason Stumpff

Research Area
Cell division and micronuclei formation as a consequence of chromosome misalignment

Contact Information
Email: lsepania@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 123

Julia Snyder

Mentor: Dr. Eyal Amiel

Research Area
Metabolic regulation of dendritic cell activation
Contact Information
Email: julia.p.snyder@uvm.edu
Lab: Courtyard at Given, Level 3 South

Rachel Stadler

Mentor: Dr. Gary Ward

Research Area
Toxoplasma gondii Motility

Contact Information
Email: rstadler@uvm.edu
Lab: 316 Stafford

Emily Stassen

Mentor: Dr. David Pederson & Dr. Susan Wallace

Research Area
DNA Methylation in Cattle

Contact Information
Email: estassen@uvm.edu
Lab: 220 Stafford

Kathryn Svec

Mentor: Dr. Alan Howe

Research Area
Mechano-chemical regulation of cell migration

Contact Information
Email: kvsvec@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 331

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Alex Thompson

Mentor: Dr. Jason Stumpff

Research Area
Kinesin Motors in Mitosis

Contact Information
Email: afthomps@uvm.edu
Lab: Given HSRF 123

Huy Tu

Mentor: Dr. Sean Diehl

Research Area
B cell and antibody response to Dengue vaccination

Contact Information
Email: htu@uvm.edu
Lab: C249 Given

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Scott Vanson

Mentor: Dr. Sylvie Doublie

Research Area
DNA repair and X-ray crystallography

Contact Information
Email: svanson@uvm.edu
Lab: Given E314

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Emily Whitaker

Mentor: Dr. Markus Thali

Research Area
Multinucleated HIV-1 infected cells

Contact Information
Email: eewhitak@uvm.edu
Lab: 318 Stafford

Trevor Wolf

Mentor: Dr. Delphine Quenet

Research Area
PARP and DNA Damage Response in Glioblastoma
Contact Information
Email: trevor.wolf.1@uvm.edu
Lab: Courtyard at Given, Level 3 South

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Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences (CMB)

Current Students

Alqassem Abuarqoub

JJ Bivona

Eric Bolf

Sierra Bruno

Alisa Cario

Brittany Carroll

Nicolas Chamberlain

Shibiao "Wyatt" Chia

Cole Davidson

Jamie Deutsch

Victoria DeVault

Lea Drogalis

Christopher Dustin

Evan Elko

Jonathon Ferrell

Andrea Foote

Cong Gao

Diana Gerrard

Noelle Gillis

Lucy Greetham

Blas Guigni

Md Mahmudul Hasan

Lauren Hinkel

Mingu Kang

Sean Lenahan

Dominique Lessard

Frances Male

Inessa Manuelyan

Michael Mariani

Ethan Mattice

Bethany Mihavics

Somen Mistri

Theresa Montgomery

Phillip Munson

Christopher Nissly

Annalis Norman

Katelyn Queen

Abbas Raza

Princess Rodriguez

Josh Rose

"Bristy" Sabikunnahar

Leslie Sepaniac

Julia Snyder

Rachel Stadler

Emily Stassen

Kathryn Svec

Alex Thompson

Huy Tu

Scott Vanson

Emily Whitaker

Trevor Wolf